Day One 1.10.14
With the arrival of my bulb treatment commences!
Attaching the finger cot was sort of a pain initially but I got the hang of it. I was pumping it full of air and it would deflate immediately and I was confused. Then I realized you have to close the valve before you pump. Doh! When I pump the finger cot I noticed the tip balloons out way more than the rest of the body. Is this why this can gag some people once this bulbous part enters the upper throat?
I used to be allergic to many things and I didn't like the idea of using the LATEX finger cots. Btw, the finger cots at rite-aid are not sold in bulk boxes, but packs of like 20 for about 6 dollars. This was kind of expensive especially since some of those cots will be too small or large and hence not useful.
Instead I bought a box of nitrile gloves. I cut off the middle finger and used it. I pumped it full of air and saw that the expansion was very uniform. No bulbous head. I wonder if this is good or bad? I mean, a more uniform expansion means potentially hurting the turbines more right?
Anyway, I proceeded to use a q-tip end and snaked it into my right lower turbine. I inflated and while I didn't really feel much in the back of my upper throat area I did hear some crunching. Hmm. Similar sound to when you do the Eustachian Valsava maneuver (shout out to padi divers!). I didn't feel the pressure or any sensation traveling across my face to the other side so I am unsure if this is because I am doing the procedure incorrectly (stuck in turbine) or ...?
I treated all of my turbines on both sides. My left side one gave me a bit of an earache. I was afraid if I used more pressure I would hurt my ear (that's how it felt.) I'll see how it goes today.
By the way, I am wondering what treating the less developed or "weaker" side of the face is. I look in the mirror and see that my left eye is lower than my right. Does this mean my left side is weaker? I should treat my left side exclusively to see if I can balance this? Interestingly, I have an uneven forehead wrinkling. My left side has aone horizontally, while my right side has two. But I have more skin issues on my left side of the face than right. I wonder if this can be corrected through NCR... I didn't have the wrinkling as a young child. The wrinkling is there because of the wierd underlying uneven denting of the bone of my forehead. since there are no suture near the forehead maybe this cannot be correctly via NCR... we shall see.
Tonight I will repeat the same treatment from yesterday. I have not noticed any changes in my appearance but I did feel a bit stranger last night afterwards and had a light teeth tingling.