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Posted by: angelo22
« on: April 10, 2017, 10:36:30 am »

Tried again with only one cot today. It went pretty well, although it took a while to get it positioned properly. Did only once per side because it was a little uncomfortable and now my nostrils are a little swollen... so I'll take it slowly to get used to it again. Got the expansion sensation though :)

But honestly I can't tell if the cot worked better than the latex glove... I probably should try the glove tomorrow and the cots the day after so I can see.
Posted by: Progress
« on: April 06, 2017, 11:32:00 am »

Quote from: angelo22 on April 06, 2017, 10:54:54 am
Right now I'm pretty sure they're too thick to enter... I'll try with only one cot next time. By the way, have you only used latex gloves for now?

Yeah one cot is much easier to cram into the nose than multiple cots layered on top of each other. I've used latex gloves only, although I must say I haven't been doing much NCR this year because for some reason I've become unable to hit the sphenoid. The balloons seem to either pop too early or expand into the throat without whacking the bone along the way. I figured I'd wait a few months, give the skull time to do whatever it wants to do (which is probably rest or build up more pressure) and start trying again later this year.
Posted by: angelo22
« on: April 06, 2017, 10:54:54 am »

Right now I'm pretty sure they're too thick to enter... I'll try with only one cot next time. By the way, have you only used latex gloves for now?
Posted by: Progress
« on: April 06, 2017, 10:11:25 am »

Are they too small to go fully through the turbinates or too thick to even enter them? I've only tried medium sized cots and they explode before they hit the sphenoid. Latex gloves have been a better fit for me.
Posted by: angelo22
« on: April 06, 2017, 10:09:03 am »

Hi, I'd like to know if someone has tried both finger cots (which are the standard for NCR) and also snipped fingers from common latex gloves.

I'm asking because until now I've only used latex gloves, and I decided to start NCR again after a pause of 2 months, and I ordered these online:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AOCURDE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I tried stacking two of them, like I used to do before, but I just couldn't manage to make them enter the turbines... they'd just push the nostrils even while I was pinching them with my fingers, and it was quite unpleasant.

So, what do you usually do? Do you use just one at the time? Do you cut off the thicker ring at the base of the cot?