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Can someone tell me how to fix a stuffy nose without nasal spray or salt water or anything?

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It depends: Try breathe rite strips like the football players wear. They provide quite a bit of opening of the nasal canal if worn properly. However, you should try to find the cause if it is chronic, whether allergy, infection, or anatomy.

Answered 2/25/2014

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