And who’s Al Gore?

This doesn’t save anything because you’ve completely omitted discussing having to wash them.

To the other posters talking about how to help with allergies: I have an answer! Thanks to my doctor, who told me to stop at the local Whole Foods for a Neti Pot (although the pot itself isn’t necessary, see below).

Basically, you don’t need to buy a Neti Pot at $20 – just get any sports-top bottle of filtered water from CVS or wherever, then fill it with warm – not hot – filtered water (and later you will add little amounts of non-iodized salt like kosher salt). Look up “Neti Pot” on Amazon and get tips/tricks on how to do it. Since your sinuses are one continuous space, you can actually turn your head to the side, lean over and gently squeeze the warm water into the top nostril, and it will run out the bottom nostril, taking all the allergans, pollution, snot, etc with it. Warning – it is a really unpleasant experience the first few times you do it (like doing a cannonball in the pool and getting water up your nose), but that feeling goes away pretty quickly, and there are even people who really enjoy it. I think they’re enjoying the “clean” feeling more than the irrigation, but that may just be me. That’s why I recommend starting out without the salt, and working your way up.
Hope this helps you as much as it helped me!

Things improved tremedously when
- drastic cut back of oil from my diet. includes oily stuff like cheese.
- dont eat junk food, dont eat candy cake cookies, things with backing powder or backing soda
- moved from New York to California. I didnt realize how bad the air is on the east coast until I moved to the west coast.

I had used handkerchielfs as well for years, but it was a pain to have enough, to keep them washed and clean, etc.
Finally, I learned my lesson: when I use the restroom at the office, after I wash my hands and they are dry, I put one or two paper towels in my pocket. I unfold them and crumple them up when putting in my pocket.
They are too stiff to use from the dispenser, but I assure you, once the are in my pocket for an hour or so, they soften and are just fine if I sneeze or need to blow my nose.

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

For me, I went off to college, which meant moving out of my parents’ home. That home was and still is a hotbed for allergens. Between the 2 smoking adults, 2 dogs , moldy basement (they’re in denial about it still) and just the basic types of pollens and molds in the air of central PA, I didn’t have one day of clarity growing up. My allergies reduced during college, but I still hung around smokers every so often and that would affect me for days afterwards.

Now I live near D.C., on the upwind side, and really don’t have allergy problems except when I go to PA. However, my wife’s allergies are worse down here than they were in PA, but still not bad enough to need a hanky. It’s all in what you’re allergic to and when, and then working to remove those allergens from your life (like old carpets, pets, cigarettes, etc.).

Good luck!

But I must know – how did you make the Nile quit flowing so strong? I would love to clear the snot up from the inside, but for now, we’re just trying to keep the snot from running down his face.

And I do so wish that I could relate to those without snot issues. I’ve never seen a nose run like my nine-year-old’s. I think he’d give the clever dude a run for his money.