I've written a new article for Ncubator.ca called Sinus Irrigation
new article on ncubator.ca, "Sinus Irrigation"
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Great article Jody. Love my neti pot!!!
I think it's probably a bit neater. There's also a plastic bottle made by Neil Med, which is much easier to use, but they just don't seem to get dry between uses. I can't see how squirting mildew up your nose would be helpful!
My biggest problem is that I can bend over hours later and have water gush out my nose. I had sinus surgery, and I think I have more places for it to hide.
My biggest problem is that I can bend over hours later and have water gush out my nose. I had sinus surgery, and I think I have more places for it to hide.
Hey Jody,
You've got another devotee here! I actually bought a neti pot in the Himalyas right on the Tibetan border--don't think it works any better that a turkey baster though.
But, I later bought Dr. Grossan's (noted ENT) electric, pulsing super-duper net pot dealy, and I bet this does work better than a turkey baster.
For one, it holds more--about a pint, and best of all, it has a nose friendly wand on the end of a flexible tube that makes the drip-snot-mess a thing of the past. AND it pulses the water solution in--a remarkable sensation that actually seems to work better. I also add a bit of xylitol along with the baking soda and sea salt as xylitol has antibacterial and antiviral properties.
A true adventure in nasal irrigation--remember an innocent time where we never needed to know about things like nasal irrigation?? :tear:
Sushi
You've got another devotee here! I actually bought a neti pot in the Himalyas right on the Tibetan border--don't think it works any better that a turkey baster though.
But, I later bought Dr. Grossan's (noted ENT) electric, pulsing super-duper net pot dealy, and I bet this does work better than a turkey baster.
For one, it holds more--about a pint, and best of all, it has a nose friendly wand on the end of a flexible tube that makes the drip-snot-mess a thing of the past. AND it pulses the water solution in--a remarkable sensation that actually seems to work better. I also add a bit of xylitol along with the baking soda and sea salt as xylitol has antibacterial and antiviral properties.
A true adventure in nasal irrigation--remember an innocent time where we never needed to know about things like nasal irrigation?? :tear:
Sushi
Hey Jody,
You've got another devotee here! I actually bought a neti pot in the Himalyas right on the Tibetan border--don't think it works any better that a turkey baster though.
But, I later bought Dr. Grossan's (noted ENT) electric, pulsing super-duper net pot dealy, and I bet this does work better than a turkey baster.
For one, it holds more--about a pint, and best of all, it has a nose friendly wand on the end of a flexible tube that makes the drip-snot-mess a thing of the past. AND it pulses the water solution in--a remarkable sensation that actually seems to work better. I also add a bit of xylitol along with the baking soda and sea salt as xylitol has antibacterial and antiviral properties.
A true adventure in nasal irrigation--remember an innocent time where we never needed to know about things like nasal irrigation?? :tear:
Sushi
You've got another devotee here! I actually bought a neti pot in the Himalyas right on the Tibetan border--don't think it works any better that a turkey baster though.
But, I later bought Dr. Grossan's (noted ENT) electric, pulsing super-duper net pot dealy, and I bet this does work better than a turkey baster.
For one, it holds more--about a pint, and best of all, it has a nose friendly wand on the end of a flexible tube that makes the drip-snot-mess a thing of the past. AND it pulses the water solution in--a remarkable sensation that actually seems to work better. I also add a bit of xylitol along with the baking soda and sea salt as xylitol has antibacterial and antiviral properties.
A true adventure in nasal irrigation--remember an innocent time where we never needed to know about things like nasal irrigation?? :tear:
Sushi
Going to the Himalayas -- Very big deal!)Hmmm ... I don't know if I WANT something that holds as much as a pint near my nose.
And ... pulsing? Really?It's true. When I used to wonder what my future might hold, ... neither a neti pot NOR a turkey baster figured very centrally in those musings.:Retro tongue:
If you think Sushi's contraption sounds scary, you'd love my ENT's "vacuum cleaner".
If you think Sushi's contraption sounds scary, you'd love my ENT's "vacuum cleaner".
D
Great article, Jody! My very first symptoms were crippling sinus infections so I am an old hand at lavage. I use a dental bulb syringe. If you have oral surgery, this is what they usually give you to keep your wound clean. They are blue in the states. They work great for sinus irrigation. I imagine they are a bit less messy than a baster.
Oh yea, whenever I bend over I leak all over the place.
Still, this is what works best for me for infections and it sure beats repeated doses of antibiotics.
Oh yea, whenever I bend over I leak all over the place.
Still, this is what works best for me for infections and it sure beats repeated doses of antibiotics.
Sushi! You were in the Himalayas? Since you got CFS? (Or any time for that matter. Going to the Himalayas -- Very big deal!)
Going to the Himalayas -- Very big deal!)
Guess what 14,000 feet did to me! Talk about OI!Before CFS?? Good question. I'm one of those who have trudged along for decades--crashing, reviving--but never really well. Since there was no doc back then to diagnose me with "anything," I just tried to push through whatever that "nothing" was, that I knew was wrong with me.
So I lived it up :victory: And then suffered for it. And did it again...and again.
Oh, and re: the drippy, leaky aspect of neti potting, I was taught to do a whole bunch strong nasal exhalations (read snorts
) to blow all the potential drips out. It works pretty well.Sushi
Yeah Jody--Himalayas not once but several times! Guess what 14,000 feet did to me! Talk about OI!
Before CFS?? Good question. I'm one of those who have trudged along for decades--crashing, reviving--but never really well. Since there was no doc back then to diagnose me with "anything," I just tried to push through whatever that "nothing" was, that I knew was wrong with me.
So I lived it up :victory: And then suffered for it. And did it again...and again.
Oh, and re: the drippy, leaky aspect of neti potting, I was taught to do a whole bunch strong nasal exhalations (read snorts) to blow all the potential drips out. It works pretty well.
Sushi
Guess what 14,000 feet did to me! Talk about OI!Before CFS?? Good question. I'm one of those who have trudged along for decades--crashing, reviving--but never really well. Since there was no doc back then to diagnose me with "anything," I just tried to push through whatever that "nothing" was, that I knew was wrong with me.
So I lived it up :victory: And then suffered for it. And did it again...and again.
Oh, and re: the drippy, leaky aspect of neti potting, I was taught to do a whole bunch strong nasal exhalations (read snorts
) to blow all the potential drips out. It works pretty well.Sushi
These exhalations ... different from blowing your nose? Better?
Jody
Like blowing nose but no "hanky." Well, I hold one a couple of inches away but not against the nose. And repeated, fierce, short blows. I could describe it in yoga breathing terms if you know them--bhastrika. (means bellows, I think) Snort! Snort!
Sushi
Sushi
I love the way I feel after irrigating with my neti pot.
My everyday dishes are all white, when I purchase accessories, I buy all white. (When I am in the store --- a seldom experience --- I admire all the different patterns and colors of the odd shaped dishes, bowls, pitchers, but I purchase only white for my kitchen. I like the way the all white looks when I set the table -- a seldom experience---- and it is a no brainer..... I do have different colored....no ironing needed...... table cloths).
Some of my cabinets have glass doors...... and 99% of the "pottery" in the cabinet are the white bowls, pitchers, etc and .... yep .... the neti pot.
I was concerned one day when a guest, helping me in the kitchen, started to reach for the neti pot to put a small amount of sauce in. Now I am sure if she had gotten the pot down from the shelf she wouldl have questioned me........ right???????
But alas, out of fear, I have moved it to the adjacent bathroom.....
I also have had the gushing at a later time, but not so much now.
June
My everyday dishes are all white, when I purchase accessories, I buy all white. (When I am in the store --- a seldom experience --- I admire all the different patterns and colors of the odd shaped dishes, bowls, pitchers, but I purchase only white for my kitchen. I like the way the all white looks when I set the table -- a seldom experience---- and it is a no brainer..... I do have different colored....no ironing needed...... table cloths).
Some of my cabinets have glass doors...... and 99% of the "pottery" in the cabinet are the white bowls, pitchers, etc and .... yep .... the neti pot.
I was concerned one day when a guest, helping me in the kitchen, started to reach for the neti pot to put a small amount of sauce in. Now I am sure if she had gotten the pot down from the shelf she wouldl have questioned me........ right???????
But alas, out of fear, I have moved it to the adjacent bathroom.....
I also have had the gushing at a later time, but not so much now.
June