From the article: Nasal Saline Irrigation
Confused on how to best use a Neti pot? Most people find it difficult to use their Neti pot for the first time. After all, it takes some getting used to the idea of pouring salt water up your nose. But practice makes perfect -- go slow and gently at first, then work your way up to the point of doing a full nasal washing. If you're a skilled Neti pot user, what tips have you found useful to use? Share Your Tips
use of salt
- The purest salt is the best, and it's best to ensure that all the salt is completely dissolved before use, to avoid uncomfortable stinging after use.
- —Guest Kitty
a cheaper "neti pot"
- A friend gave me a plastic baby bottle, with a hole drilled in the bottom, and a large hole cut in the nipple. The nipple is softer and more comfortable in the nose, and the bottle is (almost) unbreakable. Considering that ceramic neti pots cost about $20, a $3 baby bottle is a great alternative and easy to pack when you travel. Obviously, you need to hold your finger over the hole in the bottom when you fill the bottle :)
- —HighPlains
Post Rinse - IMPORTANT - Drying sinuses
- After completing the nasal rinse, it is important to spend a minute drying the nasal cavity, by rapidly panting through the nose. Have tissues ready as this will help expel the remaining water in your tubes. Nasal cavity cleaning Rocks!
- —Guest Bron
heaven scent!
- I have had chronic sinus infections ally ever since I was a toddler I noticed that everytime i went diving in ocean I would have relief for several days. Thinking it was the ovtc nasal sprays that cleared me up i dismissed it. Then I read about nettie pot and then my life changed. But now I use a squeeze bottle and mix my own saline and use it several times through out the day. No more headaches and no more colds or flu it is phenomenal now for about 5 years I am 68 years old What a relief I am still free diving better now than before the Saline.
- —Guest george
Lay on the counter
- if you have a counter by your sink lay on it face straight over the sink head back makes the neti pot liquid flow smoother ive learned
- —Guest morgan
