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Monday 23 Apr 2012

the Neti pot

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15 Responses to “the Neti pot”

1. on 23 Apr 2012 at 5:29 am   Carteach
   
   

   Tried it.

   Once.

   Freakish thing. I’d rather not know the details of how my snot locker is wired.

2. on 23 Apr 2012 at 7:17 am   Professor Hale
   
   

   It’s like waterboarding yourself.

   Warnings are out that if you do this with contaminated water, you can cause more harm than good. (DUH! Who puts contaminated water up their nose?)

3. on 23 Apr 2012 at 7:44 am   Don Johnson
   
   

   Used right, they do a great job of clearing things out and letting you breathe through the nose. I’ve taken to using distilled water, tho.
   Anon, Don

4. on 23 Apr 2012 at 8:30 am   Mark D
   
   

   I tried one a couple times, could never get it to flow like it’s supposed to (in one nostril and out the other), always wanted to go down my throat. I find the little squeeze bottles of saline solution work great for allergies though, squirt some up my nose, then blow, repeat on other side, and clear as a bell. Being that it’s just salty water, I can use it as often as I need to as well.

5. on 23 Apr 2012 at 9:26 am   John Lien
   
   

   Be careful! The brain eating amoeba can get you if you use tap water. Don is right, better use distilled water.

6. on 23 Apr 2012 at 10:06 am   Graumagus
   
   

   I hate the feeling while it’s working, but I’ve loosened and removed boogers from the rear of my brain with one.

   Can’t see using them every day, but in cold and flu season I generally flush out the snot a couple times a week.

7. on 23 Apr 2012 at 10:45 am   DirtCrashr
   
   

   You better sterilize it in an autoclave between uses or you can wind up a lot worse-off than with just a little booger-juice in the back locker…

8. on 23 Apr 2012 at 10:55 am   MFM
   
   

   It is a miracle cure. Used to get sinus infections at least once a year. Tried it out of desperation maybe a dozen years ago. No more sinus infections. Updated to the newer Nasal Wash bottle i.e. NeilMed bottle. Add Alcolol to the mix anytime the sinuses feel irritated. Highly recommended.

9. on 23 Apr 2012 at 10:57 am   MFM
   
   

   Sorry, it is Alkalol http://www.alkalolcompany.com/

10. on 23 Apr 2012 at 12:31 pm   Ragin' Dave
    
    

    I use the NeilMed every day. Managed to get off the allergy meds completely, as they were screwing with my eyeballs. Long story.

    The crap that comes out of my sinuses always manages to both amaze me and gross me out. But at least it’s OUT.

11. on 23 Apr 2012 at 7:01 pm   Firehand
    
    

    Daughter swears by it when her sinuses are giving her real trouble.

    Tried it once when nearly terminally stopped-up; that is a strange feeling

12. on 23 Apr 2012 at 7:22 pm   Darrell
    
    

    Neilmed Sinus Rinse FTW. The positive pressure of the squeeze bottle helps get the saline solution into all the tight spots.

    I’ve had sinus problems for 20+ years, and nasal irrigation has been a great relief. Twice a day, every day, symptoms or not.

13. on 23 Apr 2012 at 9:35 pm   Hunt Johnsen
    
    

    My wife had chronic sinus problems, including sinus surgery and used a sinus rinse for years. It was recommended by her surgeon, She also ended up with a chronic Pseudomonas infection that defied antibiotics but finally went away when she quit using the sinus rinse. The Infectious disease specialist said “You’re rinsing your nose with what?!” The tap water was reinfecting her every day.
    Moral is use sterile water only and sterilize the pot or irrigator religiously.

14. on 24 Apr 2012 at 8:45 pm   Southern AZ
    
    

    Tried the pot, helped but couldn’t hang. Pneumovac (around age 40) fixed the recurrant sinus infections and bronchitis with less hassel. Like a little miracle.

15. on 25 Apr 2012 at 10:28 am   Rabbit
    
    

    When my brother and I were kids, Mom kept taking us to the local ENT who thought that vacuum aspiration of the sinuses was the Universal Fix. It’s every bit as pleasant as it sounds.

    I’m going to find that man’s grave and take a dump on it one of these days.

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