"A nasal wash can be as routine as brushing your teeth."

[raybear]

Why didn't someone tell me??!?

I mean, okay, people have mentioned it in passing, have vouched for its effectiveness, have claimed to use one on occasion. But c'mon now, no one told me HOW great it would be. Is it because of pictures like this?



(Which, I must confess, my 12-year-old-boy-self cracks up at all these pictures of nice white ladies on the boxes and websites, though I suspect they actually are holding an empty pot and the stream of water was digitally added.)

But let's stop being ashamed or grossed out. Besides, the nose enema might save my life. I've been using plain store-brand saline nasal sprays for years, when having cold/flu/sinus and I haven't gotten sinus or ear or throat infections because of it. But the neti pot is a whole other experience. I swear, I felt high afterwards. And completely symptom free. Now that a little time has elapsed, it's creeping back a little. But only a little.

I've been changed.

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[swampgirl.livejournal.com]

hey, i was secretly neti-ing the whole time we lived together in evanston. saved me from sinus surgery! i like using the actual neti pot (though for awhile i was heating the damn thing in the microwave and the pot i'd bought at whole foods wasn't micro safe. eventually it just crumbled! and i bought a new one).

but my allergist told me, correctly, that a sports water bottle with a spout works fine and saves money. you just have to be careful not to squeeze the bottle much when your nose is blocked because the pressure can be too much. but yeah, netifolk unite!