Neti Pot
Christina
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So I promised a friend I’d go to the doctor. My cough has been horrible. And what did I find out? It’s to do with my sinuses. Apparently there’s a correlation between what’s going on and my hand eczema. Environmental allergies or something like that.
Anyhow, rather than an inhaler I have a sinus spray — corticosteroid. Yippee. And this thing called a Neti Pot. The one I have looks like a plastic tiny teapot and you shove the spout up your nose and let physiological saline drain through your sinuses — with your head tipped forward and to the side.
I’m not yet sold on it but it’s supposed to help. It doesn’t hurt, but it feels a little weird. And now my left side of my sinuses are clear. My right feels like I breathed in saltwater and I’m sneezing. We’ll see. Perhaps that’s TMI for a blog read by friends and strangers alike, but there’s my update on this 3 week long cold. A crazy item called a Neti Pot, and still coughing. But for now I’m calling it a night.
Heather
WOW! I thought we were the only people with a neti-pot.
We got one after seeing an Oprah episode where her Doctor friend showed it. Our kids have allergy problems and using it on a daily basis really helps keep their noses clear. CONGRATULATIONS! And if you think THAT was TMI – you DO NOT want to read MY POSTS about being sick!
Heather
WOW! I thought we were the only people with a neti-pot.
We got one after seeing an Oprah episode where her Doctor friend showed it. Our kids have allergy problems and using it on a daily basis really helps keep their noses clear. CONGRATULATIONS! And if you think THAT was TMI – you DO NOT want to read MY POSTS about being sick!
onein36million
Hey, what else is a blog for? Oversharing is the name of the game 😉 Sorry you’re still sick! I’ve heard of neti pots, and that they’re supposed to work really well. Here’s hoping!
So I’ve got a TMI question … does the saline drip down the back of your throat like with nasal sprays? That’s what’s kept me from using one. I can’t STAND saline. Blech. I’d puke, it’d go through my nose, and then I’d have worse problems. How’s that for TMI? 🙂
onein36million
Hey, what else is a blog for? Oversharing is the name of the game 😉 Sorry you’re still sick! I’ve heard of neti pots, and that they’re supposed to work really well. Here’s hoping!
So I’ve got a TMI question … does the saline drip down the back of your throat like with nasal sprays? That’s what’s kept me from using one. I can’t STAND saline. Blech. I’d puke, it’d go through my nose, and then I’d have worse problems. How’s that for TMI? 🙂
oasis1223
Well it did dribble a little bit but the instructions say that if you lean forward and tip your head (or something like that) it doesn’t go down — it should go out the other side — but that only works well if you lean forward.
oasis1223
Well it did dribble a little bit but the instructions say that if you lean forward and tip your head (or something like that) it doesn’t go down — it should go out the other side — but that only works well if you lean forward.
onein36million
Okay, I’m seriously laughing here. Uh. How far do they expect you to bend over? Forehead to knees?
onein36million
Okay, I’m seriously laughing here. Uh. How far do they expect you to bend over? Forehead to knees?
oasis1223
I can picture you doing a headstand while neti-potting… I had my head leaning against my medicine cabinet, and tilted to the left. There’s no room to go further without going into the bathtub.
oasis1223
I can picture you doing a headstand while neti-potting… I had my head leaning against my medicine cabinet, and tilted to the left. There’s no room to go further without going into the bathtub.