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(Usa)
07/01/2018
It is normal for it to sting if you use plain water. How much salt are you using? You might need to use less salt.
(Henry, IL)
08/13/2021
A pinch of baking soda will buffer the salt solution.
(Henry, IL)
08/13/2021
Use a pinch of baking soda in with the salt and water. It will buffer the solution and be much more comfortable.
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(Hope Bc Canada)
10/21/2014
Hi BAMAGIRL (Alabama) US---
You are using the neti pot alright. I never had anything happening with that practice. So I asked an Ayurvedic doctor. He told me that a nasal syringe with sesame oil would be more effective. So far I don't know where to obtain such a syringe. Things work different with different people, too.
The practice can be done anytime away from meal time. Good luck.
Namaste, Om
(British Columbia)
02/29/2024
Maybe a reference to those Bulb shaped suction balls that are for babies.
(Los Angeles, Ca)
10/22/2014
There is nothing wrong with your application. I would suggest dump the salt water since it doesn't work for you. I use coffee and add a quarter of a teaspoon of baking soda, shake it well before applying it. Coffee is the leftover from my pot and is just sitting there. I was inspired by the coffee enema method. Bring it to work and use it one more time in pm. Hope it will help.
(Boise, US)
10/28/2014
I used to have the same problem of leakage after using the Neti pot. You're not doing it wrong. I don't remember how I figured this out, but after you are done using your Neti pot, bend from the waist so that your head is toward the floor and blow your nose. I usually have to do this with a large napkin or paper towel. The fluid that's trapped in your nasal passages will come out easily and you won't have to worry about leakage later. Once you're head is upside down you will get a sense of how many more times you have to blow to get rid of the trapped liquid.
(Bhopal, India)
11/20/2014
I have the same problem, so I started doing anulom vilom after that and it worked. For first few days this problem will be there but then it will go, and believe me you will be happy doing jal neti. Learn anulom vilom from a expert.
(Australia)
06/22/2016
When you blow your nose, close one nostril and then blow and repeat on the other side. This changes the pressure within the sinus.
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Yesterday I bought a neti pot that comes with salt and aromatic essential oils. I tried it last night for the first time and it didnt hurt or bother me. I produced very clear mucous and felt my nasal passages were clearer. However, my head did not stop hurting and I had a dry cough right after. I tried it again this morning and I felt I was drowning. I also got a dry cough afterwards. The whole afternoon I felt awful. The pressure in my head was terrible. I felt I was the whole afternoon under water. At some point I bent down and a splash of water came out and then again. I exhale vigorously as suggested in the neti pot instructions and do the exercises to remove the excess water. I tried it again tonight as I am planning on using the neti pot twice a day. Again I felt like drowning while using the neti pot and got a dry cough.
Right after I finished, I got a really bad pain on the left side of my upper stomach and now I am bloated and my belly feels sensitive. Are these symptoms going to go away? Is this normal? I feel I am using the neti pot correctly. I even got my husband to be right by my side to correct my posture. But I dont always get a steady flow when using the neti pot and I was wondering how to do so. I also feel my throat is salty and I am producing some kind of salty phlegm. Thanks for any advice!
(Lakewood, Ca)
11/13/2012
When using the neti pot put one fourth of a teaspoon of sea salt in it. Stir. You will not get that feeling of drowning. Works much better. Hope this helps...
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I then had a sore throat that was right at the back of the top of my throat where the air comes in from the nose. It hurt to talk, swallow very severe pain. I came to earth clinic in desperation to find an instant fix.
I read teds personal remedy which included a pinch of borax and 1 tsp of hydrogen peroxide in a half glass of water. I used only tap water as I had no bottle water and I used 3% hydrogen peroxide from walmart as I had no food grade. I drank it last night before bed.
At about 530 am I awoke in such pain in my head and nose was so closed up and felt dry almost like I could feel my sinuses moving it was really painful. My throat killed me. So I remembered I had a neti pot. I again did not have what I should have but I was soooo desparate that I used above luke warm tap water.
1/2 tsp of iodized table salt and 1 tsp of hydrogen peroxide again from walmart 3$.
I began to pour it up my right nose hole and began the panting that is needed to get the water to come out the other hole. But nothing came out. My sinuses were completely swollen closed. I kept at it and ended up with some going down my throat.
I turned my head to the other side and poured the rest up my blocked side and finally I began to have drainage out the other side. I filled the neti pot up and did this 3 more times alternating sides.
I took a 600 mg ibuprofen and went to bed able to breathe but still in pain. I awoke this morning with both noses open and all pain and pressure is gone. My throat is NO longer sore. Praise God. I again took the pinch of borax and 1 tsp of hydrogen peroxide in a half glass of water and used the netti pot and I can say that as of right now I feel great.
I still have a little sniffle but no pain and no sore throat. This stuff works. Yay...
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(Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa)
07/23/2012
Hi Ivan, Have you ever heard of a neti pot? You might want to get one. They offer them at health food stores. They're simple to use and you can see demos on youtube if you need to. My daughter who was plagued with sinus issues/ infections for quite a few years, beginning at about your age, was finally convinced by me to try one and was sold. That was after going to a doctor who kept giving her various antibiotics unsuccessfully, much to my disdain (She was an adult by then and was choosing this form of help on her own). None of them worked and in the process she was also destroying her immune system with them to boot!
She has used her neti pot effectively now for a long time. You might find relief from its use. I tell my students to get one when they have sinus issues and they have been pleased. Hope this info helps, Lisa
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I also take a multi vitamin with extra C 2x a day and a 5000 mg Vitamin C 1x a day. This only clears out my mucus and let's me breathe easier for a little bit.
This morning I mixed ACV into my normal sinus rinse. I instantly felt some relief even though it stung. I also did some oil pulling for about a minute and it showed no results.
(Kansas City, Mo.)
01/25/2012
I don't know if it will help you or not, but I haven't had a cold in over 2 years. I am around people ALL the time (work in sales) so it's not because I am a hermit. LOL!! Here is what I and my wife also do. At the very moment that you begin to feel that niggle in your throat..... Get the peroxide and gargle. Do this every thirty minutes or so. There is not much taste so don't sweat that. Just gargle. So far EVERY time we have done this the cold was stopped in its tracks. Didn't go past that day. Works great for us. Good luck, JV
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I found this site and did the fresh garlic in boiling hot water and draped the beach towel over my head and breathed in thru nose and mouth for about 3-4 minutes each time. I did this twice today. And I also did the ACV in 8oz glass of water , once. I have done the Niti Pot about 4 times. So my question is 1-can I just take 2tblespoons of ACV without the water? and if so how many a day? Can/should I add this to my Neti Pot solution and if so how much? Can I cook the garlic and eat it cooked or does it have to be raw? and what about putting a slice of garlic in the Neti Pot ?
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(Concord, NH)
12/29/2008
I notice that most of the posts that suggest using salt name Sea Salt. I'd like to suggest Morton's Lite Salt. Instead of being all sodium cloride, it contains about 50% potassium cloride. I find that this salt does not sting as much but give a similar result. True you are buying from a big company and there are "extra" ingrediants like calcium silicate, magnesium carbonate, dextrose, and potassium iodide. But for me the trade off makes sense. I would do the Neti pot a lot less frequently if I was burning my nose with sodium cloride ever time. I use the same amount of Lite Salt to replace the sodium cloride.
(Taos, Nm, Usa)
06/04/2011
An important point that is not often mentioned - neti should be done with DISTILLED water - not tap water. Tap often contains minerals, an often other elements that can aggravate. If you are not getting the results you want and are using tap water, make the change and feel the difference. I had a friend who 'cured' chronic rhinitis, and another who avoided nasal surgery using neti 2-3X daily.
(Myrtle Beach, Sc)
01/11/2012
I have one nostril that is partially obstructed. My question is since I have never used a neti pot before.. Is it beneficial to add some H202 drops in the water along with celtic sea salt and baking soda or is it really not needed because the sea salt and BS will do a good enough job on it's own?
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It is a very elusive infection (sinuses probably offer germs a lot of hiding places) though I think household and seasonal allergy congestion is my big trigger to proliferate it.
Earlier this year, I had a re-infection that closed off my breathing for the first time since the surgery. This time, the Leviquin didn't seem to get it all.
But, I FINALLY whipped it this time around, and breathe better than ever, with:
- Olive Leaf Extract Aggressive use (150mg 4-6x/day or more) w/ 15%-20% oleuropein (seems to route out the germs IF used long enough in quantity) DON'T use w/ antibiotics, N-Acetyl-Cysteine or Soil-Based probiotics. A co-worker, mentioned below, also swears by OLE alone for her chronic sinusitis.
- Neti pot rinse 2x/day (using dash of Himalayian Crystal Salt w/ low sodium, so it doesn't need baking soda buffering like table salt). Sinus irrigation is very proven and is not nearly as hard or gross as it may look to some. It works much better than the sinus/face "baths" & "dips" I tried and has more flow and volume than the squeeze bulbs I used. A special, BIG nasal syringe I bought blasted WAY too much pressure and drove the congestion/infestion further up my sinus/ear canals making it worse. (Which a co-worker swore her Neti pot use also did to her- something said to sometimes happen in people with larger ear canal openings). To prevent this, you may need to wait until you sinus passages open up enough for the water to gently flow through them. Maybe a one-time use of Afrin-type sprays will accomplish this. Just take it slow and steady.
- Nasalcrom spray afterwards 2-4/xday to turn off the Mast Cell / histamine triggers. It's neither an antihistamine, nor a steroid, and is a decent, localized, solution with a very good safety profile - (for a pharmaceutical ;-)). You just got to get started early with it and be patient. The coming Spring & Fall Allergy Seasons will put this stuff to the real test. I may have to use Nettles, Claritin, etc. to pick up the loose ends. (I had success with Zicam Allergy too, but I wondered if the gel ultimately worsened congestion).
------------------------------------- Also used (and probably helpful):
- Lactoferrin w/ colostrum 1-2 grams/day (infected sinuses naturally try to secrete more ferrins to rob germs of the blood iron they feed from). That, and Germanium, also seem to consistantly help my general respiration.
- Apple Cider Vinegar, (1 tsp) or Potassium supplements (150mg) whenever I felt stuffiness coming on (seems to help dry out the sinuses rapidly). Cheap and worth a try. Sinus Buster pepper-based nasal spray may also help open passages up - if you don't mind the sting.
- Seagate Olive Leaf Nasal Spray (w/ GSE & Wild Indigo) (used during the day, esp. in dry air - doubtful it is very effective alone without all the above).
---------------------------- Environmental trigger elimination I probably should try (if I wasn't so lazy)
- total house / air vent cleaning and mold detection (or just move!)
- eliminating ALL wheat/flour and dairy in my diet (major ER4YT "Blood Type O" immune triggers). Both seem to automatically make the sinuses a little stuffier, hence, I keep the ACV / Potassium above handy.
Good Luck!
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(Boston, MA)
05/28/2009
I too discovered the Neti pot from an Oprah episode. It helps, alot. So does a simple saline spray (drug store). I have some serious allergies, so I also take 1/2 a benadryl before bed (weaned myself down to 1/2 a pill a day, but eventually hope to rid myself from taking any pill). Additionally, and probably the most important tip I have, I see an acupuncturist once a week (tremendous help for allergies, sinuses and improving my immune system). Of all the treatments above, including mine, acupuncture and drinking lots of water helps the most.