Thread: Neti pots. Seriously.

hehheh. sometimes that last snoot can be a doozy.

I know the rinse can make you feel better, breathe easier, however, I would not rely on it if I had any sort of medical condition. Afterall breathing is one of our most vital functions.

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Originally Posted by drifwood

The NeilMed Sinus Rinse (trademark) has salt and sodium bicarbonate (pharmaceutical grade baking soda). I have heard/read somewhere that the bicarb is there to lessen the stinging sensation of the salt. For those who experience that, I guess - it doesn't show up among the people in this thread.

Pretty mild stuff in at the recommended dilution.

Cheers,
Ian

The salt and bicarb are to balance the osmotic interaction
and not damage tender tissue.

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Not too much not too little....

The CVS neti pot came with a plastic pot and 20 or 30 packets of salt and sodium bicarb mix. It suggested that new users only dissolve a half packet for each pot, and I used about a whole pot on each side. It's much less salty than I expected. I was thinking seawater but it's much more mild than that. Kinda looking forward to doing it again tonight. Does that make me weird?

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

My nose is for air, not for water.

Another victory for common sense. Oops, that sounds harsh. Apologies and all that. I'll consider myself punished.

By the way -- would that constitute some sort of a meatus misuse?