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Can you explain why you use a neti-pot? I don't know anyone who uses one and I don't really understand the reasons behind it.

by dom96 8y ago

KSS42 8y ago
My wife uses one to clear out her sinuses when they are stuffed due to a cold. Sinus infections cause her pain. Her doctor recommended it. She uses a squeezable bottle. I made sure she only uses distilled water. She dissolves a saline powder in it.
dhimes 8y ago
It relieves the symptoms of sinusitis. Painful pressure can build in your sinuses, and rinsing can help open passages and equalize the pressure as well as soothe the pain a bit. I also like to think I'm removing bad stuff and helping with the healing process, and maybe killing bad stuff by flushing it with salt water, but this is my own personal myth.
Ninjaneered 8y ago
I use a version* of a net-pot to flush out my sinuses after surfing. If I don't, especially if I surf in a red tide, I get a nasty sinus infection (surfers sinusitis or acute sinusitis). I even had sinus surgery to reduce my turbinates and increase my sinus ducts which helps, but still doesn't prevent the problem. * I use NeilMed's sinus flush which basically is a sealed bottle with a straw I can use to force flush my sinuses, vs. just using gravity.
cydonian_monk 8y ago
I had to use one after a sinus surgery (to remove a not-so-tiny bone spur and then put things back where they belong) to flush out dried blood and whatnot. I've used it a few times after when I have a severe head cold to open things up a bit. Easier and less invasive than going through the background check needed to buy cold medicine.
QuantumGood 8y ago
Reduces incidents of mild sleep apnea in conjunction with nasal strips and sleeping on my side. (I determine occurrence of sleep apnea by checking if waking happens between or during sleep cycles.) Also helps with voice work (I am a voice coach), makes for clearer mask resonance.
- QuantumGood 8y ago
  (An in-hospital sleep study confirmed my self-diagnosis of mild sleep apnea.)
  - repolfx 8y ago
    What do you mean by mild? I did a study and had an AHI of 28, my doctors put me on CPAP. I'm not overweight and the machine is set to give hardly any pressure but it still seems to eliminate the issue, at least according to the machine's own counts. If I could fix it with just some nose strips and a neti pot, that would be amazing.
    - QuantumGood 8y ago
      "Mild" used by doc prescribing me Modafinil after study. There were insurance cost concerns as well so I pursued other options. I have to work at keeping my mouth closed, and some nights don't work out well, but most do. I also use alternating combinations of sedatives, and take them in stages (e.g. sometimes a partial pill embedded in a softgel taken after 3 hours of sleep). I'm overweight, and it did start for me after I gained weight
cortesoft 8y ago
It REALLY clears out your sinuses if you have a lot of mucus (from allergies or a cold). You know how when you blow your nose, you never get everything out? Some of the mucus comes out, but some is driven up into your sinuses because the air is coming from the middle (imagine a tube full of water,and you blow into a hole in the middle... half the water will be blown in each direction) Neti pot will get all of the mucus out (especially when i do it first thing in the morning, before blowing my nose). It comes back, of course, but having a few minutes of mucus free breathing when you have a bad cold or allergies is amazing.
jeremyjh 8y ago
For me it basically cured a several-years long bout of hay-fever symptoms (constant congestion, could never get it all the mucus out) over a period of just a couple weeks of usage. I use it now just a few times of year whenever I get a cold that causes congestion, because its such a relief to get that crap out of your nasal and sinus passages.
Marsymars 8y ago
Sinus pain can be excruciating. In my mid-20s, pretty much any cold or flu I got started being followed by a sinus infection. Most of them are relatively mild, but a couple of them have been truly debilitating. Pseudoephedrine brings some relief, but has side effects. Neti pot brings additional relief, and is free of side effects. (And is much cheaper than PSE.)

Can you explain why you use a neti-pot? I don't know anyone who uses one and I don't really understand the reasons behind it.

by dom96 8y ago

Can you explain why you use a neti-pot? I don't know anyone who uses one and I don't really understand the reasons behind it.

KSS42 8y ago

My wife uses one to clear out her sinuses when they are stuffed due to a cold. Sinus infections cause her pain. Her doctor recommended it. She uses a squeezable bottle. I made sure she only uses distilled water. She dissolves a saline powder in it.

dhimes 8y ago

It relieves the symptoms of sinusitis. Painful pressure can build in your sinuses, and rinsing can help open passages and equalize the pressure as well as soothe the pain a bit. I also like to think I'm removing bad stuff and helping with the healing process, and maybe killing bad stuff by flushing it with salt water, but this is my own personal myth.

Ninjaneered 8y ago

I use a version* of a net-pot to flush out my sinuses after surfing. If I don't, especially if I surf in a red tide, I get a nasty sinus infection (surfers sinusitis or acute sinusitis). I even had sinus surgery to reduce my turbinates and increase my sinus ducts which helps, but still doesn't prevent the problem. * I use NeilMed's sinus flush which basically is a sealed bottle with a straw I can use to force flush my sinuses, vs. just using gravity.

cydonian_monk 8y ago

I had to use one after a sinus surgery (to remove a not-so-tiny bone spur and then put things back where they belong) to flush out dried blood and whatnot. I've used it a few times after when I have a severe head cold to open things up a bit. Easier and less invasive than going through the background check needed to buy cold medicine.

QuantumGood 8y ago

Reduces incidents of mild sleep apnea in conjunction with nasal strips and sleeping on my side. (I determine occurrence of sleep apnea by checking if waking happens between or during sleep cycles.) Also helps with voice work (I am a voice coach), makes for clearer mask resonance.

QuantumGood 8y ago
(An in-hospital sleep study confirmed my self-diagnosis of mild sleep apnea.)
- repolfx 8y ago
  What do you mean by mild? I did a study and had an AHI of 28, my doctors put me on CPAP. I'm not overweight and the machine is set to give hardly any pressure but it still seems to eliminate the issue, at least according to the machine's own counts. If I could fix it with just some nose strips and a neti pot, that would be amazing.
  - QuantumGood 8y ago
    "Mild" used by doc prescribing me Modafinil after study. There were insurance cost concerns as well so I pursued other options. I have to work at keeping my mouth closed, and some nights don't work out well, but most do. I also use alternating combinations of sedatives, and take them in stages (e.g. sometimes a partial pill embedded in a softgel taken after 3 hours of sleep). I'm overweight, and it did start for me after I gained weight

cortesoft 8y ago

It REALLY clears out your sinuses if you have a lot of mucus (from allergies or a cold). You know how when you blow your nose, you never get everything out? Some of the mucus comes out, but some is driven up into your sinuses because the air is coming from the middle (imagine a tube full of water,and you blow into a hole in the middle... half the water will be blown in each direction) Neti pot will get all of the mucus out (especially when i do it first thing in the morning, before blowing my nose). It comes back, of course, but having a few minutes of mucus free breathing when you have a bad cold or allergies is amazing.

jeremyjh 8y ago

For me it basically cured a several-years long bout of hay-fever symptoms (constant congestion, could never get it all the mucus out) over a period of just a couple weeks of usage. I use it now just a few times of year whenever I get a cold that causes congestion, because its such a relief to get that crap out of your nasal and sinus passages.

Marsymars 8y ago

Sinus pain can be excruciating. In my mid-20s, pretty much any cold or flu I got started being followed by a sinus infection. Most of them are relatively mild, but a couple of them have been truly debilitating. Pseudoephedrine brings some relief, but has side effects. Neti pot brings additional relief, and is free of side effects. (And is much cheaper than PSE.)