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Or .. you could use salt spray .. the kind of designed for kids. Its just salt and water. I stopped using other kinds of spray since discovering that it fixes

Or .. you could use salt spray .. the kind of designed for kids. Its just salt and water. I stopped using other kinds of spray since discovering that it fixes my sinus infections in a matter of a day or two.

hedora 2y ago
Yeah; my doctor recommends neilmed sinus rinse, in the little squirt bottle and powder packet form factor. I keep a gallon of distilled water in the bathroom. Problem solved. (Avoid the maximum strength formulation unless you want to use osmotic pressure to reduce swelling — ouch!) If you go for the carbonated mist spray stuff, note that you get a lot less volume of water per dose, so it’s a bit less reliable (but much more convenient since you don’t need to worry about sterilizing anything). Regarding the article: Unless you’re using this when completely symptom free (or have some condition where your sinuses are chronically dry), there’s probably already more crap in your sinuses than you need. I’m skeptical of this new technology.
- quercusa 2y ago
  On the other hand, don't think you can get away without the salt packet either. I think that's worse than too much salt.
- rcpt 2y ago
  Any information about nettie pot vs the squirt bottle you use?
  - CodeWriter23 2y ago
    Gravity vs. active pressure.
  - hombre_fatal 2y ago
    The pressure of a squirt bottle can make it go all up in the sinuses behind your eyes which is really painful when all you prob want is for it to take the short passage to the other nostril. Happened to me the last time I used it and it hurt for an hour, granted I'm always too lazy to dissolve the salt which apparently makes it hurt less. I never had that problem with a neti pot since gravity can't apply as much pressure. So you're forced to be patient when it's especially blocked up.
- AlbertCory 2y ago
  That's it exactly for me. Squirt bottle seems more effective than Neti pot, just because there's some force in the water. You DO need the powder, though; otherwise the water burns like hell.
gehwartzen 2y ago
Same here. I find saline sprays and saline netipot solutions to be very effective at preventing infections of taking hold. If you want to boost the effectiveness I’ve found a few drops op goldenseal extract also helps. It contains Berberine which is a mild antibacterial.

hedora 2y ago

Yeah; my doctor recommends neilmed sinus rinse, in the little squirt bottle and powder packet form factor. I keep a gallon of distilled water in the bathroom. Problem solved. (Avoid the maximum strength formulation unless you want to use osmotic pressure to reduce swelling — ouch!) If you go for the carbonated mist spray stuff, note that you get a lot less volume of water per dose, so it’s a bit less reliable (but much more convenient since you don’t need to worry about sterilizing anything). Regarding the article: Unless you’re using this when completely symptom free (or have some condition where your sinuses are chronically dry), there’s probably already more crap in your sinuses than you need. I’m skeptical of this new technology.

quercusa 2y ago
On the other hand, don't think you can get away without the salt packet either. I think that's worse than too much salt.
rcpt 2y ago
Any information about nettie pot vs the squirt bottle you use?
- CodeWriter23 2y ago
  Gravity vs. active pressure.
- hombre_fatal 2y ago
  The pressure of a squirt bottle can make it go all up in the sinuses behind your eyes which is really painful when all you prob want is for it to take the short passage to the other nostril. Happened to me the last time I used it and it hurt for an hour, granted I'm always too lazy to dissolve the salt which apparently makes it hurt less. I never had that problem with a neti pot since gravity can't apply as much pressure. So you're forced to be patient when it's especially blocked up.
AlbertCory 2y ago
That's it exactly for me. Squirt bottle seems more effective than Neti pot, just because there's some force in the water. You DO need the powder, though; otherwise the water burns like hell.

gehwartzen 2y ago

Same here. I find saline sprays and saline netipot solutions to be very effective at preventing infections of taking hold. If you want to boost the effectiveness I’ve found a few drops op goldenseal extract also helps. It contains Berberine which is a mild antibacterial.