jeffy1958 Wrote:Neti Pots are not just for colds, but used every day and you will be amazed at how well you can breath. For us that use C-pap machines it is real important. I reasd a post that used the term "hose head". I like that and it fits with being a "cheese head"!!! My 2 year old granddaughter cals it "papa's alein mask"!
For those who are not familure, a Neti Pot is a "salt water flush for your sinus cavities". For about $15.00 at your local pharmacy you can obtain a kit. The kit comes with a "tea pot" looking thing and 50 packets of - and this is the important thing - pharmaceutical grade sodium chloride. (I've tried table and sea salt and it burns. Can't accuse me of being the brightest bulb on the tree.) If you do this once a day, about an hour before bedtime, you will be surprised at how well you can breath. Regular tap water works great, no need to purchase distilled water.
The story (reason):
I started using a C-pap on the 13th of October 2010. Thats when life started going downhill where my sinuses are concerned. I suffer from a hereditary condition that comes about during the winter - nose bleeds like you can't imagine. I need to keep the humidity in the house above 50% - yes I know this is high - have no choice. I have a heart condition that requires me to be on "blood thinners" and "anti-coagulants". The bleeding was bad enough to cause me to wake up and have to clean my mask out in the middle of the night - YEAH!!! I made the big drastic mistake of having my nose cauterized - don't do it!!! It took about two weeks to heal and it was the worst two weeks of my life. ...And then the cold set in - what next. Spent Thanksgiving, in misery, with my sister. She turned me on to the Neti Pot. Life started looking up. It should be noted the cauterization didn't help much, my nose would still bleed. The use of the Neti Pot helped both conditions. Plus I started using a "saline" gel called Ayr. Nose bleeding is very minimal and breathing is great!!! Keep in mind - I maintained a 95% compliance rate through all of this just to get my insurance company to shell out the 2+ grand for my machine. And that was no mean feet.
NETI POT - I can't say enough. It helps to relieve colds as well as helps you breath better. Get the kit, follow the instructions, and breath well in 2011!!!
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Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
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03-28-2012, 09:24 AM
Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
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03-28-2012, 09:24 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
Thanks for the info, Jeffy!
Again, if anyone wants to see the video about these Neti Pots, go here: http://www.apneaboard.com/Neti_pot.htm
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03-28-2012, 09:25 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
jeffy1958 Wrote:Update:
03-28-2012, 09:26 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
Steven Wrote:I can't tell who makes the Neti Pot referred to above, but Neil Med also sells a Neti Pot.
03-28-2012, 09:26 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
JudgeMental Wrote:The Neti Pot procedure can be intimidating to some. The (idea of it) even "gross" to others. It does require a certain (although usually small) amount of trial and error to achieve the desired results, and that is to get the solution to go in one nostril and exit the other, thusly cleaning the nasal passages and sinus cavity. It works beautifully for me.
03-28-2012, 09:26 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
jeffy1958 Wrote:Amen to "gross out"!!! I took to it like a duck to water. My wife, Susan, on the other hand about lost her cookies when she saw what came out. She now works in a foundry and should do this everyday!!! Won't', can't, no way!!! I told her just to keep her eyes closed when you get to the blow part. Still not happening. So i can sympathize with those that may be intimidated. SuperSleeper Wrote:Definitely not something you want to do in front of other people. Totally gross... but it works!
03-28-2012, 09:27 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
Steven Wrote:JUST CURIOUS as to why some of you use the NetiPot instead of the 8 oz squeeze bottle that NeilMed sells?
03-28-2012, 09:28 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
I never tried the squeeze bottle things. I remember reading somewhere that many doctors do not recommend their use because of the increased pressure resulting in water going where it ought not to go (lungs, for instance). They stated that the Neti pot is a less invasive and safer way to irrigate the nasal tissues.
Of course, if one can use the squeeze bottles without getting water into one's lungs, I would think that it would be a more complete way to "flush" the nasal cavities, since it's pressurized water.
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03-28-2012, 09:28 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
jeffy1958 Wrote:I will answer this because I have recently tried the "squeeze" bottle.
03-28-2012, 09:29 AM
RE: Neti Pot - Not just for those annoying colds
SleeplessInChicago Wrote:I was digging around on Neli Med's site a few years ago to figure out what was in the packets. The salt (sodium chloride) and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) creates a buffered solution so it does not burn. |
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