Weird: The Neti Pot Report
Well, I tried the thing. It’s weird! I have a deviated septum. I never had anyone tell me that. I just know what one is, and I have it. Never causes me too much trouble, but I started by pouring saline in the little nostril. I poured a bunch in, and I felt like my head was filling up, and I got that feeling you have when you go swimming, and you’re not managing to hold your breath properly. It was starting to drip into my throat. And then VOILA! A trickle started out the other nostril. A very slow trickle at first, but it got a slight bit more streamlike after a few seconds. I think I had full blockage in my sinuses. After about half of the saline was gone, I decided to go in the other direction. That was a little more successful. The other side dripped out a constant trickle. There just isn’t as wide a chute for it to exit since that’s the little nostril! I was trying to breath through my mouth the whole time, but it was difficult. Kept getting a little saline traveling into my throat. After I finished the whole pot of saline, my ears were squealing. I blew my nose with great success, and now I’m sitting here on the couch. I do feel much more alert and with-it with the sinus pressure gone and my ears unclogged, although my nasal passages sting slightly, probably from the salt. Ain’t no way I’m using a pressurized version of this technique as suggested in the comments on the Flickr picture I posted. It was also requested that I take a picture, but I had enough to deal with just trying to work the thing! No pictures this time. Maybe if I get good.
So in general, thumbs up, but weird!
Comment by renee
June 6, 2007 @ 5:05 pm
Oh look! Your blog is diff! I bought a neti pot after seeing one on Oprah of all places about a month ago. It really helps with allergies in the morning. I initially bought it because I had a sinus infection and it would help for like an hour, but then I’d be stuffy again. But I love it for allergies. And I’m real funny about my nose, but I actually did it right on the first try. Clara thinks it’s silly.