Comments on: A Pot to Drown In

By: Stephanie - Wasabimon

Stephanie - Wasabimon — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 04:21:03 +0000

Oh lord, I had the same experience. It took me a few tries, but I finally got it down. Neti pots are AMAZING.

Though, I have to use mine in the shower because I end up spraying snot and saltwater all over the bathroom if I use the sink. No bueno.

By: Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart

Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:14:52 +0000

Oh, dear. I’ll never look at a tiny teapot the same way.

By: Jane Boursaw

Jane Boursaw — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:20:47 +0000

Ha! I had a similar experience, Ruth. The smiling woman on the package was not me. I ended up switching to one of those little plastic bottles you pour the sinus rinse into and then fill with water. That seems to offer a little more control as to where the water goes when it enters your system. Sort of.

By: Bathroom Mirror Guy

Bathroom Mirror Guy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:08:20 +0000

I get the water stuck in my sinus and five minutes later all the water comes out. It is better than using pills that make you fall asleep.

By: ruthpennebaker

ruthpennebaker — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:18:46 +0000

What do you mean — a wuss approach, Steve? Didn’t I make it clear? I almost drowned using it.

I do love all the snotty advice I’ve been getting, though.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:44:50 +0000

The neti pot is such a wuss approach. What you need is power! For more than 20 years my household has used a WaterPik and adapter for saline nasal lavage. It not only helps with allergies–my son has burned through several WaterPiks–it’s fabulous when you have the common cold or sinus infection. You also get to hold your upright over the sink, so it’s less awkward and less messy than the neti pot. Turning your head to the side while bending over the sink is not an easy movement at my age. Use pickling salt; it’s the purest on the grocery store shelf.

By: Barbara Weibel

Barbara Weibel — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:31:32 +0000

Ah, if it will give you any solace, I can assure you that you will eventually get to the point where you can breeze through an irrigation slick as eel snot – oops! Seriously, keep it up. Since I began using one, years ago, I haven’t had a single sinus infection or winter cold, not to mention that I can breathe out of my left nostril now.

By: ruthpennebaker

ruthpennebaker — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:49:41 +0000

I love the TV be gone idea. I’ve heard about something similar for cellphones, too. Won’t it be great to turn into a high-tech vigilante?

Thank you all for the suggestion. I struggle on.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:38:33 +0000

Ruth — I occasionally use a product called Ayr from the HEB pharmacy. It is the exact same concept as the Indian deal but much, much easier to use. It’s just a squeeze bottle–you put distilled water and a pre-measured packet of salt in it. In the shower, you bend forward and squirt the water into one nostril until it pours out the other nostril, then do the same for the other nostril.

The bending forward is important and will prevent gagging. The shower is important to wash the yuck away. I can’t imagine trying to pour water into my nose from a teapot! No way!

Cindy

By: Sophie

Sophie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:06:59 +0000

Call my husband. His allergies start in July and are reaching a snotty crescendo now. He will gladly swap tales. I’m less moist but I have entered the sinus headache season.

I am a neti pot devotee. It will get easier, I promise.

A friend’s mom picked up her neti pot, said “what’s this?” and put the spout in her mouth and tried to make it toot.