Sinus rinse users

julandjo · November 2011

I'm intrigued, and on week 4 of a sinus infection (thus desperate). Be honest - does this at any point feel like when you get water up your nose at the pool? I can't fathom how this is different. Would doing a sinus rinse help me at all?

OxAMYxO · November 2011

A lot of people swear by them, but I personally dont get anything out of it. I feel like I pour a bunch of water in and only like 1/4 of it comes out.

jplove · November 2011

I love my neti pot! It helps me a ton when I have sinus pressure/infections. The only time I have felt like I had water up my nose like at the pool was when I breathed in through my nose when I was pouring the water through. I only made that mistake once!

I think it would be worth a shot to try.

melgul001 · November 2011

I've used it a hand ful of times and I hate it. I probably have not used it enough to see if it works though.I know a lot of people swear by them though.One girl said to use distilled water instead of reg tap water as she thinks tap water burns.

lftilxi · November 2011

I SWEAR by the rinse. I use it at least twice a day. It has helped me soooo much! Especially through pregnancy. I will say the first time you do it might be a little gross, but really its not bad and its soo worth it. Just make sure the water is hot enough but not too hot. I have used off brand rinse packets and they burn so I stick with Neil Med. Good luck!

October30 · November 2011

No it does not feel like that, dh rinses his as he gets infections all the time. He finds it really helps during allergy season. I do mine occasionally if I feel a cold kind of starting to come on. Granted I am rarely ever sick and he has an infection 1-2 times a year at least. Definitely worth trying. We have used the neilmed brand and also the walgreens knockoff brand. Both are good. If you follow Neilmed on FB they sometimes give away free ones which is nice. Now dh uses the squirty bottle not the netti pot. He didn't like the pot but others swear by it.

October30 · November 2011

dh also uses distilled water and warms it slightly in the microwave.

MissManda · November 2011

I use mine daily through the winter, and twice a day when I have a cold. I use regular tap water (filtered), and warm it up a little in the microwave -- like 10 sec or something just to get the chill off.

There are days where it feels like not much is coming back out, but that's only when I'm really clogged -- it really ISN'T coming out because it's stuck behind snot.

Lindz1414 · November 2011

I use them quite often. I think a lot of people don't understand that they should do them to prevent from getting sinus infections. Sometimes when I have a really bad one, it doesn't seem like it's doing much. It does however help loosen up all the gunk in there. I wouldn't say it cures you, but it definitely helps. The key is doing is consistently...not just here and there. I do them frequently and have noticed I rarely get sinus infections anymore. THANK GOD!

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