Anybody using neti for sinus issues?

[luvhandles]

Neti is a strange sounding indian practice which involves pouring water in one nostril and letting it run out the other. I've heard about it for a long time but never used it. Well, for the past 10 or 15 years I've had allergy type symptoms, I often have a sneezing fit many days, I will sneeze 3 to 8 times and my nose may run for a while. I could never figure out what did it. It happened year around so is probably not hay fever.

Recently it got worse, it was every day and nose running most of the day. Out of desperation I tried this and it is working. My symptoms have reduced 80 to 90% and I've only been using it a few days. No symptoms yet today. You need a special neti pot, I ordered a cheap one off ebay for a couple bucks. I've been using an eye dropper that holds a few milliliters and tilting my head to the side and squirting it in. Make sure it gets into the sinus area. You want to mix a little bit of salt with the water. They say a heaping 1/4 tsp per 8oz of water. Without the salt it will burn. They say use distilled or purified water not tap water. I never drink tap water anyway, its full of junk.

Look up neti on duckduckgo and see what you think. It should help a lot with allergy symptoms, infections and so on. Its harmless and might help a lot. I use it every day now.

I haven't used it but any fluid in my sinuses I get major sinus infections but adding pulmicort with normal saline and a few flushes has had success. I cant stand sinus infections.