My friend is trying out a Netti Pot

[Steve]

<blockquote>quote:
me: hey there
she: hey
me: what's the plan for tomorrow
?
she: oh
sorry,
I am so sick
me: bummer!
she: and my friend didn't make it from california
sinus are killing me
me: allergy season's a bitch, huh?
she: yup
me: sorry to hear it
she: I"m gonna try something I saw on Oprah
it's called a netti pot
I'm looking it up online
me: cool
she: hey, brb
I'm gonna try to relief my sinus
me: ok
she: http://www.giantketchup.com/videos/watch.php?gkid=1208
me: are you basically inhaling steam?
she: no
check the video
me: ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
she: I'm gonna try it
brb
me: ok
</blockquote>

http://www.giantketchup.com/videos/watch.php?gkid=1208

 

[Kaido]

why not just put your head under a hot shower and inhale the steam that way? relaxes your muscles too

edit : :Q :Q :Q @ video

 

[Estrella]

wtf

 

[Hyperlite]

yeah my mom was trying to get me to do this a while back...guess its pretty effective though...

 

[Isla]

It works.

When you get a cold or sinus infection, stuff just stays in your head. Eventually, you have a lining of old dried up mucus in your passages.

The first time I did it, I did it every day for a week. Then I hocked up the loogie of death that had been dried up in my head for years. I felt a heck of a lot better.

I only do it periodically now, just to avoid build up.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: Isla
the loogie of death

Mental note to somehow use this term in my next meeting.

MotionMan

 

[TheGizmo]

i didnt know that one nostril is connected to the other

 

[IronWing]

My wife uses one regularly. I have no interest at all in watching.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: TheGizmo
i didnt know that one nostril is connected to the other

Me either, I thought that only happened to coke heads who dissolved the tissue in their nose with repeated snortings.

 

[MiniDoom]

My wife uses those sometimes (allergies, colds). It always disgusted me. Definitely no sex for her afterwards.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: TheGizmo
i didnt know that one nostril is connected to the other

There's this big hole in your head called your sinuses.

An easier and more effective method is to use a baby breather bulb (the kind used in medice) and use a warm salt water solution. Shove the nozzle up one nostril, tilt head to the side and flush you sinues out forcefully.

It's wonderful.

 

[LongCoolMother]

I used to use this. I don't know if it helped a lot with resolving allergies, but I did feel it provided temporary and a refreshing relief.

It looks kind of funny, but it's actually pretty cool when you get it right.

 

[OverVolt]

I'm going to try one, it was on TV.

I'm suspicious though, why all this media attention on Neti pots?

 

[Anonemous]

lol, is this the saline spray? Most nose sprays are just salt water, rinsing out the mucous makes stuffy noses go away.

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: Anonemous
lol, is this the saline spray? Most nose sprays are just salt water, rinsing out the mucous makes stuffy noses go away.

I think just distilled or mineral water. It?s like an enema for your sinus.

 

[Luthien]

Your friend looks like a lesbian with that hair cut. Tell me I am wrong. lol

Oh, and you can buy attatchments for some waterpick brands that do the same thing.

Never heard of a netti pot though. Why not call it a Rhino pot or a Sino pot or a Naso pot or a Nasoflush or something more identifying of wtf it is.

 

[Luthien]

Originally posted by: Kaido
why not just put your head under a hot shower and inhale the steam that way? relaxes your muscles too

edit : :Q :Q :Q @ video

LOL, when I take a shower I snort the hot water to clear out my sinuses and it works okay. Why not while your getting soaked already.

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: Isla
It works.

When you get a cold or sinus infection, stuff just stays in your head. Eventually, you have a lining of old dried up mucus in your passages.

The first time I did it, I did it every day for a week. Then I hocked up the loogie of death that had been dried up in my head for years. I felt a heck of a lot better.

I only do it periodically now, just to avoid build up.

I'm sure it works for colds/allergies, but buildup over years sounds suspiciously like the bogus claims made by colonics believers.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: Isla
It works.

When you get a cold or sinus infection, stuff just stays in your head. Eventually, you have a lining of old dried up mucus in your passages.

The first time I did it, I did it every day for a week. Then I hocked up the loogie of death that had been dried up in my head for years. I felt a heck of a lot better.

I only do it periodically now, just to avoid build up.

I'm sure it works for colds/allergies, but buildup over years sounds suspiciously like the bogus claims made by colonics believers.

Exactly what I was going to say. Que bueno!

 

[Greyd]

Did this remind anyone of that scene from Crocodile Dundee? The cocaine/hot water/steam/towel? Hahaha.

 

[d33pt]

it's like hydrojetting for your nose and sinus.

sorry i just got my drain pipes cleaned so it's fresh in my mind.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

marked

 

[Dirigible]

I've snorted warm salt water up from a bowl a few times. Pretty much the same thing, without the weird pot. I gross myself out while doing it, but it does indeed make me feel refreshed and more able to breathe.

There's a big difference between breathing steam and actually having liquid flow. The warm salt water cleans you out better. Seeing as I have a cold right now I may do it again soon.

 

[Aquaman]

when I had an enlarged adanoid that blocked my 80% of my sinus passage........... I was getting major sinus & ear infections. I had to "wash" my sinus everyday. Worked great until I could get my surgery to get my adanoids out

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: TheGizmo
i didnt know that one nostril is connected to the other

There's this big hole in your head called your sinuses.

An easier and more effective method is to use a baby breather bulb (the kind used in medice) and use a warm salt water solution. Shove the nozzle up one nostril, tilt head to the side and flush you sinues out forcefully.

It's wonderful.

I do this on occasion. In fact, I feel like I would benefit from it right now.