Netty pot

Okay, I have to apologize. There’s going to be some minor talk of mucous. Yes. For some time, I’ve been curious to try a Neti pot. A Neti pot is a little, teapot-like vessel one uses …

I realize this is quite a personal subject, one that I shouldn't share with the world, but I started using a Neti Pot. If you don't know what that is, it's a little pot you fill with warm salt water, you stick it in one nostril and pour the water through your nose out the other nostril. The pediatrician said they can really help, so I've been using it when I have a cold or when I'm stuffy. I have serious stuffy nose problems and always seem to catch colds, and I've been doing so much better…

A salt water gargle or nasal flush will help clear clogged sinuses any time of year. Here's instructions for a salt water rinse of the sinuses, and a gargle.

Between allergy season (for me means nice weather) and cold and flu season I likely go through 30 boxes of tissues. I will contract a cold from my husband from which he had the odd cough and sniffle and I can barely breath for a week. I often will get severe congestion accompanied by pain in my sinuses (and eventually my entire face!) which lead to a sinus infection treated with antibiotics, which I loath! There had to be a better way. In came the NETI POT! It was about a year or 2 ago that…

Neti Pot Hack (Inexpensive Sinus Rinse): Something that really helps clear a clogged nose and wash away bacteria and virus is a saline sinus rinse. The first time I heard about the neti pot and sinus rinse, I was totally grossed out. And I can tell you, I was NOT going up in front of the w…

A neti pot is used for nasal irrigation, which entails flushing out your nasal cavity with a saline solution. This is a home remedy that is relatively less known in Western countries, but is common in parts of India and South Asia. You can...

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After sprinkling table salt on your vegetables and using it to soothe your sore throat, you can use a dash to clean your nose. When it's properly prepared as a nasal solution, table salt can be added to a Neti pot for an inexpensive and effective nasal wash.

A neti pot is used for nasal irrigation, which entails flushing out your nasal cavity with a saline solution. This is a home remedy that is relatively less known in Western countries, but is common in parts of India and South Asia. You can...

Save money by making your own saline mix.