Nasal Douche

[Velorum]

Well here's something that I wouldn't have believed I would be doing.

Filling my nasal cavities with salt water by squirting copious quantities up my nose using one of these:



A GP suggested it for my catarrh and rhinitis.

Its made a big difference and although it felt strange at first I find the sensation rather pleasant now.

If you have a stuffy nose, excess mucus etc it might be well worth trying.

Just thought that I would share that with you.

[blackal]

that's the anal attachment nozzle you are using there.........

Just sayin'

[Dave O'Sullivan]

that's the anal attachment nozzle you are using there.........

Just sayin'

Hope it isn't second hand.

[-Ally-]

Have you tried using it elsewhere ?

[draftsmann]

Don’t share the nozzle whatever you do...

[Velorum]

Have you tried using it elsewhere ?

No, only in the bathroom.

[Onelasttime]

I use the Sterimar cans of salt water rinse when I get hayfever. It settles the hooter down nicely after a bout of sneezing

[PickleB]

My GP recommended this one: link.

[ralphy]

Nasal rinsing works really well.

But here's no need to purchase those exorbitantly-priced saline solutions, it's easy enough to make it up yourself.

R

[magirus]

Nasal rinsing works really well.

But here's no need to purchase those exorbitantly-priced saline solutions, it's easy enough to make it up yourself.

R

Indeed Ralph. I make my own up with salt, bicarb of soda and pre boiled water, from a leaflet given to me by the consultant I saw in my local ENT department, in order to give some medication for nasal polyps to have the best chance of success.

[j111dja]

My GP recommended this one: link.

That's the one I use and recommended to my own GP! NeilMed works for me.

[VDG]

Other makes available

[Ethos]

No, only in the bathroom.

Love it!

I vaguely remember these as yoga exercises from decades ago. Was called 'Jal Neti Kriya'. There was also one where you 'floss' the cavities clean with a thin long cloth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u7GMqnTEcc

[jonah]

Good for sinus infections also, as suggested by my G.P.

[Cornholio]

I love my neti pot, and wish I'd discovered it thirty years ago. I just use boiled water and ''Himalayan salt' from the health food shop.

However, it does look a bit suspicious...



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[Kingstepper]

Don’t the CIA do this?

[ralphy]

For those who are contemplating this procedure, the most effective way is to alternate between one nostril for insertion and one for evacuation, that will better rinse the sinuses.

Don’t the CIA do this?

Do you mean waterboarding? If so, it's not even remotely comparable. Trust me on that.

R

[bobbee]

Been using the NeilMed version for a year or so now for my chronic rhinitis, good stuff!