Netti Pot
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Hands up who suffers from shoddy sinuses? Yep. Me.
They make your life hell, especially when they get all inflamed and mucousy and force enough pressure you would swear your eye ball would pop out. I hear ya.
Also hear this. Netti Pot.
What the hell is it? It’s a small vessel designed to gently wash sinus of dirt, dust and cellular debris (the said mucus) out of your nasal passages under gravity. Used in Ayurvedic medicine (advocated by Yoga practices) for thousands of years in India. It looks like a tea pot made for your nose.
But before you go running out to retrofit Nana’s tea set it is worth noting that nasal membranes are very sensitive to pH and salt concentration. Thus you need something that is isotonic to that of your body.
The effect? It keeps the nasal mucus flow mobile, reducing post nasal drip. Chronic suffers of post nasal drip notice improvement of smell and taste. I have used this now for 2 years and I swear by it. My job entails me to use my sense of smell and taste so it’s like hitting a daily reset button for my nose. There is no longer a heaviness or compaction over my face.Overall my sinus issues have reduced in severity, duration and sure beats prescription nasal sprays I was using with little effect.
Worth doing? If you are part 90% of Adults who have suffered from sinus disorders in their life I’d strongly advocate the use of this. Part of a twice daily routine. As far as quality of life improvement goes, best discovery thus far.
