Neti Pots, or "NO way would I try that, I'd drown!"
Anyone that knows me knows I am allergic to just about anything and everything alive. Cats, dogs, trees, grass, flowers... About the only thing I am not allergic to are my birds, dunno how I escaped that one.
Anyway, in my quest into green and alternative care for myself, I discovered Neti Pots, or nasal irrigation pots. The object is to add 8 oz of warm saline solution (1/4-1/2 teaspoon sea salt in 8 oz warm water) into the pot, lean your head over the sink, facing sideways, and basically tip the neti pot against your nostril so that the water drains into your sinuses and out the other side.
Cue my title phrase. Seriously. I bought one today because allergy season has started and I can't breathe. It's effecting my sleep and my overall well being. Obie wouldn't let me use it alone in case I drowned myself, so I waited for him to get home.
Turns out, it works like a charm! It was uber creepy to feel the warm water filling up behind my eyes, and it oh so slowly drained out the other nostril (I found it easier to avoid drainage into my mouth by kind of panting with my tongue out). After a few not so sexy bubbles, all the gunk came out of my nose in one good blow. I was thoroughly grossed out, as I'm sure you all are now as well, but seriously? I CAN BREATHE! For someone that suffers 12 months out of the year from allergies severe enough to laugh at every OTC an prescription allergy medication yet, this is HUGE!
WOO HOO!
Anyway, in my quest into green and alternative care for myself, I discovered Neti Pots, or nasal irrigation pots. The object is to add 8 oz of warm saline solution (1/4-1/2 teaspoon sea salt in 8 oz warm water) into the pot, lean your head over the sink, facing sideways, and basically tip the neti pot against your nostril so that the water drains into your sinuses and out the other side.
Cue my title phrase. Seriously. I bought one today because allergy season has started and I can't breathe. It's effecting my sleep and my overall well being. Obie wouldn't let me use it alone in case I drowned myself, so I waited for him to get home.
Turns out, it works like a charm! It was uber creepy to feel the warm water filling up behind my eyes, and it oh so slowly drained out the other nostril (I found it easier to avoid drainage into my mouth by kind of panting with my tongue out). After a few not so sexy bubbles, all the gunk came out of my nose in one good blow. I was thoroughly grossed out, as I'm sure you all are now as well, but seriously? I CAN BREATHE! For someone that suffers 12 months out of the year from allergies severe enough to laugh at every OTC an prescription allergy medication yet, this is HUGE!
WOO HOO!