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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / April 2006otp: neti pot revisited
i finally got used to using the neti pot last year and it definitely helped. now that pollen time is here, i want to use it again, but have a question. for those of you who use distilled water, how do you get it warm? for those of you who don't, do you just use warm tap water? i was reading about lead in the hot water in this area, so am reluctant to do that. diane, snuffly I don't use distilled water, but I noticed at Christmas that my brother heats the water he uses in the microwave in a glass measuring cup. I was a little surprised - I'd probably managed to scald my sinuses if I did it that way! LOL But he said through trial and error one day he'd learned the right settings on his home microwave and fortunately Mother's was similar enough for the same settings to work. I still stick to tap water, myself. The water here has lots of crud in it, but to the degree that it has to go through a water softener before it enters the house pipes so I'm hoping that's clean enough. Though come to think of it, we are putting drinking water through the filter pitcher. sigh..... you've given me something to think about. Nann, who accidently deleted the new messages this morning so is having to go through Google! > i finally got used to using the neti pot last year and it definitely > helped. now that pollen time is here, i want to use it again, but have [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > diane, snuffly I, too, just use warm tap water, so don't really have any special prep to do. I also use a product called simply saline when I am away from home. This product was recommended to me by my lung doctor and comes in various sizes of cans. It is a sterile saline solution that can either be used as a saline nasal spray for moisturizing, or as a nasal wash just by pressing the button on the can a certain way. This works very nicely, but is not heated. Good luck to you Diane! . . . Donna G i finally got used to using the neti pot last year and it definitely helped. now that pollen time is here, i want to use it again, but have a question. for those of you who use distilled water, how do you get it warm? for those of you who don't, do you just use warm tap water? i was reading about lead in the hot water in this area, so am reluctant to do that. diane, snuffly i use distilled water in my neti pot, diane. i microwave the pre-measured distilled water for about 30-45 seconds (you'll have to tweak that time to suit your preferences and microwave) and then, i let it sit so that the molecules have time to settle out. it is not wise to put *anything* into your body that has been microwaved and has not had the time to allow the molecules to settle. kate Diane I used warm tap water sometimes filtered and sometimes not. In the MA house, we had Pur filters on the bathroom and kitchen sink. They just screw on and you flip up or down the unit to filter the water. [Aside here -- used the kind once that had the knob - it was awful for these fingers.] Check the side of the box - I think it filtered lead but can't remember. It would be an easy fix. You are not suppose to run hot water through it be tepid would be okay. Duckie > i finally got used to using the neti pot last year and it definitely > helped. now that pollen time is here, i want to use it again, but have [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > diane, snuffly Sorry to add another question, but what should I know if I want to go out and purchase a netti pot? Adelle A- My sister, friend and I have better luck with the large syringes we picked up at the veterinary supply store. Jan O' > Sorry to add another question, but what should I know if I want to go out > and purchase a netti pot? > > Adelle I use a syringe also. Gwen > A- > My sister, friend and I have better luck with the large syringes we picked [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Adelle adelle, i got a simple white ceramic neti pot at a whole foods store. it has instructions with it, but i also got a lot of help from this group. several people gave long detailed instructions (you might google for them, about a year and a half ago, i'd say). it is not really the most pleasant thing in the world, but once you get the hang of it, you realize it really is helping. diane Yep - at first it has that same feeling that getting pool water up your nose does but it passes. My mother never did get the hang of it -- panics. She gets sinus stuff followed by bronchitis and once by pneumonia. But she is now 88 and stubborn so that pot will never be used. Duckie > adelle, i got a simple white ceramic neti pot at a whole foods store. > it has instructions with it, but i also got a lot of help from this [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > diane > Sorry to add another question, but what should I know if I want to go out > and purchase a netti pot? > > Adelle I actually use a related product called the rhino horn. It is shaped to fit the nostril and I find it much easier to use for that reason. My brother used to use an ear syringe until I told him about the rhino horn - may have shown him too, don't recall. He bought one and loves it and it finally got my SIL irrigating her sinuses to ease congestion related to severe dental problems. I'm too lazy right now to look up sites, but you'll find them if you google "rhino horn sinus irrigation".  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >> Sorry to add another question, but what should I know if I want to go out >> and purchase a netti pot? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > if > you google "rhino horn sinus irrigation". Thanks, everyone! I did the ear syringe thing almost a decade ago when recurrent sinus infections were a problem. Sinuses have been worse this year than they have been in a long time, so I wanted to try it again. I'll check out both neti pots and rhino horn. Are they easier to keep clean than the syringe. Mine started to smell musty/mildewy after not too long, which is why I want to try something else. Adelle the ceramic pot is a snap to keep clean. diane > Thanks, everyone! I did the ear syringe thing almost a decade ago when > recurrent sinus infections were a problem. Sinuses have been worse this year > than they have been in a long time, so I wanted to try it again. I'll check > out both neti pots and rhino horn. Are they easier to keep clean than the > syringe. Mine started to smell musty/mildewy after not too long, which is > why I want to try something else. I haven't had any trouble keeping the rhino horn clean and I'd suspect the same is true with the neti pot. Generally I just rinse it out and off immediately after use and leave it sitting out in the bathroom and it air dries sufficiently. If I suspect I have some respiratory bug, I'll use a bit of soap on the tip to get rid of germs. I've had the horn for 2.5 years now with no trouble except it getting dusty on the rare occasions that I don't use it for a couple of weeks! LOL SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare |
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