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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / February 2005need hydropulse advice
Hello - I used my hydropulse for the first time today, and I really like it. I don't think I turned my head to the side, as warned against in the instructions, but I got a lot of fluid in my ears, anyway. :( So, I am wondering what else might have caused this. Can you get fluid in your ears by bending too far forward with the top of the head down? It seems like you'd get the fluid up into the sinuses rather nicely by bending far forward. By swallowing? I think I may have absentmindedly swallowed, although the fluid was coming easily out the other nostril. I assume the fluid drains out the ear canal eventually? Perhaps there's something that helps it along? Thanks, Charlotte > Hello - > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanks, > Charlotte I can't say what happened with you, but when I use the Hydropulse, I lean over with my head about one foot above the sink and with eyes straight ahead or looking down into the sink. Make sure your pulsating water level is correct and that's about it. It's also important to relax. When starting with the Hydropulse I did a lot of various snorting and swallowing and blowing until I trained myself to relax during the procedure. I also got a little water in my ear a couple times and it will dry out. It doesn't take much water in your ear to make you think the ocean is in there. AW Thanks, AW. I feel a little less like an idiot now. :) No doubt, there is a lot less water in my ears than I think. . . . Charlotte Well, rats. I used the Hydropulse again today and again have water in my ears. I was really careful, too, not to swallow or turn my head to the side. Does anyone have another hint? This appears to be a well-made machine, and it was fairly pricey, for me, so I really want to be able to use it. Charlotte, under water > Well, rats. I used the Hydropulse again today and again have water in > my ears. I was really careful, too, not to swallow or turn my head to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Charlotte, under water You might try turning the water pressure down a bit more and try again until you don't experience any water in your ears. If the pressure is low enough, the fluid will drain out your nose before it ever has a chance to reach your ears- assuming your head is positioned correctly. This isn't the ideal way to irrigate (with the pressure turned way down), but I'm guessing that you just aren't used to the process yet and things will get better as time goes by. AW Thanks, AW. I'll try that. I'm beginning to think my eustachian tubes are in a different place from everyone else's. :) Charlotte
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