I used the Crossan tip with a Water Pic (Professional model) for over 4
years. It stopped working. I bought a new one, also a Professional
model. It lasted 2 months. Bought another one. It lasted two months. So
I bought a bulb type syringe and put the rubber tip from the Grossan tip
on the syringe. Using the reservoir from the Water Pic I mix 2 1/2
teaspoons of salt with 32 oz of water. I fill the 3 oz syringe with the
mixture and squirt it in the left nostril, fill again and squirt in
right nostril. I continue to alternate back and forth until all the
mixture is gone. I do this every morning. I feel that I am getting a lot
better cleaning using this method over the Water Pic method. To see what
the syringe looks like click on the URL below.
http://www.bob-west.com/ani/ir.jpg
ENTconsult - 19 Oct 2003 00:00 GMT
the water pik company is very good about replacing the Water Pik if it dies. If
you send it back they will replace it. their phone number is 800 525 20 20
this is the reason why Hydro Med (my company) now uses the Hydro Pulse, esp it
is latex free and keeps its pressure. Many person find the hand control useful
too . Pulsatile irrigation has the advantage of being a good way to resore
cilia function.
Best,
Murray Grossan, M.D.
http://www.ent-consult.com
http://www.hydromedonline.com
Joe - 20 Oct 2003 03:48 GMT
Looks good... Here's what I use...
http://www.neilmed.com/
Cheap ($4), easy to use, easy to clean, easy to transport.
I just use salt and baking soda like they suggest but you can
buy their packets if you wish. You get a very good flow from these
and they are very easy to squeeze unlike the bulb that I tried.
Several ENT's I know hand them out.
> I used the Crossan tip with a Water Pic (Professional model) for over 4
> years. It stopped working. I bought a new one, also a Professional
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> http://www.bob-west.com/ani/ir.jpg