hydropulse vs ear syringe

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judy - 07 May 2006 22:00 GMT

I find that i like the rushing water of the hydropulse but that when
using the nasal tip the solution does not reach my membranes further
back and down toward my throat which are dry ,sore ,irritated and
easily infected. I feel more relief using an ear syringe with either
saline or alkolol but would like to switch to the hydropulse partly
because I am hoping that it will help my cilia . Is it ok to sniff in
while (or after) using the hydropulse.? I have a problem with polypoid
changes and very irritated membrane as a result of 5 surgeries and many
years of debilitating infections. Sometimes gel or aloe or medicated
steam helps alittle too although it is diffficult to reach the area
that needs it. Any help/suggestions very much appreciated.

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Murray Grossan - 09 May 2006 05:57 GMT

On 5/7/06 2:00 PM, in article
1147035617.462644.166510@j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "judy"
<eyelash333@aol.com> wrote:

> I find that i like the rushing water of the hydropulse but that when
> using the nasal tip the solution does not reach my membranes further
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> steam helps alittle too although it is diffficult to reach the area
> that needs it. Any help/suggestions very much appreciated.

You should not sniff or swallow while using the Hydro Pululse. That alters
the pressure of the solution which you don't want.

Hydro Pulse is NOT a hose that flushes each sinus. It displaces sinus
contents and uses the cilia action to drain all sinuses in a natural manner.
If you problem is biofilm or major basic protein, this is in the mucus and
removal of this can be of significant benefit.

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MS - 12 May 2006 23:07 GMT

> I find that i like the rushing water of the hydropulse but that when
> using the nasal tip the solution does not reach my membranes further
> back and down toward my throat which are dry ,sore ,irritated and
> easily infected.

Why is that? Because you bend your head to the side, one nostril facing up,
to use the ear syringe. With the hydropulse, the recommended method is to
keep your head facing down.

I know I'll probably be flamed for this again, but i clean out MUCH more
junk out of my nose, throat, and sinuses during Waterpik irrigation by
turning my head to the side at different angles (to both sides), and even
all the way upside down, where the solution does not go into the other
nostril, but into the throat, where I spit it out.

It is unpleasant, very messy, but it sure cleans out a lot more than the
head-down-only irrigation.

The responses here before to that have been that this can damage the
eustachian tubes. It is possible that some people have had such problems. It
is understandable that someone who makes a product wishes to avoid liability
lawsuits, so is careful in the instructions for use. All I can say is--I've
irrigated for years with turning my head in different directions, and have
not had eustachian problems from it. Of course, YMMV. Also, these mechanical
devices such as Waterpik that make it possible to irrigate while keeping the
head facing down are very new. People have irrigated for centuries using
Neti pot, syringes, etc., and I doubt most of them had ear problems from
doing so, or this practice would not have continued.

There have been arguments about that here before, and I do not wish to get
into another one. All I can say is--you can definitely clean out much more
gunk by turning head to the sides, no matter what type of device you use for
irrigation, rather than keeping the head facing down. And---I've done it for
years, with no apparent problems from it.

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