Question on cilia:  I've been using the HydroPulse for many months.  The
plain-salt saline in my sinuses does not seem to come out on its own as
described by everyone, or perhaps it comes out much much slower than
anyone else.  I.e., it doesn't start draining down the back of my throat
in 20-40 minutes, but rather pours out my nose only when I tilt my head.
The longest I've waited is about 2 hours before draining my sinuses over
the sink.  What might be going on here?

Background:  I'm 33, never smoked.  Ten years ago I had a skull x-ray done
for an unrelated reason, and the tech commented that I was bound to have
sinus trouble.  A year ago I had my first sinus infection that lasted 2
months, and two months later I had a 3-month-long sinus infection.  At the
start of that second infection, I saw an ENT/surgeon and worked our way
through various antibiotics as well as prednisone and nasal sprays.  I
also saw an allergist at that time and discovered that I was very allergic
to everything and I never knew it (pollen, trees, mites, pets, etc.).  My
CT showed (twice) lots of fluid accumulation in my maxillary sinuses and
others, a deviated septum, very small ostia, and my ENT was always amazed
at my swollen turbinates.  The allergist told me that the allergies had
gone on so long that the medications she was giving me (zyrtec/allegra,
singulair, rhinocort) were unlikely to help.  Indeed, at the end of that
three months I had tried all of those medications and there had been no
relief and went ahead with the "conservative" surgery (turbinate reduction
by somnoplasty, septoplasty, and slight opening of the ostia).  My sinus
infection went away and I've had no sinus issues since;  furthermore for
the first time when I irrigated my sinuses they actually filled with fluid
and later drained, which they had never done before!  I have started
allergy shots now that it's fall.  My only outstanding concern (other than
the cilia question above) is that my nose still feels tight &
uncomfortable & a bit painful, perhaps partially from the septum
realignment and partially from my turbinates re-swelling against tightened
tissue even though I never felt the turbinates before;  it's been 4 months
since the surgery so I'm hoping that's still within the timeframe that it
could go away.

Lyle