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Netti Pot
A Netti Pot is very useful for cleansing the sinus passages. This is especially helpful after breathing dust or other irritating substances. It is also very helpful for overcoming sinus infections.
Scroll through the pictures and captions below to see how to use a Netti Pot
Netti Pot
Items Needed: 2 cup container, put 1 teaspoon salt (more or less depending on what feels best with experimentation),
netti pot, and paper towel (for blowing nose when finished). Put one teaspoon salt into 2 cup container, add warm water and stir. Then pour some into netti put and put the spout on the netti pot into one nostril when your head is bent over as shown in the next picture. Keep mouth open and breath through the mouth. There should be very little drainage from the sinuses into the mouth, if any. The saline irrigating solution will run through the sinuses and come out the other nostril.
Saline solution runs in one nostril, flushes through the sinuses, and comes out the other nostril. This is an excellent way to clean out irritating pollens and dust.
If the salt concentration is right (about 1 teaspoon for two cups warm water) it does not burn or hurt. DO NOT use chlorinated water. If you do not find a proper solution concentration to avoid burning sensation, you may add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to the solution. After doing one side, then alternate with the other side until you have used the solution up by flushing in both directions.
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