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Tell me about it! :) I have really bad allergies this time of year, sneezing, coughing, runny nose, itchy eyes. These boughts hit several times a day. Will a netti pot help with this? Do I have to buy an actual pot or is there a suitable substitute? Thanks1
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My neighbor uses it with her son, but I never got the details. She mentioned it when I said that I sniff warm salt water up my nose when my sinuses are bothering me. That works great for me, but I don't have diagnosed allergies. People in Hawaii swear by the salt water up the nose thing and even recommend a morning swim everyday. Wouldn't that be nice?
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also try increased vit. C Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Balch says that pregnant women can use up to 5000 mg a day.. I know I get some elsewhere so I'll take additional up to 4000mg a day to help with hay fever type allergies.. it works really well for me. I usually take 1000 mg 4 times a day.. when I get up, mid day, afternoon and before bed.
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My dh and I have used it and love it! I used it alot last winter. I probably need it again due to seasonal allergies starting to hit. I've put warm salt water in it. My chiro recommended putting colloidal silver in it with water as well (we do use silver here fairly regularly). It's awkward at first, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be glad you did it! Just do it in the shower or over the sink!
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There is a video of how to use the neti pot. I get the giggles just watching it. Here is the link. I don't think they are paying this lady enough!  I SURE it's not as easy as she makes it look.
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Vitamin C for allergies worked really well for me last spring . . .
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it pretty much is that easy. i love my netti pot. it's really a saline irrigation - just like using saline spray in a baby's nose to relieve stuffiness. i got my pot from walgreens and it came with saline solution. my kids all love to use it when we have colds. it loosens up the mucus so that you can breath better. if you have anything in your sinus cavity that is causing a reoccurring irritation, it can remove that too. i have tried vit c and think nothing works as well as the netti pot.
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Years ago my ENT gave me the recipe for what is called his "Saline Snort Solution." Realy-it said that on the hand out! Anyway, he said if I would use it faithfully my chronic sinus infections would go away. He was right. The point of this is that you don't have to have the netti pot to use the solution. Here's the recipe:
1 quart warm water
2 tsp. salt (I use canning salt- no preservatives)
1 tsp. baking soda
Mix to dissolve. Put in a small cup, and "snort" it up, over a sink. Let the excess drain. Use this solutin twice a day until infection clears, then use it daily in a small spray bottle (I used an empty Ocean Mist bottle I'd bought earlier). The extra solution can sit on your countertop (covered to be used later.
At first, it burns a bit, but I lowered the amount of baking soda to about half and it helps. I've not had to see the doctor for sinus in quite a awhile using this method. HTH
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My dd has terrible allergies and uses a neti pot, as does my husband. We bought them at the pharmacy, and the little packets of saline, as well. You can mix your own salt water solution, too, but we did find that the packets made the water have less of a burn. It is very, very easy to do over the bathroom sink or in the shower. It's a bit of a weird feeling at first, but you do get used to it. The relief is tremendous. DD uses the neti pot at night to rinse away all the pollen of the day before bed, and it has improved her sleep (and snoring) considerably.
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I just got the Walgreen nettipot and solution and tried it - I found that my ear got all blocked up. Is this normal?
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Big neti pot fans here. It clears out *stuff* you didn't imagine was there! Fuzzy, the YouTube video is great. Lots of folks don't know what I mean when I explain how to use it, and a show-and-tell is so helpful. My only caution is that, often, just before the water starts flowing out the lower nostril, you feel like you might drown. You won't; just keep pouring into the upper nostril and everything will be fine.
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