Netti Pot for sinus problems?

[SplatterTone]

If I recall the recipe correctly ...
Take a beaker of hydrochloric acid.
Toss in some manganese dioxide.
Heat.

It should clear those sinuses right up.

It makes chlorine gas.

[Alex Reeder]

I used this for a few months a year ago- fill it with fairly strong salt water and run it through your nose in the shower. I used it almost every morning for a few months, but didn't really find that it made a difference for me. It sure was an interesting experience, though.

When I need my nose to be really open, for a lot of circular breathing, I use an over the counter nose spray (I forget the name now, some complicated medical name). It works really well, but you can only use it for a few days or weeks at a time, or else it loses its effectiveness as your body gets used to it.

[Philip Jensen]

I use a rubber bulb, not the pot. I use warm water with some salt in it. Straight tap water is a bit irritating up the nose. I fill the bulb and then snort in while squeezing the bulb. After my dad has nasal surgery he was advised to use a water pick up his nose! He recomended the salt water up the nose to me

[Jack Denniston]

I've been using a netti pot and salt water for about a year, whenever I start to get some sinus stuff going. It isn't so difficult or unpleasant, and I think maybe it helps. At any rate, it sure does clear out the nasal passages.

On a related note- I've got a deviated septem (broken nose), so sniff breathing is challenging. Last weekend our brass band played a piece that required a lot of sniff breathing. I tried a nose strip and it really helped.