I use the netti (sp?) pot. You place it in one nostril, and it pours out
the other. I find it to be less invasive (in my mind) than the grossman
tip, although I have never tried the tip. It really does work, though. My
sister (a doctor, GP) says that if I remember to do it twice a day, I can
pretty much never have a sinus infection again. Remembering to do it has
been my problem, though. I highly recommend the "sinucleanse", found at
www.sinucleanse.com.
David Grogan
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: Isabelle Bracamonte <ibracamonte@y...>
From: Isabelle Bracamonte <ibracamonte@y...>
To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com>
To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 12:29 AM
Subject: [vocalist] Chronic Coughing - NASAL LAVAGE
> This is the best remedy for allergies and irritation
> caused by inhaling gunk. Works well for colds as
> well.
> Nasal lavage.
>
> The dreaded phrase. Yes, that's where you run saline
> water up your nose and out your mouth (one nostril at
> a time). You can do it yourself with a basting bulb,
> or you can buy one of those Grossman tips for a water
> pik (that dental attachment that streams water out)
> and it will pulse the water up your nose for you. I
> use that.
>
> Okay, it's a little gross. I owned the thing for
> months before I had the courage to try it. If you get
> the amount of salt in the water wrong, it feels like a
> million swimming pools up your nose. But it WORKS.
>
> Basically, it rinses out your nasal passages and the
> back of your throat. It frees up the cilia of the
> nose so that they can do their gunk-fighting job
> better. The guy who invented the water pik device
> hangs out on the sinus newsgroup and is happy to
> answer medical questions about it. It tickles a bit,
> but it's truly not as bad as it sounds. I promise.
>
> I read about it for at least a year on the old
> Vocalist before I got up the guts to try it out. I'm
> so sorry I didn't do it earlier.
>
> Isabelle B.
>
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