Neti Pot
26-Apr-09
Spring is the greatest part of the year. I love it. Except for the allergies. I basically feel like I’ve got a terrible cold for two weeks, thus ruining the experience.
Today I decided to combat this preemptively by trying a Neti Pot. For those of you who don’t know, a Neti Pot is basically a small tea pot-ish device that you use to pour a saline solution up your nose. It goes in one nostril and comes out the other. Then you switch sides. I know. Gross, right? I used to think so. In fact, the Neti Pot solution has been suggested to me before, but I put it off thinking that it would be uncomfortable, gross, or worse. I could not have been more wrong.
I won’t go so far as to describe using the Neti Pot as enjoyable. Weird is more like it. But afterward my nasal passages felt better than they’ve felt in months. I can totally see how this could help someone with serious nasal allergies or a cold. If you suffer from nasal allergies, congestion, or a cold I recommend that you try using one of the many devices available. They work. I used one from a company called Neilmed, mostly because I had read a brochure from them a while ago that Wife brought home, but there are several available, including generic drugstore brands (CVS has one). You won’t regret it. I only wish I’d known about these things 20 years ago. I would have felt so much better my whole adult life.
P.S. Check out the totally cool (and weird) demonstration video from Neilmed!