My ENT suggested this NeilMed sinus rinse to help keep my nasal passages clear and healthy for successful Swift nasal pillow use. Has anyone used this before? Any feedback out there? He said it is available at Walgreens or Osco Drug.
NeilMed Sinus Rinse
why buy it when you can make it yourself. You can spend a lot or a little.
Use bottled or distilled water (distilled is best, purest you'll find). I have a distiller so its no bigge for me.
Take an 8oz water glass, fill it with water.
Put in 1/4 teaspoon of Morton's uniodized table salt or sea salt.
Put in a "pinch" of Arm & Hammer baking soda (pinch is between index finger and thumb).
I put the glass in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir.
Then use a baby ear aspirator to squirt the solution into nares with head over the sink (or a yoga netti pot). I use one half of the 8oz solution in one side, then remainder in the other. Blow your nose in a paper towel and dry off and your good to go. Do this 2-3 times a week and you may only need it once every 1 to 2 weeks and no longer need any nasal sprays and your allergies may just get better in the process.
The Yoga dudes have known this for years, this saline rinse washes out all the allergens in your nasal passages (cause of congestion in most cases). The pinch of baking soda will make your nose run like the dickens during this procedure, it dissolve dried mucosa and well you'll see.
Unlike OTC nasal sprays, this process gives you instant relief. Tilt your head back so the solution gets deep in your sinuses and it will be clear when you go to sleep and it won't clog on one side and move to the other if you roll over.
For travel, I take along a bottle of Simply Saline, it is expensive but convenient, bottle lasts a long time, has a great applicator which gets the saline solution deep up in the sinuses.
Note: you can use simple table salt, but for some people the iodized type can irritate the nares if you do this regularly. uniodized version is sold right next to the iodized version, think I paid $.59 cents for the last one I bought.
Use bottled or distilled water (distilled is best, purest you'll find). I have a distiller so its no bigge for me.
Take an 8oz water glass, fill it with water.
Put in 1/4 teaspoon of Morton's uniodized table salt or sea salt.
Put in a "pinch" of Arm & Hammer baking soda (pinch is between index finger and thumb).
I put the glass in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir.
Then use a baby ear aspirator to squirt the solution into nares with head over the sink (or a yoga netti pot). I use one half of the 8oz solution in one side, then remainder in the other. Blow your nose in a paper towel and dry off and your good to go. Do this 2-3 times a week and you may only need it once every 1 to 2 weeks and no longer need any nasal sprays and your allergies may just get better in the process.
The Yoga dudes have known this for years, this saline rinse washes out all the allergens in your nasal passages (cause of congestion in most cases). The pinch of baking soda will make your nose run like the dickens during this procedure, it dissolve dried mucosa and well you'll see.
Unlike OTC nasal sprays, this process gives you instant relief. Tilt your head back so the solution gets deep in your sinuses and it will be clear when you go to sleep and it won't clog on one side and move to the other if you roll over.
For travel, I take along a bottle of Simply Saline, it is expensive but convenient, bottle lasts a long time, has a great applicator which gets the saline solution deep up in the sinuses.
Note: you can use simple table salt, but for some people the iodized type can irritate the nares if you do this regularly. uniodized version is sold right next to the iodized version, think I paid $.59 cents for the last one I bought.
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Bsil,
I use snoredog's technique, more or less.
Before I go to bed - it works like magic.
As snoredog said - start more frequently - and you can eventually taper
edit: taper down - did't mean to imply you could stop entirely.
Good luck
O.
I use snoredog's technique, more or less.
Before I go to bed - it works like magic.
As snoredog said - start more frequently - and you can eventually taper
edit: taper down - did't mean to imply you could stop entirely.
Good luck
O.
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Last edited by ozij on Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The NeilMed is good. My personal preference is http://www.sinucleanse.com/ - watch their video. I like the SinuCleanse better when I have heavy congestion from a cold. I use their salt packets just for the convenience, but Snoredog's recipe is good also.
I toss in a pinch of (iodized or not) sea salt (No aluminum!) into warm tap water and use the squeeze bulb, doing a nice deep flush twice a day. Once upon waking and a couple hours before going to sleep.
Head down and then up a few times, and blow it all out, to make sure its all purged out.
Amazing what comes out of there! YuK! Better than keeping it in my head though!
Travel just requires carrying along some salt and squeeze bulb, although I have yet to travel into a place with really bad water. We are lucky to have "good" water where I live.
This does AMAZINGLY well for keeping away colds and allergies.
Head down and then up a few times, and blow it all out, to make sure its all purged out.
Amazing what comes out of there! YuK! Better than keeping it in my head though!
Travel just requires carrying along some salt and squeeze bulb, although I have yet to travel into a place with really bad water. We are lucky to have "good" water where I live.
This does AMAZINGLY well for keeping away colds and allergies.
Remember:
What you read above is only one data point based on one person's opinion.
I am not a doctor, nor do I even play one on TV.
Your mileage may vary.
Follow ANY advice or opinions at your own risk.
Not everything you read is true.
What you read above is only one data point based on one person's opinion.
I am not a doctor, nor do I even play one on TV.
Your mileage may vary.
Follow ANY advice or opinions at your own risk.
Not everything you read is true.
Okay, just the thought of saline solution in my nostrils makes me cringe - but I will try it.
I've taken OTC sinus medication for 40 years, and currently I take 2 Actifed per day, every day, all year long.
Ebay has both the Neilmed and the Sinucleanse, but the Neilmed has more premeasured packets for the money. And it does have the baking soda in addition to the salt. So, I'm going with that one.
Yes I know I'm paying too much, but remember, I live in rural Arkansas. We don't have much of a selection out here.
Oh Lordy, I hate the thought of even trying this - I just know some will go down my throat. Yuk.... Just the thought of it will probably make me lose sleep. .............
I've taken OTC sinus medication for 40 years, and currently I take 2 Actifed per day, every day, all year long.
Ebay has both the Neilmed and the Sinucleanse, but the Neilmed has more premeasured packets for the money. And it does have the baking soda in addition to the salt. So, I'm going with that one.
Yes I know I'm paying too much, but remember, I live in rural Arkansas. We don't have much of a selection out here.
Oh Lordy, I hate the thought of even trying this - I just know some will go down my throat. Yuk.... Just the thought of it will probably make me lose sleep. .............
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No one had drowning/nose fear worse than me.Linda3032 wrote:Okay, just the thought of saline solution in my nostrils makes me cringe - but I will try it.
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Oh Lordy, I hate the thought of even trying this - I just know some will go down my throat. Yuk.... Just the thought of it will probably make me lose sleep. .............
Get into it very slowly to keep your anxiety down.
Start by just very gently squeezing a TINY bit of water into your nose and then blowing it out right away. Deeper cleaning will come with time as you get comfortable with your control over the situation.
I haven't drowned yet.
Remember:
What you read above is only one data point based on one person's opinion.
I am not a doctor, nor do I even play one on TV.
Your mileage may vary.
Follow ANY advice or opinions at your own risk.
Not everything you read is true.
What you read above is only one data point based on one person's opinion.
I am not a doctor, nor do I even play one on TV.
Your mileage may vary.
Follow ANY advice or opinions at your own risk.
Not everything you read is true.
Look at the Sinucleanse video, Linda.
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I have chronic allergies...and have found that the sinuclense rinse is probably the best treatment for related congestion that I have come across... And it does help w/ my comfort level when using my Swift.
If you realllly want to clear up...rinse out your sinuses...and then take a hot bath with a few drips of "Breath Easy" in it....
http://www.massage-tools.com/breathe.html
-Sv
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If you realllly want to clear up...rinse out your sinuses...and then take a hot bath with a few drips of "Breath Easy" in it....
http://www.massage-tools.com/breathe.html
-Sv
http://www.hearmesnore.com