Metal Nettipot or Bulb Syringe?

Yoga · Post by **Yoga** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:58 pm

Has anyone tried both a metal nettipot and a bulb syringe for nasal irrigation? If so, which worked best?

Catnapper · Post by **Catnapper** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:09 pm

I used the bulb syringe after I had sinus surgery by the doctor's orders. Now I use a plastic neti pot. Both are good, just different. I can't say one is better than the other. The syringe has a bit more force to it. The neti is very gentle. They cost very little - why not try both to see which you like better and which works better for you?

I only use the neti when I have congestion. Not very often now that the CPAP dries up the nasal cavities. If I started feeling too dry, I would use it then too. Nicer than you might imagine!

sharlan · Post by **sharlan** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:36 pm

Nasal Rinse by NeilMed is much easier than either one of those to use.

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:21 pm

I have never used the items you mentioned, I know the netti pot (ceramic ones) are supposed to be the best for cleaning and requires you to tilt your head back more to get the saline solution to flow up deep.

This is what I use, ear aspirator ($3.49 at Albertsons) seems to work great you can squirt the solution up deep if you want. I tilt my head back for a few seconds but not that far and it seems to do a good job.

Sleepless in St. Louis · Post by **Sleepless in St. Louis** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:26 pm

I've used a bulb for about 6 months. It's one of those kind that you buy to use with a baby to unclog the little nostrils. I just do it in the shower. I keep a sealed container of salt and a platic cup on one of the shelves and just mix warm water with a pinch of salt right in the cup. Works great and was easy to get used to. Not sure how easy the neti is to use. Since I've been doing this, I have had zero head colds and almost no congestion to speak off. It takes about 3 minutes a day and is well worth the effort.

oldgearhead · Post by **oldgearhead** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:37 am

I use a plastic neti pot (SinuCleanse) when I'm congested. I also use
the SinuCleanse pre-measured packets of salt, because I'm lazy

If I'm not congested, I use the CL2 and turn up the HH.

I just couldn't stand the Hybrid last night, strange, warm, humid weather, so I
applied the Micropore tape and straped on the CL2. Slept very well.

roster · Post by **roster** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:09 pm

I like the SinuCleanse plastic neti pot and their little packets of salts. Check out the how-to video on their website http://www.sinucleanse.com/. There is also a $2 coupon for printing.

Yoga · Post by **Yoga** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:14 pm

Thank you all for your replies.

I use the bulb syringe both morning and night. The problem is that I get mold growing in it from time to time. Does anyone else get mold.? That is why I was considering the metal netipot as well as being easier on my fingers.

Yoga

Sleepless in St. Louis · Post by **Sleepless in St. Louis** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:27 pm

By bulb cost me like $3 at the grocery store. Just throw the old one away once in a while and buy a new one. I'm not sure if these bulbs works exactly the same way or as well as a pot but the bulb is working for me.

MandoJohnny · Post by **MandoJohnny** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:32 pm

I used to use a bulb syringe very successfully, never tried the pot. I am now using a third possibility. Next to the Neti pots in Walgreens, I found the NeilMed Sinus Rinse kit. Like the Neti, it has pre-measured packets, but it uses a squeeze bottle, both to mix and use the solution, so the application is more like the bulb syringe. It is kind of half way in between to two. It is about the same price as the Neti kit. I like it.

They have a website, http://www.neilmed.com. They have some other products for sinuses that look interesting also.

Alisha · Post by **Alisha** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:03 pm

After reading this thread, I have ordered the SinuCleanse Squeeze Kit. It is a squeeze bottle with a removable cap and can be cleaned after each use. It is top-rack dishwasher safe. It has pre-mixed packets to use.

I have shied away from the neti pot and the syringes, but now am looking forward to trying the squeeze bottle. I hope and believe I'll soon be asking myself why I waited so long. But I'd probably still be waiting if I hadn't found the squeeze bottle.

Alisha

snork1 · Post by **snork1** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:43 pm

Sleepless in St. Louis wrote:I've used a bulb for about 6 months. It's one of those kind that you buy to use with a baby to unclog the little nostrils. I just do it in the shower. I keep a sealed container of salt and a platic cup on one of the shelves and just mix warm water with a pinch of salt right in the cup. Works great and was easy to get used to. Not sure how easy the neti is to use. Since I've been doing this, I have had zero head colds and almost no congestion to speak off. It takes about 3 minutes a day and is well worth the effort.

I have used this technique twice a day for a couple of years now. Using pretty much the equipment in the photo above, except for I dropped using the baking soda and use simple non-aluminum "sea salt". The bulb is as gentle as you want to make it. Neti pot is good too.

I always make sure to rinse and squeeze the bulb after using it and store it hanging down so it dries out. At $3-$6 each I just toss it and replace it every once in awhile.

What do the "pre-measured" packets have that make them worth the extra cost? Sures seems simple and cheap to just toss in a pinch of pure sea salt.

major_works · Post by **major_works** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:48 am

I approach nasal irrigation/cleansing a bit differently. My allergist turned me onto a product called Alkolol, an OTC preparation that contains small quantities of a variety of aromatic oils (wintergreen, camphor, etc.). It leaves the nasal passages feeling quite fresh and clean feeling.

As to application, I use a little appliance the allergist had called a nasal douche. It looks like a badly malformed test tube. But in principle, it's not unlike the neti pot or bulb syringes.

It all works for me.

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