Millions of people around the world have found sinus relief from using a nettie pot, or more commonly known as a neti pot.
Neti pots are small teapot shaped bottles with a long straight spout.
They are used to flush the sinuses and relieve clogged nasal passages and chronic sinus problems.
Neti pots have grown in popularity from their positive media exposure.
However, they have been around for centuries.
They originated from the Ayurvedic-Yoga medical tradition.
They are still used extensively in the Eastern meditation practices.
Neti pots can be used by just about anyone who wants relief from sinus problems.
They are a recommended solution for easing hay-fever allergies, environmental pollutants, and chronic sinus problems, treating and preventing colds and flu's and great for helping patients who have just undergone sinus surgery.
There are also specially designed squeeze bottle type pots for children to help relieve allergies and cold/flu symptoms.
Using a neti pot is very simple.
The first step is to mix warm water with a salt solution.
Most pots come with little packets of neti salt that can be mixed with warm water to form a saline solution.
You always want to use saline in the nose and never plain tap water as it will burn and irritate the nasal passages.
You simply mix the saline solution and pour it into the pot.
Once your pot is filled you lean over the sink with your face tilted down and insert the spout into one nostril.
Tilt your head toward the other nostril and the water will seep out of your other nostril.
You empty half of the water in one side and then switch to the other nostril.
It is recommended that the typical user cleanse once per day first thing in the morning.
If you feel a flu or cold coming on or were exposed to the cold or flu you can cleanse more often.
Nasal cleansing has been recommended for preventing the cold and flu virus.
The virus grows in your nose so if you keep your nose flushed out regularly it can inhibit the growth of the viruses.