The only real problem with using a teapot is that the opening is
usually at the wrong angle, so you have to tilt your head too much in
order to get the water in.
In more direct response to Margaret's original query, please pardon
the indelicacy immediately below.
Imagine that you need to blow your nose. Would you rather keep the
mucus inside your nose, where you can't see it, or would you rather
expel it, in spite of the fact that you probably don't want to
actually look at it afterward?
Now imagine that you left it deep inside your nasal passages and it
dried and stuck. Is that better, or would you rather remove it?
It's not bad at all, especially after you've been doing it for a while
and your inside parts are basically clean most of the time anyway. I
concur with whomever it was who recently said that it rapidly becomes
an integral part of pre-sleep hygiene activity.
-jeremy
On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 12:20:47PM -0700, Karl Young wrote:
>
> Just wanted to thank Patterson for introducing the use of neti pots to
> the list. As a chronic rhinitis sufferer I was intrigued and took a look
> at some of the web sites. Being a rather impatient sort I ignored the
> warnings to not try this at home without professional guidance and
> hunted around for a substitute neti pot to try the method with. In a
> flash of inspiration I grabbed a seldom used Yixing 8 oz. teapot off the
> shelf, mixed up a batch of saline solution and gave it a try. This my
> take some spousal diplomacy (I still haven't had the guts to tell my
> wife I stuck one of our nice Yixing pots up my nose) so don't try this
> at home without professional guidance. So far so good though, my sinuses
> do seem a little clearer today and I'm anxious to see how it goes after
> doing it for a few days.
>
> >
> > Margaret,
> > The saline solution goes in one side and out the other, softening the
> > mucous lining so that it blows out very easily. (Most neti pots come with
> > instructions.)
> > It may initially present you with a peculiar feeling, but soon you get
> > used to it and actually start looking forward to it every evening--to the
> > extent that going to sleep without your neti is like going to sleep without
> > brushing your teeth.
> > The inside of your head feels like you've been swimming in the ocean.
> > Patterson
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