I used to make fun of my college roommate who used a Neti Pot to stave off sickness and congestion. I have a friend in Nashville who loves using one, and it's great to joke with her about the experience of using it.
This was actually spurred on by my doctor's visit from yesterday. She said that in a recent ENT conference, a panel of three ENT specialists were all commenting of the severity of allergy symptoms in the Nashville area. Each of the three suggested nasal rinsing as the easiest, cheapest, most fool-proof way to maintain and ease allergy symptoms.
So, after getting my grubby little hands this one from Bed, Bath, and Beyond...
Photo: www.bedbathandbeyond.com
...I rush home to test it out, and the current score is 3:1 in favor of the NP. I have pretty severe allergies. I would hate to actually count the number of times I sneeze or blow my nose each day (and yes, this is with allergy medicine of various kinds). If I did, I would estimate 50-75 times on an average day!! It truly interrupts my life, not that I let it keep me from being outdoors.
After 3 failed attempts to use the NP successfully this afternoon, I did a little research and discover that it just won't work if you are congested. So I'm not really sure what good this will do for me in the long run, but I'm not giving up hope yet!
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