How to Sinus Wash effectively

I have been using the Neti Pot for a few years now, and think that it is a great tool . My sinuses are thanking me for starting the process ever since, and I haven’t had as bad reaction to allergens as I did back in those days. My allergies were quite severe and I was constantly taking meds, sprays and ongoing sessions of steroids. It took a while for me hone my nose rinse technique down to an effective one though. The original way of just placing your head on the side and rinsing from left to right didn’t do that much good for me. I tended to still have large amounts of mucous deep in my sinuses, and this technique was only scratching the surface. I also had a problem with my nose being to stuffy for the water to even get through. It has now been over a year, and I have yet to wake up with a clogged up now. This used to be a regular thing for me back then.

Let’s get on with the technique, and I just want to state that this has not been developed purely by me as I have taken bits and pieces of information over the years to piece it all together into something that has worked tremendously for me. I would do this in the bathtub during the shower as it does get a bit messy and the hot steam is great for opening up the sinuses.

Step 1.  

I assume that you know how to fill the neti pot with the right amount of salt and water. Lift your head and look at the ceiling. Close off one of your nostrils with one finger and place the neti pot into the other. The water will come down and it might take you a few tries to not choke on it. You are not swallowing it, just keeping inside of your sinuses. Quickly close off the other nostril with the finger and now place the neti pot in the other nostril. Once you have enough water down inside your nose close off both of your nostrils and move your upper body and head down so that you are looking directly at the floor. Your feet are still straight, but your body is leaning down. Count to ten, and blow out all of the mucous.

Step 2.  

We do the same thing as in Step 1, except now after we have counted to ten, we come back up so that we are looking directly at the wall and blow out the mucous.

Step 3.  

Same thing as Step 2, except that now instead of blowing the mucous out we snort it in and spit it out throughout the mouth. I know this sounds disgusting, but it is the only way to completely clear all of the areas inside of our nose that are prone to infection and have weird substances clinging onto its surface.

If you are still clogged up, than repeat Step 1 - 3 once more. The reason I believe this works is that when you have your head upside down the saline gets deep into your sinuses and is able to loosen things in there enough so that they finally come out and allow you to really feel unclogged. In the beginning my nose was in such a bad state, that tons of clear gel type substance would come out after this technique. I could use the Neti Pot the advised one minute before, and this was the only way for me to really feel relief.