Yup, that “watering can” for the nose works wonders! It’s odd how these simple, old techniques work, even though they go against the social norms of how we were brought up.

I got a kick out of my children’s response to Mom’s weird Neti pot experiment. They went screaming out of the room shouting “Oh, that is SO gross!” Well, darling kiddo, I remember using the rubber bulb the doctor gave me when you were a baby to suck that nose stuff out! A gentle rinse beats a vacuum anytime in my book. Either way, it’s all for the greater good of clear sinuses:-)

Breathe on,

Megan

I applaud your courage and focus and I hope you continue to get more and more comfortable with your neti pot and that it helps.

Congrats again!

James

I always use coarse kosher salt, though from some other source (I don’t recall where), I’ve sometimes substituted baking soda for some amount of the salt.

Also, be sure to do the “exercises” described in the video at the above link or at this one – I didn’t do that the first time or two and was surprised when water came pouring out my nose when I picked something up from the floor!