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prettywoman62 said
on 7/18/2009 No need to go out and buy a special pot. I use an empty Arrowhead Water bottle with a sport cap. I make my own solution too. 1/2 tsp sea salt and 1/8 tsp of baking soda per 1 cup of tepid water. Just lean over the sink tip your head to one side....then gently squeeze water into one nostril, keeping your mouth open to be able to breathe and not choke. After a few squirts, blow your nose and repeat on other side. Works fantastic and not as gross as you would think. Really does wonders when you're suffering.
hfayew said
on 6/29/2009 WHAT A RELIEF!! I wanted to go buy a neti pot but had no energy due to an awful sinus infection and severe pressure headache. I wish I had tried this years ago. I'm sticking to my soap bottle now. Quick shallow breaths will keep most of the water from running down your throat, but for me such was an added bonus and soothed my sore throat. THANKS FOR THE ARTICLE
sasha1 said
on 5/23/2009 Thank you very much indeed! I'm from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and I also saw the same Oprah show with Dr. Oz and the nose bidet. It's funny though that we get to watch Oprah with a subtitle (although a few months after it has been emitted in the US), but I was unable to find a nose bidet in any of the local drugstores! In only one drugstore they actually knew what I was talking about but were all out :( Then I decided to look it up online and found this great article! Greets from Banja Luka!
mcnugget said
on 2/3/2009 WOW, this worked GREAT! I didn't use a dish soap bottle though, I felt it would take too long to get the soap completely out of the bottle. I went thru my medicine cabinet and found a bottle of solution for my contacts and thought hmmm .. this should work. I mixed up the sea salt and cup of hot water in a measuring cup, cleaned out the solution bottle and poured about half of the cup into the bottle and used it. It worked GREAT. cleared it up in two squirts... thanks!
claypost said
on 9/7/2008 I just broke my neti pot and I need to breathe! This is a great quick fix!
Also, a tea pot with a spout small enough to be inserted into the nostril works. In fact, that is all a neti pot is. If you're a first timer, I'd break down and buy a kit. They're only ten bucks and make the process, which can be an awkward one, much easier.
AbbyNormal said
on 6/12/2008 Good article and great warning about not plugging the other nostril!
pergammano said
on 1/13/2008 This is a great solution, saw it on Oprah, demonstrated by Dr. Oz, with nothing but positive testimonials! Thanks for the home-made solution to the neti-pot