Neti Pot Fun

After years and years of allergies, and now a gross cold, I have finally been pushed to try a neti pot.  What is a neti pot you ask?  It's like a little watering can for your nose.  You fill it with a salt/water mix and just pour it in and it is supposed to irrigate and wash out your sinuses. 

I had an allergy attack on Tuesday that turned into a cold.  The kind of cold where your whole face hurts because your sinuses are packed full and your voice sounds like a man.  I could tell it was loosening up the last couple of days so I finally decided to use the neti pot.

This is the coolest thing ever.  I loved it!  It totally cleaned a BUNCH of stuff out and I instantly felt better. Now, since I have a cold, the congestion did come back later but with less nose-blowing involved.  Used it again this morning and I'm once again nice and clear!  

Of course it was amazingly disgusting (the good kind though, you know, like when you pop a zit or something)...so of course I wanted to watch Nick to try it.  This resulted in hilarious laughter, on my end.  There he is, bent over the sink with the pot in his nose, and he starts complaining of it all going in his mouth and ears (?).  I start laughing, he begins to cough and choke and I see the water solution start bubbling and shooting out of the top of the pot.  Keep in mind that all that is supposed to happen is water is supposed to just drain out of your other nostril.  So pretty soon I have to leave the room in tears of laughter, and I hear him choking and coughing and yelling "I'm never doing that again!!" and I come in to find water all over the counter.

So, I've had two good experiences.  I recommend a neti pot!  Nick however, does not.