I've used a neti pot for 2+ years and have yet to have a sinus infection requiring antibiotics, when before I had them 2-3 times a year. When I do feel the sinuses starting to back up, the symptoms seem to pass very quickly. Some things to consider though- more is not better. Use it regularly, but typically once a day is fine. Also make sure you drain and dry the sinuses as directed. I've used several different salts (made for this, not table salt) and they all seem to work OK. Some have baking soda as a buffer, but I prefer the 100% salt. Sea salt also works for me.
For those of you who do not dive salt water, this is a great thing to do for a couple weeks prior to your salt water dive trips. If nothing else, it gets the sinuses used to the salt air and reduces the sniffling, dripping and congestion you can get, and also lessens that initial burn the first time you get seawater up your nose.
I also like the neti pot versus the forced irrigators. The natural gravity flow seems gentler than forcing the fluid in with the syringe based systems for me anyway.
For those of you who do not dive salt water, this is a great thing to do for a couple weeks prior to your salt water dive trips. If nothing else, it gets the sinuses used to the salt air and reduces the sniffling, dripping and congestion you can get, and also lessens that initial burn the first time you get seawater up your nose.
I also like the neti pot versus the forced irrigators. The natural gravity flow seems gentler than forcing the fluid in with the syringe based systems for me anyway.