Shooting salt water up my nose everyday & feeling good! Anybody else doing this?

[UnderSeaBumbleBee]

How often are you rinsing Drew? When I got sick last week, I was rinsing 4-5 times a day and anytime I woke up in the night. Mix was 1 cup warm water and 1/2 Mortons sea salt. Now that things have settled down, I am back to once a day. When I was sick I also did one rinse with my head tipped off the bed to let it soak in the back passages.

Hope you get some relief and find a permanent solution.

 

[opalobsidian]

Hello fellow squirters!

I've been using Clear X for about 2 months now, but decided yesterday to play with the Big Kids and get me some NeilMed. This morning, with a touch of trepidation and a trembling hand, I proceeded to squirt the strange brew up my nose and DANG! it filled my right ear up from the inside! Now I feel like I've been diving for several days but can't remember the fun part.

What happened? I know I stuck it up the correct orifice!

 

[drewdude]

How often are you rinsing Drew? When I got sick last week, I was rinsing 4-5 times a day and anytime I woke up in the night. Mix was 1 cup warm water and 1/2 Mortons sea salt. Now that things have settled down, I am back to once a day. When I was sick I also did one rinse with my head tipped off the bed to let it soak in the back passages.

Hope you get some relief and find a permanent solution.

I rinse X2 day. However, I have done it as much X4 when feeling really lousy. I was dong okay for awhile, but I'm feeling the pressure again in my head.

 

[UnderSeaBumbleBee]

I gave my Mom the Nasaline this morning for her Christmas present. She wasn't all that happy. Anyway we did our Mother Daughter Christmas rinse together this morning and I think she is hooked! She has had some breath issues from her sinuses and it solved the problem in one rinse.

Keep on rinsing! It is a great way to start the new year!

 

[merxlin]

From Yahoo's home page today: Neti Pots Article in the NY Times.

 

[InkDiver]

Thanks to this thread, I've been using the NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle daily and it has really helped in equalizing. Another satisied customer

 

[UnderSeaBumbleBee]

Glad to hear it is working!!! Rinse ON!!

I just got an email from a former cowork who saw my About Nasaline one day in the office just after I purchased it. He gave me some strange looks, but I hear over Christmas that he got desperate and joined those of us who are rinsers!

 

[csemenko]

I use the Ayr Saline Sinus Rinse kit and I've had no sinus problems since I started. Thanks.

 

[bracdiver]

yes, I've done the salt thing many times. Salt is antiseptic so it does help clear out the sinuses. Shooting a saline solution is an old home remedy that's been around since the Neanderthals. You sleep better too. Saves money on those 'Breath Right' strips!

 

[divepsych]

Prophylactic Nasal Irrigation to Facilitate Middle Ear Pressure Equalization in Experienced Scuba Divers

David F Colvard, MD Raleigh, NC

Objective: Middle ear squeeze caused by difficulty equalizing the pressure in ears during descent and ascent is among the most common problems in recreational scuba divers. Many divers use pre-dive oral or topical decongestants to help equalize pressure in their middle ears and sinuses. This study aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of the alternative of nasal irrigation prophylaxis among experienced divers to facilitate middle ear pressure equalization and reduce the use of decongestant medications.

Methods: Web-based "Before" and "After" questionnaires were taken by experienced scuba divers who had previously reported having difficulty equalizing their middle ears or having used oral or topical decongestants and who volunteered to use free samples of NeilMed's SINUS RINSETM irrigation system before diving. (Surveys were taken between Nov 2005 and Sep 2006.)

Results: One hundred male and female experienced divers completed both "Before" and "After" web-based questionnaires. Forty-four (44.0%) reported less nasal congestion after using SINUS RINSETM and ten (10.0%) reported more nasal congestion. Sixty-nine (69.0%) reported less frequent difficulty in clearing or equalizing their ears and five (5.0%) reported more frequent difficulty. Forty-one of 68 divers (60.3%) for whom use of oral decongestants were applicable reported decreased or discontinued use. Twenty-one of 38 divers (55.3%) for whom use of decongestant sprays or drops were applicable reported decreased or discontinued use. None reported increased use of decongestants in any form. Seventy-two (72.0%) would recommend the SINUS RINSETM system to other divers and three would not.

Conclusions: Experienced scuba divers continue to dive despite the medical relative risk of nasal congestion and difficulty clearing or equalizing their middle ears. Nasal irrigation can effectively and safely reduce nasal congestion and decrease the frequency and difficulty in clearing or equalizing their middle ears in many divers. Additionally, nasal irrigation can decrease the use of decongestants, both oral and spray or drops, and reduce the risk of rebound congestion and reverse middle ear squeeze during or after a dive when the decongestants might have worn off. A nasal irrigation system like NeilMed's SINUS RINSETM appears to be an economical, convenient, safe, and effective prophylactic alternative to decongestant medications for many recreational divers who choose to dive despite the medical relative risk of nasal congestion and difficulty clearing or equalizing their middle ears.

© Copyright 2000-2008 David F Colvard, M.D. All Rights Reserved.

The investigator did not request Institutional Review Board review or approval for this study.

The above study results were presented on September 27, 2007 at SAUHMA Conference - "Refresher Course in Underwater Medicine 2007" in Johannesburg, South Africa. The full presentation can be downloaded from www.DivePsych.com.

Dr. Colvard will be making another presentation in February 2008 at Our World-Underwater in Chicago-land, Illinois. Free adult sample bottle kits will be available at the NeilMed Pharmaceuticals exhibit.

Financial Disclosure: Dr. Colvard is a consultant to NeilMed Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of SINUS RINSE™

Note: Some amount of mucus production from the nasal and sinus lining is normal. Allergies and infections will cause excessive mucus production. This will create nasal and sinus symptoms such as runny and stuffy nose and post nasal drip. When the nasal rinse is performed, you wash away mucus, allergy causing particles and irritants such as pollens, dust particles, pollutants and bacteria, thus reducing the inflammation of the mucus membrane. Normal mucosa will fight infections and allergies better and symptoms will be reduced and allow the Eustachian tube to function more normally.