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How To Use A Nasal Pot/Neti Pot |
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Fill the nasal pot just below its lip with warm water. Add ½ teaspoon of sea salt and stir until it is thoroughly dissolved. Bend over the sink and turn your head to one side. Keeping the pot level, place the spout into the top nostril until it has a snug fit. Breathe through your mouth and slowly tip your head downward allowing the warm water to travel up through your sinuses and out the other nostril. Do not sniff! Let gravity do the work. Play around with the angle of your head if you are having problems with the water flowing out the other nostil. Use half the saline solution in the pot and repeat on the other side. If you experience an uncomfortable sensation, adjust the level of salt. Sometimes too little salt can be as uncomfortable as too much salt. Baking soda may be used if the salt irritates your sinuses.
Play around with what works for you. More salt? More tilt in your head? Is your mouth open? Does it work better to do it midday or evening? Everyone is different.
Don't give up! It really, really works.
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