i bought a neti pot last night, and tried it a couple of hours ago. at first it felt like getting water up my nose in a swimming pool, but that feeling went away after a few seconds of pouring. i had some of the salty water come down the back of my throat and into my mouth, which i stopped just by lifting my chin up a little higher. oddly, when i was pouring into my right nostril (so the water was coming out my left nostril), i also had a little bit coming out of the tear duct in my right eye, but that didn't happen with my left eye when i was pouring into my left nostril. however, after i was done with the whole process, i had a little bit of water come out in my left ear canal.

the plumbing of the human head is weird.

so...my verdict, after one treatment: at first it didn't seem to have made much of a difference. i had to blow my nose a few times in the first hour, and a good amount of snot came out, but my sinuses still felt basically the same as before. a few minutes ago, though...suddenly i had this feeling of clarity and wellness in my sinuses. now i want to use the neti again.

can anyone tell me whether too much neti action can cause harm? i'm not thinking about using it 20X per day or anything, but i was wondering if there are concerns with using it more than once per day. like...could i double the benefit by using it again tonight before bed, then again tomorrow morning, etc.? and once the lingering effects of this cold/flu i'm getting over are gone, should i use it once or twice per week, or what?

(yes, i know that google searching will probably yield answers to my questions, but i haven't done any of that yet, and i'm curious to know what other peoples' experiences have been.)

edited to add: ok, i have now read the wiki entry about neti pots. i'm curious about varying the salt solution concentration. the wiki entry says that traditional neti uses an isotonic saline solution (i.e. the ionic strength is about the same as that inside human cells), but that recent research suggests using a hypertonic solution (i.e. ionic strength higher than that inside human cells) might be more therapeutic. has anyone out there tried that? i'm going to try it the next time i use the pot...i'll report back.
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