Rinsing Your Sinuses article

jbmac · 2013-09-23T16:27:52Z

This might help someone, it sure is helping me. :snort:The first time someone reads or hears about rinsing out their sinuses (most of the sinus cavity within your head), they usually think something like "yuck".However, after you learn more about nose rinsing, you might decide it is for you; either once in a while or several times a day, depending on your needs. People usually learn about nasal rinsing when they have a serious allergy problem, cold, or nasal congestion; or work in a dirty and/or stinky situation where cleaning your insides sounds like a good idea.The basics of nose rinsing is to use about 8 ounces of warm salt water, at low pressure, guiding it up one nostril and letting it run down the other nostril; which removes a lot of the dirt, boogers, phlegm, etc.There are several vendors of the cheap and simple devices and supplies needed. Perhaps the most popular, and the brand I use, is NeilMed; available at most drug stores, pharmacies, and online. The basics of a good nasal rinsing session includes a bathroom, a nose rinsing device, a microwave oven, clean water, a salt-based additive for the water, some regular water to rinse your mouth with, a soda or juice-like drink to remove any salty aftertaste, and optionally, entertainment.The private place is a locked bathroom, because a sink is needed, and nose rinsing is private; and is not something you want anyone to ever post online. Entertainment is optional, perhaps music or a podcast; while you do the deed, and during the draining time afterward. Entertainment and a ceiling fan also helps to mask any "funny" sounds.The cheap nose rinsing device(s) needed is either a squeeze bottle, a small vessel that looks like a teapot, a gravy-boat looking thing, or a small powered pump device. I do not like the gravy-boat type of devices, because they make it less convenient to mix in the (usually required) salt mixture. The other devices seal, so there is the convenience of being able to add the salt mixture, and shake it to mix.If you use hot or cold water, or water with no salt; it will sting. Warm, properly salted water does not sting. Clean water is required, for example distilled, or well-filtered water. A microwave oven is the quickest way to warm the water, and most nasal rinse equipment is microwave safe. It takes about 30 seconds to warm the water in the microwave.The salt solution is made using salt and perhaps something else; however I prefer the cheap and convenient single-use packets made by NeilMed.What does nasal rinsing feel like? It slightly reminds me of swimming. It should not hurt at all, and of course, you must breath through your mouth while your nose is full of water.Sinus rinsing is done over a sink, with your mouth open most of the time. Keep your head leaned down and to one side, while you hold the device to allow the water to flow into one nostril and (sometimes eventually) out the other. Usually, you use half the water for each nostril.Obviously, nasal rinsing is always done at low pressure because it is your face, and high pressure would be dangerous. With a squeeze bottle, you must squeeze gently; with a teapot or gravy-boat device, gravity does the work. Powered units use low pressure and/or low volume.While you are rinsing, you alternate (gently and slightly) sniffing and then blowing your nose. Sniffing draws the water into the deeper upper areas. When the water comes back down, most of the junk and water comes out your nose, but some might come out of your mouth. This might cause a slight gagging sensation. If it's not comfortable, then stop; and restart the rinsing, taking smaller sniffs, to release less junk per sniff.After the salt water reservoir is nearly empty, you finish by blowing your nose and spitting a few times. Then, slowly tilt your head back for a few seconds, then a few seconds right and left, and then down (for ten seconds), and blow your nose and spit again.Then, only if you are not totally plugged up; leaning your head to one side and gently plugging up one nostril with your finger or Kleenex, and then very gently blowing your nose, can help remove more junk much quicker.In a minute or so, when you are mostly drained, take a sip of clean water and swish it around and then spit out any remaining salty taste. Then, take a sip of some soda or a tasty drink (at night perhaps a beer?), to put that better taste into place.It may take an hour for the few remaining drops of water to drip out of your nose, however 99% comes out within 10 minutes or so. After 5-10 minutes you can leave the bathroom, however be ready to quickly return, or have a drain cloth near you. About 10 minutes later, lean your head down to release the last traces of trapped water. Obviously, one should not nasal rinse right before bed or leaving the house.Some people with deep congestion may want to nasal rinse more than once, or more than once a day. It is better to gently rinse twice, than to force it all out on t...

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You know what is amazing, sometimes when I rinse my sinuses, I get lots of energy, and when I close my eyes, see a bit of CEV when
I close my eyes, I had the deepest clogged sinuses in the world, wads of hard mucus blocking my whole upper sinus, tonight I finally might
have broken through, I’m not out of the woods yet, but tonight I feel wired and can breath through my nose much better, and CEVs come so
easy now on one hit of blends or while meditating, world get ready!

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Posted : 09/10/2013 11:52 pm

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Posted : 09/10/2013 11:55 pm

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You know what is amazing, sometimes when I rinse my sinuses, I get lots of energy, and when I close my eyes, see a bit of CEV when
I close my eyes, I had the deepest clogged sinuses in the world, wads of hard mucus blocking my whole upper sinus, tonight I finally might
have broken through, I’m not out of the woods yet, but tonight I feel wired and can breath through my nose much better, and CEVs come so
easy now on one hit of blends or while meditating, world get ready!

Nice ..I had my breakthrough last spring..it was incredible. Now It is really easy to keep em clear with matinence flushes twice a week…I love my Neil med nasal bottle..

it has improved my energy also. And stopped a lot of my snoring,,which also helps get rid of my Night breathing problems.

Posted : 10/10/2013 3:46 pm

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OMG – orzic recommended Grapefruit Seed Extract to be added to my nasal rinse, tried 3 drops in my squeeze bottle with salt solution, it was
bitter and OMG it made me release much much more mucas that an 8 ounce rinse ever did, this is cathartic and should only be done early in the day
I would have barfed if I had a lot of food in me, OMG thanks Orzic, what you learn on chat is awesome. OMG now to take a shower without spitting up
so much, woo hoo, start my day ignoring morons, doing chores, and writing.

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Posted : 12/11/2013 4:34 pm

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That is cool that the grapefruit adds some magic to your recipe
& soo strong too, makes me wonder what kinda weird stuff people
have been sticking in their noses, trying to have come up with that :broccoli

Posted : 12/11/2013 5:04 pm

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trying the grapefruit this morning

Posted : 13/11/2013 10:23 am

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Whatever you do, DO NOT get any grapefruit seed extract in your eye – i did and got a painful night in ER and a damage to my cornea!

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Posted : 14/11/2013 3:28 pm

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Wow mac

Posted : 14/11/2013 7:49 pm

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i clean my sinuis wih cocaine.. :cokesniff

Posted : 14/11/2013 8:15 pm

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i clean my sinuis wih cocaine.. :cokesniff

I am on my way over..lol

Posted : 15/11/2013 8:00 am

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trying the grapefruit this morning

its grape seed extract
-NOT grapefruit seed extract so don’t go putting grapefruit juice up your nose

IT Is Grapefruit Seed Extract and does help in nasal rinsing, just 1-3 drops in 8 ounces of water.

Thursday night for some reason I put that
grapefruit seed extract bottle next to my sensitive eyes bottle (they look
similar and are about the same size. One drop in my eyes – instant searing
pain and blindness! Tried rinsing the eye in he shower, drops, nothing
worked, had to go to emergency and get my eyes flushed for 8 hours –
damaged my cornea. Good news is that it appears to be healing and there is
a good chance for almost full recovery in a few weeks. Still pain,
putting antiboitic goop on the eye all day and keeping the eye closed,
daily doctor visits. what a RIDE. OMG, at least my vision is returning!

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Posted : 17/11/2013 3:15 pm

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Ouch. Holy Shit. Hope the eye clears up soon, JBmac.

trying the grapefruit this morning

its grape seed extract
-NOT grapefruit seed extract so don’t go putting grapefruit juice up your nose

IT Is Grapefruit Seed Extract and does help in nasal rinsing, just 1-3 drops in 8 ounces of water.

Thursday night for some reason I put that
grapefruit seed extract bottle next to my sensitive eyes bottle (they look
similar and are about the same size. One drop in my eyes – instant searing
pain and blindness! Tried rinsing the eye in he shower, drops, nothing
worked, had to go to emergency and get my eyes flushed for 8 hours –
damaged my cornea. Good news is that it appears to be healing and there is
a good chance for almost full recovery in a few weeks. Still pain,
putting antiboitic goop on the eye all day and keeping the eye closed,
daily doctor visits. what a RIDE. OMG, at least my vision is returning!

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Posted : 17/11/2013 4:56 pm

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Wow yeah glad your ok there jbmac….Yes its definitively not recommended for the eyes and yes it is Grapefruit seed extract
Citricidal is the ingredient to look for…some don’t have it or have it in low levels…

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038Q44OQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Posted : 17/11/2013 6:06 pm

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Cool thanks for the Link OZ, I picked up an OZ of the liquid..

after just getting over the flu or whatever the hell that was I want to do EVERYTHING I can to stay unsick..

Damn JB..i hope your eye gets better man..damn brother..

I had no idea grapefruit oil could be so destructive..

one thing that my VA doc said was that when I was sick and using the Netti pot I was actually shoving the infection deeper into my ears ..so I guess from now on I will not use the Netti if I am sick..only when I am feeling ok…

that seems kinda backward..

Posted : 17/11/2013 6:37 pm

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yeah the ear infections hurt ..he said it could have become brain infection. now that scares me, I need my brain for getting high.

Posted : 17/11/2013 7:01 pm

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