Have you tried this for a sinus infection?

[OakLeaf]

I've had conventional MDs recommend irrigation to me, as well.

I have one of each, actually - a NeilMed SinusRinse squeeze bottle, and the SinuCleanse plastic neti pot. I find the traditional pot is much more effective and reaches a lot more of my sinuses. The squeeze bottle, on the other hand, is a lot quicker and easier to use, not least because you can mix the solution by shaking it right in the bottle.

Starfish, if I tried your method, I think I'd drown. Probably one of those things, like peeing standing up, that if your mom didn't teach you when you were 2, you're just never going to have the determination to teach yourself (and yes I know some adult women do have the determination and enough free time in the shower to teach themselves how to pee standing up - I'm just not one of them)

[sundial]

Oakleaf, did you see the NeilMed neti pot? It comes with a lid and when you want to regulate the flow, you place your finger over the hole on the lid.

[OakLeaf]

Oakleaf, did you see the NeilMed neti pot? It comes with a lid and when you want to regulate the flow, you place your finger over the hole on the lid.

Huh, no, I haven't seen those. That might be useful when I'm really stuffed up. OTOH it might just mean it would take an hour for the solution to trickle through my sinuses drop by drop I'm having visions of those old Taco Neck commercials.

[sundial]

I just wanted to share that since I started using the rinse, it has helped my allergies tremendously. I don't have those allergy attacks and I've cut back using allergy Rx's. Just wanted to encourage those who have alleriges to consider this option. I feel so much better.

[Geonz]

I used to go to the beach and make a point of doing somersaults in the waves if I was feeling allergic or sinusy (but my sinuses are also low-maintenance). I swear by gargling ('cause my throat *is* the Favorite Entry Point for Bad Things - almost always I get a sore throat before I get sick when I get sick every few years).

So perhaps when the fervor goes down Ill get one of them things... or, perhaps the fad will die and they'll be at garage sales

[mupedalpusher]

My ENT surgeon had me do this after my sinus surgery. I didn't have to buy anything special, just use one of the little squishy-bulb things you use for baby's. My surgeon gave me the recipe to make my own solution with canning salt and baking soda. It's been a life saver, at the sign of any problems I start using it again. I don't do it everyday anymore because I do fine without it.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Here's the saline sinus rinse kit I use:
http://www.epinions.com/reviews/Ayr_...ine_Sinus_Wash

I used to wake up in the middle of the night with gummy stuff clogging my head and sinuses and I couldn't sleep. Not anymore- what a HUGE relief!
Now I use this every morning or every other morning, and no longer have any sinus problems. It feels so soothing and so wonderful to start the day with a happy clear head.
I thought it would be weird and awful to try it. But it was only a slightly odd sensation, not uncomfortable, and I got good at it after two times. Now it's just a quick morning routine like brushing my teeth.

[farrellcollie]

I get 6-8 sinus infections a year and have bad allergies. The saline rinse helps, but I still need antibiotics several times too. I have found it usefule, but not a super thing. It definitely helps me with post-nasal drip pain.