Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
But how do you control you gag reflex? I can't even squirt saline solution in the proper volume.

You did remind me that I have a bottle of Alkalol. I haven't had such a severe infection in years. Pardon me while I go take a break and practice controlling my gag reflexes .
Hmm, I've never had a gag reflex while doing neti... you lean forward and tip your head to the side, and the water flows in one nostril and out the other nostril. It doesn't even get down the back of your throat. If you're really stopped up and nothing will flow through at first, it helps to do this during/after a hot shower while your passages are opened up, and I usually use warm saline solution which will help open things up.