Sinus or sick or breathing problems impacting your performance? Here is some information I found. It works! I am reading a book about sinuses which covers the lungs, sinuses, nose and throat problems. I just started the book but he noted that irrigation systems are a great natural way to clear your system and breath easier. "Nasal irrigation is a personal hygiene practice which involves flooding the nasal cavity with warm saline solution. The goal of nasal irrigation is to clear out excess mucus and particulates and moisturize the nasal cavity. Either a fluid-filled syringe or a neti pot can be used. The practice has been subjected to clinical testing and has been found to be safe and beneficial, with no apparent side effects" The neti pot has also been shown on the Oprah Show according to the internet. And I also found a lot happy reviews from people that used this system. Its cheap, $10, at Walgreens, compared to other irrigation systems that can be purchased for around $100. I heard the expensive systems suck and are cheaply made. Here is a funny example... I promise this works but follow the directions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQm7YpxgOnA Some of the benefits listed below but I specifically use it for nasal drip. * Clear out sticky, persistent mucus and help reduce nasal congestion * Cleanse and rid the sinus cavities of allergens, irritants, and contaminants * Treat chronic sinusitis * Treat acute bacterial rhinosinusitis * Treat allergic rhinitis * Prevent common colds and flu * Relieve nasal dryness * Promote Healthy nasal passages * Treat empty nose syndrome (a crippled nose caused by over-aggressive turbinate resection) * Improve breathing * Reduce cough and other symptoms of post-nasal drip * Temporarily reduce symptoms of phantosmia * Generally improve sinus health.
I got a broken nose fixed a few years back and my ENT doc had me doing daily irrigations for a while afterwards, to clear things out and prevent infection. It worked.
This seems to me like the kind of thing that you wouldn't want to do everyday, if only to make sure your body keeps taking care of its own cleaning, you know what I mean?