Sinusitis : Is the Neti Pot a Cure?

Some time ago I heard about the yoga technique of Jalaneti or nasal irrigation using a neti pot. As any fellow sufferer will understand I'm willing to try anything and a non-drug way to relieve my problem is particularly appealing. I live in the Caribbean so they're no chance a neti pot will be available in a local store so I ordered one from Health & Yoga .

The neti pot arrived with a very detailed booklet of instructions. Basically you prepare a body temperature isotonic salt solution and use it to wash out the sinuses. you can see a video demonstrating it at You Tube . It's very easy and not at all unpleasant. You must dry the nose afterwards to prevent infection. The whole procedure takes around 3 minutes.

I've been using the neti pot for a month now and (fingers crossed) so far my sinuses have been clearer that I can remember for a long time. I'll reserve judgement on the long term effects until I've used it for a few months but so far I'm very impressed. The neti pot isn't a cure but if you have chronic sinusitis it's well worth a try!