I saw these things a year or so ago on the Net and then they apparently were featured on Oprah and then they descended upon my office with whole bays of cubicles ordering neti pots.
The neti pot is a small receptacle designed for pouring salt water into one nostril so that it irrigates the sinuses and the exits via the other.
I only made three mistakes on my first neti attempt. First, I didn't get the water hot enough, so it felt more like the onset of drowning. Second, I put way too much salt into the water. A burning sensation in your sinuses is not normal. Third, I talked continuously to my lovely wife about how to shoot the picture, causing me to not breath through my mouth, which will dump salt water into your throat and choke you.
Despite all those problems, I found the whole experience to be rewarding in the sense that it was not reality TV. My coworker Rob, who suffers from allergies, swears by it. I plan to try it again, correcting the above mistakes. I like the idea of breathing free and clear. I must admit that I was breathing rather well before the neti and I was not teared up and choking.
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