yup, that's right. all you got to do is put a heaping teaspoon of salt in one cup of warm water and snort it up one nostril at a time until the fluid ends up in your mouth. it's kind of like an enema for your face. bon appetit!

I'm actually doing this for years.

But not quite thatmuch salt

It's the same like tooth brushing or cleaning ears and togue.

you don't smoke, drink, fuck or use a lot of salt; what exactly do you do for fun, then?

I love my work, I do much sports, I like watch football or concerts, I love my wife, computergames, my new blog ;P Dunno I'm happy.

I've been doing that for a while - use a neti pot or squeeze bottle that you can get at a drug store, use lukewarm water with a bit of salt (the drugstore kits have salt packets with the correct amount of salts) and squirt into my nostril until the water comes out the other nostril.

Umm.. Yuck? What good is doing this? An intro to drink by your nose? :/


Extreme Coder

It removes a whole bunch of nasty junk from your sinuses. It's great if you have allergies - what better way to treat hay-fever than to physically remove the allergens that have been building up in your nose.

It's really gross, but it works.

ughh. ever since i sneezed with a mouthfull of pork fried rice..and rice went flying out my nose..im not putting anything up there again

you never know. there might be more rice in there. nasal lavage would take care of that.

tip: the more salt you use, the more likely you are to experience what i call the 'wasabe' effect. happy flushing!

Curiosity is killing me to try the 'wasabe' effect, but I am not putting anything in my nose, no I won't!

Extreme Coder

i clean my nose by eating habanero

suit yourself. just don't come whining to me in heaven about all the wonderful things you missed out on in life.

"I don't smoke. I don't drink. I don't do drugs. My only addiction is wrestling" CM Punk

Sorry that reminded me of him...

Ok, ok! As long as it doesn't hurt that much, I will go try it.
*goes to the kitchen*

Extreme Coder

So is this procedure done just one time a year or how often?

i do it twice a day.

Oh Em Gee!
The pain! The pain!
I can't stand nasal lavages. They hurt WAAAAY too much. Maybe my sinuses are too raw from the allergies, asthma, and former huffing habit I had when I was 13-15? Even plain water burns. I also have a hell of a time using nasal sprays for allergies, as a commonly used ingredient, rose hips, is another allergen of mine. :/

plain water is horrible (it apparently gets absorbed into the tissue, making the swelling worse). try doing the nasal lavages a couple of days in a row and you might see it gets better and easier as they clean out your sinuses. you could cut down on the salt, but i don't think you're supposed to go below a quarter teaspoon to one cup water (i think that's the same salinity (is that a word?) as mucous). using nasal lavages, i've been able to stop using steroid sinus sprays, which i've used for over twenty years.

Only when I'm sick. And with a sea-water spray. May be once or twice a year. No allergies and I run, which clears sinus and nostrils as far as I can tell. Never thought of doing this on a regular basis.

I clear y ears though, with a very very little spoon thingy.

A proper nasal lavage is done with salt water that more or less resembles seawater. Plain water just hurts like hell, don't do it. Use the correct amount of salt and it won't hurt. Also make sure it's lukewarm. Too cold or too hot and it will hurt.