How to Use a Neti Pot to Clear Up Your Sinuses

Cleansing your sinuses with a neti pot can relieve symptoms associated with colds, flu, sinus infections, nasal dryness, allergies, and other sinus irritations. It also helps reduce swelling of the nasal membranes. According to Healing Daily, in the United States, sinus problems are the number one reason people see a doctor. Alternative health practitioners throughout the world recommend the regular practice of nasal cleansing using a saline solution as part of a regular regimen of health and wellness, a basic health-maintenance activity equal to flossing your teeth. With cold season close at hand and running noses everywhere, why not try a new method of keeping your nasal passages in tip top shape? Here are some tips on neti pot use (although you need to read the directions that come with it as well).