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mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 11, 2012 - 10:22pm PT
This sinus infection resulted in my first experience with a neti pot... comparable to the first time I had sex... warm, wet, and quick discharge of strange salty fluids. I'm in love again!

Dr.Sprock

Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
Dec 11, 2012 - 10:23pm PT
wait til your brain rots from bacteria,

don't worry, you can try the E ciggarette next,

then the popeils pocket fisherman,
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Dec 11, 2012 - 10:35pm PT
Neti is very good for you. Use pure water and fine non-iodized salt.
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 11, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
Neti is very good for you. Use pure water and fine non-iodized salt.


How is it "good for you?". Sinus infection city, bro.
Jan

Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
Dec 11, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
Pure as in distilled or boiled. You definitely don't want to get the amoeba
that travels up the nerves in the nose to the brain and causes fatal meningitis.
There have been several cases of that the past year although they were from warmer climates.
Lynne Leichtfuss

Sport climber
moving thru
Dec 11, 2012 - 10:41pm PT
I haven't been my ole days ST posting fool for a while. Got a job and a life. Well, partial life. Still working on a complete A-Z one. Actually, same with the job(s).

But tonight I ran into this thread and, tell me the truth bro/bruder, is yo my old friend weschrist with a slightly new handle???

If so, love from lynnie and happy holidays, dude!!!! Cheers
Ricky D

Trad climber
Sierra Westside
Dec 11, 2012 - 10:49pm PT
I would put this topic in the same category as Nature's coffee enemas.


Which begs the question as to why folks that aspire to a more holistic lifestyle seem so hell bent on sticking foreign substances up their orifices?


Am I missing some key point in these endeavors?




Edit: "Hey Lynnie - Charming Dawn and I say HI dudette!"
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2012 - 10:53pm PT
You are missing the large masses of goo that ooze out of your sinuses... followed by a night of clear breathing.

After a night on the garage wall the snot went from clear/yellow to black... dusty out there. I wish I had one when I lived in SLC.

Hi lynnie
Ricky D

Trad climber
Sierra Westside
Dec 11, 2012 - 10:56pm PT
Have you tried "Hockenschpit".

darkmagus

Mountain climber
San Diego, CA
Dec 11, 2012 - 11:01pm PT
A few people were infected with the parasite Naegleria fowleri and it was traced back to Neti Pot usage. It's super rare, and generally occurs in certain geographical areas more than others, but it's definitely worth knowing about.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/03/rare-infection-prompts-neti-pot-warning/
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2012 - 11:03pm PT
That comes after the Neti Pot... not nearly as effective. It sounds to me like you are afraid of filling your your orifices with warm fluids. Its okay, you can spit.

E.coli is way more common, and I still eat spinach cuz I'm bold like that!
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 11, 2012 - 11:07pm PT
That comes after the Neti Pot... not nearly as effective. It sounds to me like you are afraid of filling your your orifices with warm fluids. Its okay, you can spit.


Yeah. Call me traditional, conservative, or whatever, but yeah...you nailed it!
mechrist

Gym climber
South of Heaven
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 11, 2012 - 11:08pm PT
The only thing I ever need to call you is a fuking idiot.
apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Dec 12, 2012 - 12:22am PT
Yay!
Ksolem

Trad climber
Monrovia, California
Dec 12, 2012 - 01:05am PT
Sinus infection city, bro.

Saline solution is cleansing. Through the process of osmosis, germs and garbage are drawn out from the delicate nasal tissues. This is the same reason your dentist wants you to rinse your gums with saline.

Nasal passages are more delicate than gums though, so only fine quality pure salt in the correct amount in pure water should be used. It is also important that your mixing vessel and the pot itself are kept clean and are entirely free of soap residue or any other foreign substance.

I've had some gnarly sinus problems over the years going back to when I frostbit the nasal passages while ski touring in extreme cold along the North Dakota/Canada border as a stupid kid. Several times in my 20's and 30's I had to go to the hospital to get the sinuses drained. You don't want to know what came out. In my 40's I started doing Neti (actually a Yoga practice) and I have not had a problem since. It's a daily routine for me.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Dec 12, 2012 - 01:07am PT
glad it's working out for you.
MisterE

Social climber
Dec 12, 2012 - 01:10am PT
This isn't just a new sativa/indica blend at your local dispensary, then?
Wade Icey

Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
Dec 12, 2012 - 01:13am PT
neti a day keeps the slime away...EVERY TIME..but only works for dirty hippie, liberal Commies...sorry blue
RyanD

climber
Squamish
Dec 12, 2012 - 03:07am PT
Oh man I'm getting this, thanks!
Jan

Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
Dec 12, 2012 - 03:49am PT
National Jewish in Denver, the number one respiratory hospital in America, pushes a little more sophisiticated version of the neti pot along with a chemically balanced (ph that is) commercially available solution as the first line of defense against allergies, sinus problems, vocal cord problems and bronchitis. That's where I came across it and it has worked wonders for mold induced allergies here in Okinawa.
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