Neti / Ultra Neti

[Guest guest]

Folks - I've been a hesitant practitioner of netism for years now. I

even gave myself an ear infection with a neti pot, the first week I

was using one. (How? well, I poured about a pot of neti water from my

right nostril into my left ear (bad position of the head during

pouring) and, for the way it felt for the next three weeks, most of

that water stuck in my inner ear. But, enough about me...)

At the Natural Products Expo this year in Washington, DC, there was a

company selling what appeared to be a much easier to use piece of

equipment. (And, if I remember right, less expensive!) It looks like

a large hypo and it has a silicon 'nipple' on the end for sealing the

nostril as you pluge the prepared water into your nasal cavity.

More info at www.nasaline.com (Be sure to push the ENGLISH FLAG to

get an English language page!!!)

Here's some copy from those pages:

With Nasaline you can easily irrigate your nose using saline.

Irrigation of the nose with saline solution has been used for a long

time but the difficulty has been in being able to irrigate in a

simple and agreeable but nevertheless effective way. The idea for

Nasaline arose when the inventors, through their position in ear,

nose and throat care, realised the growing need for saline nasal

irrigation and the fact that there was no good and easily available

product to recommend for the purpose.

What is Nasaline?

The patented Nasaline nasal irrigation system is a unique medical

product developed in Sweden and designed for home use. Nasaline makes

it easy to rinse the nose with saline solution. Irrigating the nose

with saline solution is a well tried method and has been recommended

by doctors since far back in time.

When can you use Nasaline?

Irrigation rinses away pollen, excess mucus, scabs, dust and soot

particles. It can be used as a complement to other treatments for the

alleviation of symptoms of, for example, colds, nasal allergies,

nasal congestion during pregnancy or due to dry, dusty, sooty or

smoky environments. Nasal irritation is reduced and the mucous

membranes are moistened. Nasaline can be used to repeatedly irrigate

the nose.

If recommended by a doctor, Nasaline can be used after operations on

the nose or sinuses, or to alleviate the symptoms of sinusitis and

other conditions such as nasal polyps or excess use of cold remedies

such as decongestant nose drops or sprays.

What does Nasaline consist of?

Nasaline consists of two parts: a plastic syringe with capacity for

60 ml of saline solution and a silicone nozzle attached to the end of

the syringe. The syringe contains no latex. The unique thing about

the silicone nozzle is that it is optimally designed to seal against

the nostril and has a shape and channel that fit all adults. The

silicone is specially manufactured for use against the skin. The

silicone nozzle has a channel shaped like an hourglass, which gives

the saline a gently swirling jet when it leaves the irrigator. The

saline for irrigation can be bought ready-mixed at the pharmacy as a

9 mg/ml saline solution, or can easily be mixed at home using the

formula on the information leaflet. This means that if you need to

irrigate for a prolonged period you can do so at a low cost using

Nasaline. However, it is important to use ordinary salt without

additives such as iodine since allergies to the additives can develop

if the irrigation continues for a prolonged period.

Nasaline costs SEK 95 and is sold only at pharmacies. We have chosen

to produce the silicone nozzle, packaging and information leaflet in

Sweden to assure the best quality and control of production. The

product is assembled and visually checked in Stockholm.

How to mix the saline

Mix one teaspoon of salt in a half litre of water at body

temperature, draw the saline into the Nasaline syringe and it is

ready to use for irrigation of your nose.

[Guest guest]

An actual US page on the sinus washer is at http://www.camexco-inc.com/

It has some videos on-line for useage, and so on.

This is not promo for this product. Just passing on info. -Allan

[Guest guest]

--- Allan Balliett <igg@...> wrote: > Folks - >

Nasaline costs SEK 95 and is sold only at

> pharmacies.

That's around $13, or £8, which is about the same

price as a Neti pot. However, a neti pot lasts years,

the Nasaline lasts 4 months according to the site.

Jo

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