Tips on dealing with sinus pain?

[boomersooner]

My husband has been flushing his sinuses with a neti pot now for about 3 years, and I can't remember the last time he had a sinus infection.

[Laura's Babies]

I too have been flushing for years and have not had a sinus infection since. I carry a sinus flush kit with me to the boat that I bought over the counter at the local drug store that I take to work. My sinuses started burning this last trip and I started flushing... on day 2 the burning stopped and so did the sneezing I was doing.

I highly recommend flushing with either a Nedi pot or one of those kits like I got. (The kits even have the mix to put in the water in pre-measured packs.)

I had a sinus infection every single March for years until I discovered flushing them myself... the doctors do it and charge you big bucks and you can do it yourself!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Where do you get a Neti pot? I have the same problem. What exactly is it?

[Laura's Babies]

http://www.walgreens.com/store/store..._pot_walgreens

http://www.sinucleanse.com/mainvideo.htm?link_id=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neti_pot

[catnapper]

Thanks for the tips -- I tried the Neti pot to no results. I think my sinuses are so bad right now that nothing is going to work.

I went to pick up my new prescription yesterday. The lady told me "One Fifty Six". Ok, so I handed her two dollars, thinking it was $1.56. Nope.... it was $156!!! I went back to see my doctor last night. She rolled her eyes, and promptly sent over the generic of it. Now, WHY didn't my pharmacy simply substitue generic for that prescription? Urg!

I feel marginally better today, so I'm hoping this new antibiotic is working.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Thank you, Laura. That is awesome. I need to make a trip to Walgreen's. I have one within walking distance from here.

I must be living in the dark ages. I've never heard of it. I do use a saline spray but this Neti pot has to be so much more refreshing and cleansing.

[Cataholic]

J is finished with round 2 of the antibiotics, to no avail. He also took a course of steriods and rx nose drops. Not working this time. Anyone think a 5 year old could handle a neti pot? We go to the ent, again, next Saturday. I think surgery is the plan.