Neti Pot Review (Walgreen’s brand)

A Neti Pot is a sinus washing tool that originated in India. I learned of their existence from my girlfriend, after having allergy issues. In the past few years, my allergies had come out of nowhere and hit me like a truck.I have tried many products including nasal inhalants, allergy medications, and of course just constantly blowing my nose.

The best relief for me has come from Afrin, an over the counter nasal spray. I still recommend this spray as the most effective tool, that I have ever used for relief of nasal allergy symptoms. However now that I have discovered the Neti Pot, I now use the Afrin nasal spray far less often. The version I purchased was the Walgreen’s brand Neti Pot for $ 11.99 at a local Walgreen’s location

Using the Neti Pot, in combination with Afrin, I have found relief that a few years ago I would have never thought possible. The first night I used the Neti pot, I combined the nasal wash with a dose of Afrin. I used 2 packets of the Walgreens prepackaged solution enclosed with the pot despite warnings in the directions that a new user should try using only one packet . After use of the Neti Pot I felt it had done something helpful and combined with the Afrin it was truly remarkable how much better I could breathe. The next few days I used the Neti Pot by itself and it seemed to have a cumulative effect. My breathing was greatly improved without the use of any more Afrin over the next 7 or 8days.

The Neti Pot is certainly going to be a permanent part of my allergy treatment s from now on. Combined with Afrin this small device has given me greater relief than Afrin alone or that I could have ever hoped for out of any product(s).

I whole heartily endorse Neti Pots, as a wonderful tool to fight allergy and cold symptoms that affect your breathing.

Here is a medical rundown by Web MD of a Neti Pot

Here is a Q&A on Neti Pots from the Mayo Clinic

A couple of cautionary notes

There has been a recent study that cautions that frequent use of a Neti Pot may actually increase infection chance. But the study did find that short term use or intense use for approximately a week had very positive effects. Dr. Oppenheimer said the results don't mean nasal saline irrigation is "not something to consider if you have a cold." It's just "not necessarily good on a day-to-day basis,"

Also I would recommend everyone heed the warnings on the water temperature of the wash mixture in the directions; you want a warm rinse approximately your body temperature. Anything warmer may be uncomfortable or burn you and anything colder gives a very bad sensation. I tested the pot out using both water too warm and too cold and can recommend warm water is certainly the best for comfortable nasal washing.