Neti Pot Once a Day Can Cause Infections, Study Finds

Neti pots have been around for a long time. The first time I saw one used was on a web video....it was startling, and seemed painful. Still to this day I've never tried it, luckily sinus problems do not give me trouble. Here's the video:

In a meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology in Miami, Dr. Talal M. Nsouli, of Watergate Allergy & Asthma Center in Washington said,

I don't have anything against short-term nasal saline irrigation -- even aggressive nasal saline irrigation for three, four days or one week is totally fine, but when we are doing it on a daily basis, we are modifying the immunological biochemistry of the nose.

That can result in a "depletion of immune elements" -- therefore, recurrent sinus infections.

This will lead us to a vicious cycle, more infections, more nasal saline; more nasal saline, more infections. We need to cut this cycle.

Seems almost like nasal spray...pretty soon you GOT to have it. Be careful out there. Mucus is the first line of defense more often than not, without it we are open to much more infections.

Using a salt lamp would be a less harsh method of treatment, treating the air rather than the person; but it seems likely that some of us have bad sinuses and need more for relief.