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What Is A Neti Pot? Why Is It Popular Right Now?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it became popular to rinse out your nostrils in an attempt to clean out any virus before it was able to attack the rest of your body. The effectiveness of this is preventing COVID specifically is debated, but it does not take away from the fact that routinely cleaning out your sinuses is in general a healthy practice. I remember when I was a kid my mom had us do this with salt water when we felt a cold coming on.
These days, the most popular device to rinse your sinuses is called a neti pot. The term appears to be derived from its use in traditional Indian yoga. No one will blame you if you choose to follow the lead of U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Oz and call it a “nose bidet.” Regardless of your lexicological preference, it is more useful to know where you can get one of these devices. There just so happens to be a wide selection of them available on Amazon.
Like most of the neti pots on Amazon, the SinuCleanse version comes with premixed saline packets so you do not have to fill the pots with regular table salt before pouring it into your nose.
NeilMed NasaFlo Unbreakable Neti Pot with 50 Premixed Packets — $13.96
The NeilMed neti pot specifies that its solution is comprised of USP Grade sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate.
The Baraka neti pot does not come with a readymade solution, though you can buy such packets from them separately. Its primary selling point is its incredible aesthetics. Unlike the ugly, disposable-looking plastic neti pots, the Baraka one is not something you have to hide in embarrassment when guests are around. The fact that it is ceramic has other advantages as well, since people have complained that the plastic ones are hard to clean well and end up developing mildew after a while. The Baraka neti pot is dishwasher safe, and it is designed to help you fight many sinus infections over many years.