Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi Everyone, I've had a sinus problem for the last couple of years so i use a nettie pot. It hasn't made the problem go away but it certainly does help. I've been using a solution of baking soda and salt but i've noticed there are alot of nasal rinse products available that have herbs in them. I have tea tree e.o and tea trea leaves. I was wondering which would be better to use in this case and if anyone has any other ideas for herbal additives that might help. I have rosemary e.o also. Thanks for your help!! Blessings, Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 At 10:05 AM 2/26/2008, you wrote: >Hi Everyone, > >I've had a sinus problem for the last couple of years so i use a >nettie pot. It hasn't made the problem go away but it certainly does >help. I've been using a solution of baking soda and salt but i've >noticed there are alot of nasal rinse products available that have >herbs in them. I have tea tree e.o and tea trea leaves. I was >wondering which would be better to use in this case and if anyone has >any other ideas for herbal additives that might help. I have rosemary >e.o also. some sinus suggestions posted on our blog a week or two ago... partially using the neti pot, part 'steaming' http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/2008/02/treatment-for-sinusitis-sinu\ s.html Over 12 years online supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 It's not really herbal but I've heard a lot of people have good luck using MSM (at 5-10%) in their neti pot solutions. HTH, Serra On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:40 PM, shstrahsburg <sherry wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > I've had a sinus problem for the last couple of years so i use a > nettie pot. It hasn't made the problem go away but it certainly does > help. I've been using a solution of baking soda and salt but i've > noticed there are alot of nasal rinse products available that have > herbs in them. I have tea tree e.o and tea trea leaves. I was > wondering which would be better to use in this case and if anyone has > any other ideas for herbal additives that might help. I have rosemary > e.o also. > > Thanks for your help!! > > Blessings, > Sherry > -- Email me to ask about 100% cotton hand-knit washcloths in new Spring and Summer colors! serrathescented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Sherry, This answer is only an educated guess -- I hope someone will have more concrete information than I do, but I felt I'd better write in case it helps to avoid an unpleasant situation. Mucous membranes are ultra-sensitive, and the oils that one normally thinks of as helpful in sinus situations can tend to be some of the more " burny " ones. And e. oils don't disperse well in water without the addition of a dispersing agent (and here's where I'm ignorant -- I don't know how safe or desirable it would be to have a dispersing agent in your sinuses). So, just adding even one drop of an essential oil to your neti pot could result in getting that drop of potentially burny (and potentially even more dangerous than that) oil onto a section of mucous membrane up inside your sinus cavities, and not realizing it til you're in a lot of pain, and with no way to dilute it or rinse it off, short of snorting a carrier oil or alchol -- neither of which sounds pleasant! If someone else has better info, I humbly defer! Good luck, Susan in NC On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 6:40 PM, shstrahsburg <sherry wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I've had a sinus problem for the last couple of years so i use a > nettie pot. It hasn't made the problem go away but it certainly does > help. I've been using a solution of baking soda and salt but i've > noticed there are alot of nasal rinse products available that have > herbs in them. I have tea tree e.o and tea trea leaves. I was > wondering which would be better to use in this case and if anyone has > any other ideas for herbal additives that might help. I have rosemary > e.o also. > > Thanks for your help!! > > Blessings, > Sherry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hi Sherry I use a Netti pot all the time. Once in the morning and at night. I use sea salt for regular cleansings but when i have a sinus infection i take a clove of garlic and slice it up and pour boiled water over the garlic and let it steep for 5 or 10 mins then i use that in the Netti pot with and 1/8 of a teaspoon of sea salt....i do it 3 times a day making it fresh each time...it usually clears up my infection within 3 days. HTH Lin On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 6:40 PM, shstrahsburg <sherry wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I've had a sinus problem for the last couple of years so i use a > . > > Thanks for your help!! > > Blessings, > Sherry > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Just from personal experience and research - I would not use any herbs in the neti pot. I think you run the risk of really irritating your sinuses and mucos membranes. I use a neti pot every day and have talked to quite a few others who do so as well and we are in agreement that the saline solution is the safest way to go. Good luck, Emily > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 6:40 PM, shstrahsburg <sherry wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I've had a sinus problem for the last couple of years so i use a > > nettie pot. It hasn't made the problem go away but it certainly does > > help. I've been using a solution of baking soda and salt but i've > > noticed there are alot of nasal rinse products available that have > > herbs in them. I have tea tree e.o and tea trea leaves. I was > > wondering which would be better to use in this case and if anyone has > > any other ideas for herbal additives that might help. I have rosemary > > e.o also. > > > > Thanks for your help!! > > > > Blessings, > > Sherry > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thanks for your help everyone. I'm going to try the steam treatment from Marge's blog. I was thinking the same thing with the e.o's burning. The dr. put me on nasonex and it worked for a week. I felt like my lungs might collapse after taking the expectorant she prescribed.she didn't document it and I tossed it so we don't even know what it was. The nettie pot helps a lot but I still have to take benedryl before bed (and sometimes during the day) or I wind up with terrible headaches. I tried using eucalyptus steam in the air but it really didn't do much and my husband didn't care much for it. It's pretty manageable right now but I really don't like taking the benedryl so I keep looking for other options. Thanks again!! Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Sherry, On days when you are feeling really bad do you use the netti pot more than one time that day? On days when my allergies are really bad I use it two to three times through the day. Once in the morning to clear out the mucous from the night and then once before bed to help me sleep better. The steam will probably be really good for you too. Hope something helps you out with your problem. Emily , " Sherry Strahsburg " <sherry wrote: > > Thanks for your help everyone. I'm going to try the steam treatment from > Marge's blog. I was thinking the same thing with the e.o's burning. The > dr. put me on nasonex and it worked for a week. I felt like my lungs might > collapse after taking the expectorant she prescribed.she didn't document it > and I tossed it so we don't even know what it was. The nettie pot helps a > lot but I still have to take benedryl before bed (and sometimes during the > day) or I wind up with terrible headaches. I tried using eucalyptus steam > in the air but it really didn't do much and my husband didn't care much for > it. It's pretty manageable right now but I really don't like taking the > benedryl so I keep looking for other options. > > > > Thanks again!! > > Sherry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 At 11:02 AM 2/27/2008, you wrote: >Thanks for your help everyone. I'm going to try the steam treatment from >Marge's blog. I was thinking the same thing with the e.o's burning. The >dr. put me on nasonex and it worked for a week. Please let us know how it helps... the other thing, Christi swears by blue tansy oil (tanecetuum anuum) to avoid the allergy problems that trigger the sinus problems. She's working on another thing for the blog about using it right now. Over 12 years online supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I do it the nettie pot once a day and sometimes twice. I found that three times kind of irritates my throat for some reason. I also will mix 2 or 3 drops of oregano oil in juice sometimes..it doesn't disperse in the juice well but I shake the juice and drink it down fast. I've found that it helps quite a bit too. Nothing is as good as the nettie pot though. I use it before bed but I still wake up in a couple of hours plugged up again. Thanks Again, Sherry On days when you are feeling really bad do you use the netti pot more than one time that day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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