Have any of you irrigated your nasal passages on a regular basis? Why did you decide to start doing it, and what kind of luck did you have with it?
I have had problems with dizziness for a few years now and it was caused by a severe sinus infection that I had about 3 years ago. Ever since that sinus infection, I've also had problems with congestion. My nasal passages are normally clear, but my sinuses have always felt "full" or congested - possibly swollen, I don't know for sure. No doctor has ever been able to tell me what's wrong with me, they just told me to basically deal with it. I "knew" (intuitively) that my dizziness was caused by my sinus problems, which were from my sinus infection... if I could just somehow clear my sinus passages, all would be well... I heard about a Neti Pot on Oprah recently. I decided to invest in a similar irrigation system that does the same thing, but you just squeeze the solution out of a bottle as opposed to pouring it from a pot. I had a feeling that using this would cause dizziness, because it would have a direct affect on whatever is going on in my nasal passages, and boy has it ever... I'm so freakn dizzy. I'm afraid to get up and walk, and I have this weird tingly feeling in my face. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. *sigh* Any thoughts or ideas? Or just tell me what your experience was with nasal irrigation.
I have had problems with dizziness for a few years now and it was caused by a severe sinus infection that I had about 3 years ago. Ever since that sinus infection, I've also had problems with congestion. My nasal passages are normally clear, but my sinuses have always felt "full" or congested - possibly swollen, I don't know for sure. No doctor has ever been able to tell me what's wrong with me, they just told me to basically deal with it. I "knew" (intuitively) that my dizziness was caused by my sinus problems, which were from my sinus infection... if I could just somehow clear my sinus passages, all would be well... I heard about a Neti Pot on Oprah recently. I decided to invest in a similar irrigation system that does the same thing, but you just squeeze the solution out of a bottle as opposed to pouring it from a pot. I had a feeling that using this would cause dizziness, because it would have a direct affect on whatever is going on in my nasal passages, and boy has it ever... I'm so freakn dizzy. I'm afraid to get up and walk, and I have this weird tingly feeling in my face. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. *sigh* Any thoughts or ideas? Or just tell me what your experience was with nasal irrigation.