I heard a lot of folks mention these in different threads so I looked it up to see what this was. With the exception of the device, it seems to me to be just a saline solution AKA eye wash that costs a small chunk and is disturbing to look at.
The more I thought about this the more I wanted to test a theory. At work I have small vials of disposable eye wash (less than a ounce) I took one of these over to a sink and tested a flush of both nostrils with just one small vial.
The vials can be bought at Walgreens were you would have 6 washs for a $1.00 each
Also, you could take these anywhere, just in case
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/ocufresh-eye-wash/ID=prod6037457-product?ext=gooPersonal_Care_PLA_Eye_Washes_prod6037457_pla&adtype={adtype}&Kpid=prod6037457&sst=3e0859f7-2058-86a8-8a3d-000062d79c41
Please keep in mind that I have never used a nettie pot in my life and I am only assuming while doing a test that I forced water into one nostril while blowing out the other.
Either way my nose is clean lol
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I take it apart and clean it thoroughly about once a year.
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https://www.navage.com/nose-cleaner-nasal-rinse-p/bdl-v-nc-cc.htm
Regarding solutions - to be 100% safe one can use solutions made for infusions. Not as cheap as distilled water, but must be much cheaper than eye wash.
There are isotonic solutions of sodium chloride or mixes of salts (e.g. Ringer's solution). Can be made hypertonic if needed by adding salt. Saline solution is about 40 euro cents per litre where i live.
Stateside we have saline nasal spray such as simply saline. Bohica works better than that for me. Stateside, IV saline is expensive compared to everywhere else.
Saline spray is quite different to lavage (neti pot or anything similar). Though i'm far from advocating frequent use of neti pot, it can be helpful.
I've actually done it for years before I recently discovered snuff when I was clogged up or working in the yard and ending up with a tablespoon of dirt and plant matter jammed in there. It works great.
Some of it ends up in your mouth but most of runs out of your nose in an awful nearly-black stream into the sink. Three palmfuls at most and I'm working with what feels like a brand new nose. After that I'm finding I like a big fat pinch of W.E. Garret scotch or Toque natural toast as a base layer to begin another round of snuffing.