Drinking Water Through the Nose
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btw, when did you start smoking? (it wasn't around 13, was it?
) DWTW, but smoking really exacerbates the sinus infections. My sinus issues almost completely cleared up after quitting, and doing a regular nasal rinse. (btw, if you get a neti pot instead of the squeeze bottle, you can make your own solution with 50/50 salt/baking soda. The baking soda 'buffers' [ph balances] the salt so it doesn't burn. 1/2 teaspoon per pint of warm water is nice. ) -
@AvshalomBinyamin said
"you can make your own solution with 50/50 salt/baking soda. The baking soda 'buffers' [ph balances] the salt so it doesn't burn. 1/2 teaspoon per pint of warm water is nice. )"
So THAT's what to do...! Sheesh. I liked to have burnt my brain out trying that once without the baking soda!
Hmm... Baking soda... But if it balances the ph, does it still kill bacteria and such, or does it simply make it more of a healthy rinse that the sinuses can handle without making one pray for death...? lol...
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I have no idea about the chemistry.
But I know that the packets that come with the NeilMed nasal rinse are a mixture of salt and baking soda. And that it doesn't burn at all. -
Hmm.. It seems just to be associated with rinsing away pollutants and allergens, not with actually killing the bacteria. Very useful!
Balance the pH... Yeah, personally, I'd recommend that over salt alone... lol. Geez did that screw me up, and for days afterward! Salt alone made it a far, far worse experience. It would have to be to do it every day. Geez!
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@AvshalomBinyamin said
"btw, when did you start smoking? (it wasn't around 13, was it?
) DWTW, but smoking really exacerbates the sinus infections. My sinus issues almost completely cleared up after quitting, and doing a regular nasal rinse. (btw, if you get a neti pot instead of the squeeze bottle, you can make your own solution with 50/50 salt/baking soda. The baking soda 'buffers' [ph balances] the salt so it doesn't burn. 1/2 teaspoon per pint of warm water is nice. )"LOL no, I started smoking at 16 (21 now), and already i am thinking about quiting smoking probly in the next year or two.( Can't quit smoking living here, that and maryjane keep me sane from all the negativity produced by my mother in this place). But my wife has told me many times that smoking and dairy is what is messing my sinuses up, im starting to believe her about thing smoking part.
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@Alias55A said
"In Raja yoga by Swami Vivekananda, 'The First Steps' pg. 19. He mentioned drinking water through your nose, by making a pump action with the throat?
Has anyone attempted this? especially as a daily practice? would sink water be alright to use? (only a few minutes ago i tried, got water up my nose, burned but didnt get the pump action drinking going.)
"I was forced to master this practice of necessity after snorting an indefinite amount of decapsulated cold-medication, the nature of which set every nerve in my brain on fire. Ah, to be young again.
The "pump action" just means "suck water through your nose as if breathing." The trick is to not inhale the water. I leave this to your ingenium.
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That doesn't sound like a very safe practice. I would think it'd be possible to aspirate some of the liquid, potentially causing pneumonia.
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@ThreeDayMonk said
"That doesn't sound like a very safe practice. I would think it'd be possible to aspirate some of the liquid, potentially causing pneumonia."
Well, the point is not to inhale the water. Ever inhaled your own spittle on accident? It is rather difficult to develop pneumonia in such away. The practice of pranayama should dispel any vestage of this threat whatsover.
Remember: health is mort psychological than physical.
All disease is a mismanagement of mind.
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I drink purified water and saline through my nose to cleanse my sinuses. It requires mind concentration, and suppression of subconscious gag reflexes. When I spray paint in haste without a mask or I am exposed to lots of dust particles, then its time to cleanse my poor sinuses. I do not recommend tap water. It can burn the very sensitive sinus linings with the minutiae amounts of chlorine and fluoride found in most tap water.
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I have been thinking about trying this once I start practicing pranayama again. Just a few months ago I got a minor break in my nose during gung fu class and ever since my nasal cycles have been exaserbated. Now at times it is extremely hard to breath out of one nostril or the other, which can make pranayama a real pain in the ass. I hope this will help.
@Alrah said
"The other practises... like swallowing a long strip of linen (supressing the gag reflex) over the course of a few hours and then pulling it out through your arse to clean your intestines... well - a bit extreme. Never tried it. "
Holy shit (no pun intended) are you serious? What could the health benefits of flossing your intestines possibly be?
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@The Old Guitaris said
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Holy (****) (no pun intended) are you serious? What could the health benefits of flossing your intestines possibly be?"Apparently, Yogis have nothing better to do than pick at their butts.