I don't know about you guys, but I definitely know spring is here (even though it doesn't always feel like it.. dumb weather).
How, you ask?
That's easy. Freaking allergies.
Here's the thing: I NEVER used to have allergies, seasonal or otherwise, until I moved to the DC area. Actually, I still didn't have them during the first DC spring I experienced back in 2009.
2010 was a different story, however. All of a sudden, my head was always stuffy. My nose kept running. I was sneezing so much that I should have had an orgasm (Have you ever heard that? 10 sneezes = an orgasm? No? Urban legend? Too bad.). And my nose would get so irritated and dry that it would just start bleeding out of nowhere.
I wasn't very attractive.
I was, however, going to massage school, where they are all into woo-woo things and organic hummus and homeopathic remedies. Which is how I was introduced to the neti pot!
No, I'm not gonna show a weird video of me doing it (ahem, K-bomb), but if you haven't heard of this wonderful little contraption, you basically fill the little pot with a saline solution, shove the spout up one of your nostrils, tilt your head, and let the solution work it's way up your nose, through your sinuses, and out the other side.
Ok, I lied. I need to show you a picture at least.
By the way, I have neverrr looked that happy while trying not to get saline/nose backwash in my mouth.
So I bought myself one, and use it occasionally - one time being this morning since I pretty much couldn't breathe. I have to say, it really does work. I can breathe through my nose, and it removes whatever pollen-y
The downside? I think some saline solution got stuck up there somewhere, because when I tip my head certain ways.. my nose just starts leaking.
Not running.
Leaking.
Ew, gross, TMI, etc. I just thought I should let you know. Be wary of leaky noses if you so choose to use the neti pot, which I highly recommend!
9 out of 10 cats agree!
