I need help so badly!!!!! Sick all the time!

Try another doctor for a second opinion.

And be sure to ignore any spam which could be posted here about a certain online "consultancy".

Have your home checked for mold or ask about chemicals that a landlord might have had applied for pest control or beautification.

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus-pain-pressure-11/neti-pots

But, with neti pots, be sure to use distilled or well boiled water

Why? I've been using filtered tap water and am wondering what the concern is.

There was a situation recently where someone got either very ill or died after using tap water, with amoebae getting up the nose and then into the brain - think it was a child. There were articles about it a few weeks ago. I'll see if I can find a link.

Here, from NPR - http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/19/143960631/second-neti-pot-death-from-amoeba-prompts-tap-water-warning
Filtered tap water looks to be ok.

There was an article the other day that 2 people have died as the result of using a neti pot, because of an amoeba in the water.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/19/143960631/second-neti-pot-death-from-amoeba-prompts-tap-water-warning

It says here you can use filtered water, but I went and bought a bottle of distilled water for my neti pot. I felt safer with that.

Also, don't forget to mix the water with the proper salt. Regular table salt is not refined enough, and burns, as does just using water without the salt.

Ah, didn't see your link, Chai, when I added the same one to my post.

oops.

I'm still using the packages of saline mix that came with the neti pot. It says to use a whole package in one pot of water but I find the salt/sodium level to be way too strong for me and only use about a third of a pack in one pot of water. At that rate, I still have about 120 doses of it.

If anyone needs to change from the table salt/baking soda mixture, the saline packs are available from Walgreens and don't cost much.


Thanks for the links about the water. I'll go read up on it now.