Yes. The bottle and as mentioned I only use distilled water and I regularly boil my bottle and nasal attachment.

Here is a cost savings tip that I do. Instead of buying their outrageously priced packets, I put two teaspoons of baking soda and 4 teaspoons of non-Iodized salt into a gallon of distilled water and mix (shaken not stirred) vigorously. This provides the same benefit as the Neil Med packets at a fraction of the cost. For reference, make sure the soda is a light 2 teaspoons and not compacted and I also go just a tad light on the 4 teaspoons of salt. My mother gave me that recipe. IIRC, her Ear Nose and Throat specialist recommended it to her. In any event, we’ve both used it for years and it has saved money and cut down on colds. I also put the filled bottle in the microwave for about 20 seconds before use. It warms the solution just enough to make it easier to use.

I've used both the squeeze bottle and the neti pot. I prefer the pot. I've learned how to close off the back of my throat so that it goes through and out the other nostril. I then reverse and flush the other way.

I like going through both sides as it appears to flush the other side of things. The Navage system is one-way only based on what I can see.

The pot has been simple to use, and effective for me.

I have been using the basic Neti pot for more than decade now after suffering numerous sinus infections during ops in Iraq and the surrounding area (the docs said upper respiratory issues due to the blowing soil heavily laden with antibiotic resistant bacterias.). ENT doc from India turned me on to it....game changer.

Daily use with one of the Neil-Med packets makes an isotonic solution...cleans the gunk out right before shower.

If I sense a sinus infection coming on, I double the packets in the mix and do that twice per day, usually kills it within a few days. Have not had the need for anti-biotics since starting...and have avoided sinus surgery.

My wife resisted for over a year before relenting (she was afraid of choking on the water until I showed her the proper technique), now she converts others.

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Well I'm greateful for this thread, every winter I just suffer sinus infections and coughing up chunks and nastiness. I am doing it at this moment. I have heard of neti pots and stuff but never actually did anything about it. It's about I do something and this looks like a great starting point. Guess I need to see an ENT or at least try some of these remedies and see what works best for me.

I've been through two sinus surgeries, the second one was an attempt to repair stuff not done right in the first. Since moving to the midwest I get sinus infections very easily and my ENT recommended a powered sinus rinse system like the SinuPulse. I've used it regularly for about 15 years now and am on the second unit after wearing out one.

The ENT had interesting recommendations for the rinse solution. For daily use, he recommends 50% canning salt and 50% xylitol mixed into distilled water. The water should be as hot as I can tolerate. If I'm congested and think I may be developing an infection, he said to instead use 1 tsp of Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo in 1.5 cups of water. That supposedly breaks down the infection efficiently.

This approach has prevented many sinus infections and defeated a few that managed to develop without me noticing soon enough.

I forgot to mention that I also mix Alcalol (not alcohol) into the solution. Sometimes a drop of baby shampoo if I've worked in dusty conditions.

I'm hooked on Afrin. Anyone ever use something like this to break free of Oxymetazoline?