# Has anyone here used one of those Navage sinus cleaning machines? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 23, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070 "2021-10-23T15:18:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/41 "2023-01-25T16:04:59Z")
Good luck, MMM. I can’t help with that machine, because I’m another neti pot proponent. I don’t use it every day, but I use it whenever my nasal passages or sinuses act up, and I use it proactively if I’ve been doing something really dusty that is likely to mess up my sinuses. I stand over my sink, and the only cleanup I have is to run a soapy finger around the spout and then rinse everything out when I am done using it. (I mean, I’m about to brush my teeth into the same sink, and that makes WAY more mess.) ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/42 "2023-01-25T16:23:14Z")
You can get about 90 pods for 30 bucks. So even if you were using it every single day that’s on $10 a month. I’d much rather use the pods than trying to mix in the right amount of salt. They’re very convenient. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/43 "2023-01-25T17:17:59Z")
I never did bite the bullet and buy one. I tried to get back in the habit of using my neti pot daily. That lasted for all of a few weeks… ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/44 "2023-01-25T17:43:48Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > You can get about 90 pods for 30 bucks. So even if you were using it every single day that’s on $10 a month. I’d much rather use the pods than trying to mix in the right amount of salt. They’re very convenient. Yeah, I know it’s not a ton of money. It’s the proprietary-ness of the design that irks me. I am not concerned about the recipe for achieving the proper salinity of the water, I would just use normal saline. (OTOH I use K-Cups daily, so go figure) mmm ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/45 "2023-01-25T17:45:01Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > (OTOH I use K-Cups daily, so go figure) Those proved to be of little to no benefit to my sinuses. YMMV, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/46 "2023-01-27T03:45:29Z")
News for the nose: > **[Do Neti Pots Really Work? (Published 2022)](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/well/live/neti-pot.html)** > > Nasal rinsing has been used for thousands of years to relieve sinus inflammation, congestion, allergy symptoms and more. Here’s what the evidence says. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/47 "2023-01-27T11:34:30Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > You can use salt packets (I think they are intended for Neti Pot use (?) and easily disable the tabs that prevent bootleg mucus sucking. Yep, I have one of these machines and will use a packet for a neti pot. All you have to do is take one of the old pods, half close the lid and push the button on the lid. My worst problem is that not all the water always gets pulled out so I will have to blow my nose right away. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/48 "2023-01-29T12:25:58Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > You can concentrate on not drowning without also trying to get the neti pot at the correct angle while looking in a mirror all while trying to stay over the sink. Doing it wrong. Neti in the shower. No need to be neat and worry about hosing snot water all over the bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/49 "2023-01-29T13:03:27Z")
Or actually try a neti pot. If you get the right angle, you can breathe through your mouth, or even talk, while you do it. And all the water just pours down. It never occurred to me to worry about whether the outflow landed in the sink. Of course it does. I was anxious, this first time i tried it, that it would feel like drowning. But it doesn’t. It feels pleasant. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/50 "2023-01-29T13:58:36Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > News for the nose: > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/well/live/neti-pot.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/well/live/neti-pot.html) Site is paywalled - Could someone give us the gist? mmm ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/51 "2023-01-29T14:56:02Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Could someone give us the gist? Tried to make it a ‘gift’ article. Here’s hoping: > **[Do Neti Pots Really Work? (Published 2022)](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/well/live/neti-pot.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhkSVUZBSbKUNwj6RmHm_WIxrEghzrmKzTTSSpHy65dJbm8zHr3RPgpYcovjXPcTcVdMbQrSbsux7cPZRxhE0yjr5HU3clVKXhwo9_iAiZtjsqdDL02r2SzPjPzYP1yy7yek0DZaWToWq3b2GRwZ1o25Ms4Kiz5nCAA1azHEeRq29Fh3vdHBp1yQToIZiPirOC_Qlwle43ANkeAn1FwD-JJWjjTn8qe6KYDc2hRDFHBSXB-5AUs-W9ZuU_FIxSlEZYXmMi0iTI&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)** > > Nasal rinsing has been used for thousands of years to relieve sinus inflammation, congestion, allergy symptoms and more. Here’s what the evidence says. If that doesn’t open for you it would be worth getting the article from a library. It includes very good directions for safe use as well as research-backed rationale, including a recipe for making your own solution. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/52 "2023-01-29T15:11:47Z")
Actually, the recipe is in a link to up-to-date, a medical site. Here’s the direct link to that [https://www.uptodate.com/contents/image/print?imageKey=PI%2F120724&topicKey=PI%2F380&source=see\_link](https://www.uptodate.com/contents/image/print?imageKey=PI%2F120724&topicKey=PI%2F380&source=see_link) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070/53 "2023-01-29T15:24:52Z")
That worked, thanks. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-used-one-of-those-navage-sinus-cleaning-machines/953070.md?page=2)