Sinus congestion sufferers will try anything to get relief, including pills, sprays and shots, but some North Texans swear by a natural remedy that is thousands of years old.

The neti pot treatment is born from yoga, and uses a mix of sea salt and warm, non-chlorinated water. Practitioners simply let the solution run up one nostril and out the other.

Allergy and asthma specialist Dr. William Lumry said the neti pot is the oldest form of saline rinse, and is urging more patients to try the remedy.

"We've learned over the last few years that simply rinsing the nose once a day with a nasal saline is a wonderful way to prevent sinus infections, to help with people's allergies, help sinus headaches and other problems with the sinuses," Lumry said.

Neti pot packaging comes in all shapes and sizes, but each works to clean bacteria, germs and pollutants from sinuses.

Congestion sufferer Erin Pack said neti pot works for her, even if it feels a bit awkward.

"It's not the most flattering position as far as sticking it up your nose," she said. "It feels like you're being held under a swimming pool the first time you do it."

Kathy Hurn, who suffers from asthma and hay fever, also said the technique works.

And for Sandy Pruitt, the treatment provides "immediate relief."

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Neti Pot Nasal Rinse Recipe:
1 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
2 cups warm non-chlorinated water

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For more information on the neti pot, please use the links below.

Neti Pot Workshop
On The Net: Nasal Irrigation
On The Net: Brown University Health Education
On The Net: Sinus Headaches
On The Net: Sunstone Yoga