Jal Neti. Its Benefits.

Jal Neti is a practice to irrigate nasal cavities and keep them free of infections. It is also useful for treating sinus infections.

It benefits by killing infections in nasal cavities. It keeps the nostrils dry through the day. It is a ‘to do' infection preventer for Covid19. Read here Covid 19 Prevention Mangeshkar Hospital Story how this 800 bed hospital in Pune had no / almost no infection among medical staff treating Covid 19 Patients.

Use a proper bottle for doing it. Here is one that is sold on Amazon for Rs. 188 a pair. It is called a neti pot.

Next learn the technique. The best one I learnt from was this video on YouTube.

How to do Jal Neti YouTube Video

Next you need to remember to blow each nostril ten times before doing neti using kapal-bhati as the technique. Close one nostril and blow nose using only abdominal compression to blow air out.

Next blow air out through both nostrils against back of the hand. Do irrigation first through the nostril that has less air blown out.

Then blow out through both nostrils kapal-bhati style ten times.

It takes upto 15 days to master the technique.

1. Bend body at knees.
2. Bend body at waist leaning forward.
3. Twist head one way keeping top of the head way higher than chin.
4. Insert neti spout into nostril
5. Raise the elbow
6. Water starts draining automatically through the other nostril.

Use pre-boiled water. I use the full-on heated hot water from geyser. Collect in a glass and use it after bath for neti. Its temperature should be a little higher than the temperature of our tears.