Eh, blowing air out after is kinda the same reflex. And decent seawater is basically netty potting yourself everytime you go under. I was in a situation to go to the beach every day for a year straight, and it was the best my allergies have ever been because at least once a day I was flushing it out with warm seawater.
Keep in mind, the alternative here is wearing nose plugs during prolonged physical activity. Restricting breathing during physical exertion is going to rub a lot more people the wrong way.
So I’m surprised people would deal with that, over the chance of some water going up their nose.
You don’t wear them the entire time you are on the river. You put them on just before a big rapids then take them off after the rapid while you paddle to the next one. I have had water forced past my nose plugs going over in a rapid before, that is how forceful it can be.
Eh, blowing air out after is kinda the same reflex. And decent seawater is basically netty potting yourself everytime you go under. I was in a situation to go to the beach every day for a year straight, and it was the best my allergies have ever been because at least once a day I was flushing it out with warm seawater.
Keep in mind, the alternative here is wearing nose plugs during prolonged physical activity. Restricting breathing during physical exertion is going to rub a lot more people the wrong way.
So I’m surprised people would deal with that, over the chance of some water going up their nose.
You don’t wear them the entire time you are on the river. You put them on just before a big rapids then take them off after the rapid while you paddle to the next one. I have had water forced past my nose plugs going over in a rapid before, that is how forceful it can be.
Do you like a sinus headache? Because I don’t.
Same reason you’ll only see me use a nasal rinse when I’m seriously stuffed up.