Patrick, for me the benefit of the Neti pot is that it clears out my nasal passage so excess "stuff" isn't slowly draining. It also seems to head off stuffy ears. Generally, it makes me feel better. You'll want to use distilled or boiled water and a saline solution or it will sting a bit and could introduce pathogens.
I had a cold a few weeks back and noticed that if I drank a cold glass of water or Gatorade, my throats would hurt almost immediately, and/or I would cough right away. I googled it, and What I read was, cold irritates the mucus lining of the throat, makes it shrink, and makes the throat more vulnerable to irritants and pathogens. I too avoid antihistamines. Perhaps sipping warm water or honey tea while riding, or sucking a lozenge, might help counteract the effect of cold air? -Pete (I've ocassionally posted my first name before. When I joined the list I didn't realize it was the norm.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
