Last year, I tried this 'niti' thing, and it worked for me. Here's how it's done (and I am writing this like I am explaing this whole thing to a five year old . . . yes, I just re-watched the movie 'philadeplhia', in which this Denzel Washington character says, again and again, "explain that to me like I am five years old.' . . so you know where the influence has come from :-) PREPARATIONS: 1. Go to Patan. 2. Order a small plain-style brass/copper karuwa. 3. Bring that Karuwa home. ACTION PART 1: (location: Kitchen table top) 4. Put lukewarm water into the karuwa. 5. Add some salt. 6. Stir ACTION PART 2: (location: You are standing over the basin in your bathroom) 7.Tilt your head to the left while holding the filled-with-water karuwa (refer to 4, 5 and 6 above) in your right hand. 8. Put the snout of the karuwa into your upper nostril 9. Let the water from the karuwa go deep into your nostril. 10. Initially, because of congestion, nothing will happen. You will look foolish. But do not despair: It is better to look like a fool in the privacy of your bathroom than to suffer through sinus in public. 11. If 10 happens again and again do not worry. 12. Repeat 7 through 11 by tilting your head the other side, and putting the snout on the other nostril. 13. Eventually, the marriage of water and gravity will work: all your clogged and frozen mucus and its cousins will be swept away . . . HABIT 13. If you do this a few times for several days, water will start -- initially dripping out but eventually flowing out of your respective nostrils . . . but at times some water will seep into your throat . . . Remember, ENT -- ear, nose and throat -- they are all connected to one another. 14. sticking to this habit can be difficult -- but doing this regularly is the only way you can make your nose whistle in happiness. :-) 15. Try it, but remember what worked for me might not work for you. after all, different noses require different poses . . . Hope this helps oohi "hopefully 'former' sinus-pidit" ashu