Suction Powered Nasal Irrigation

Most sino-nasal irrigation systems currently in use require passive drainage after flushing... typically into a sink. You squirt the saltwater into one nostril and the flush drains out the other side passively. However, there is a new system called " Navage " made by RhinoSystems that adds suction along with the flush. The upper chamber is where clean water is held. There are two nasal pillows that goes into each nostril. By pushing a button, the water gets mixed with salt and fl…

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Baby Shampoo Used to Treat Chronic Sinusitis

Yes... It's absolutely true! There's even research on this (limited). The mixture ratio is 1/2 teaspoon of Johnsons No-Tears Baby Shampoo  in 8 ounces of saltwater rinsed into the nose using a sinus rinse bottle can help with chronic sinusitis , especially when there's a lot of crusting present and to which all other therapies have failed to resolve. The shampoo appears to work via several mechanisms theoretically: 1) It is directly toxic to germs 2) The soap action help…

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