How to Perform a Sinus Rinse Video Demonstration

Performing a sinus rinse is a safe and simple way to clean the nose and sinuses for patients who suffer from allergies or recurrent sinus infections. There are many different devices available to rinse the nose, but they all essentially work the same way. In this video , we demonstrate using a Neilmed bottle. First, fill the bottle to the line with lukewarm distilled water or previously boiled water. Mix in one premeasured salt packet. Alternatively, you can add 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp o…

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Probiotic Rinse for Chronic Sinusitis

Probiotics are often taken with oral antibiotics to help prevent nausea and diarrhea induced by killing off the "good" along with the bad bacteria within the digestive tract. It is now known that just as with the digestive tract, the sinuses also require "good" bacteria to remain healthy. With too much antibiotic use, the sinuses become depleted of all the good bacteria allowing for the bad germs to trigger another sinus infection leading to a cycle of recurrent sinusitis …

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Probiotic Nasal Flushes to Treat Chronic Sinusitis

For patients suffering from chronic sinusitis, the problem may lay more with the absence of "good" bacteria in the sinus cavities than "bad" bacteria that needs to be eliminated. A study in 2012 documented what normal bacteria colonization should be found in healthy sinus cavities versus those suffering from chronic sinusitis. The study evaluated (only) 10 healthy patients and 10 suffering from chronic sinusitis . Within this small study population, they found over 1482…

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Many Different Saline Sinus Rinse Bottles

Who knew the humble Netti-Pot kettle would eventually mutate into so many different shapes, sizes, and designs which all basically do ONE thing... rinse/flush the nose with saltwater. Here's a few I have encountered with link to where it can be purchased. Given all it does is rinse the nose... I would take price into consideration.

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