Sinus Flushes

[JenNorthWest]

Really? I had no idea...I use to boil tap water but my doc said distilled was the best. So there is a chance of infection? Yikes...

Also, I read your post up there about when you flush it won't come out the other side. You are not ding it wrong. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> When I was really plugged up it did that, but it could be scar tissue also. It took a while after surgery for it to come out the other side. It's uncomfortable...but the more I used it, eventually the flush come out of the other nostral.

Have you had sinus surguries?

 

[JenNorthWest]

Really? I had no idea...I use to boil tap water but my doc said distilled was the best. So there is a chance of infection? Yikes...

Also, I read your post up there about when you flush it won't come out the other side. You are not ding it wrong. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> When I was really plugged up it did that, but it could be scar tissue also. It took a while after surgery for it to come out the other side. It's uncomfortable...but the more I used it, eventually the flush come out of the other nostral.

Have you had sinus surguries?

 

[JenNorthWest]

Really? I had no idea...I use to boil tap water but my doc said distilled was the best. So there is a chance of infection? Yikes...

Also, I read your post up there about when you flush it won't come out the other side. You are not ding it wrong. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> When I was really plugged up it did that, but it could be scar tissue also. It took a while after surgery for it to come out the other side. It's uncomfortable...but the more I used it, eventually the flush come out of the other nostral.

Have you had sinus surguries?

 

[JenNorthWest]

Really? I had no idea...I use to boil tap water but my doc said distilled was the best. So there is a chance of infection? Yikes...

Also, I read your post up there about when you flush it won't come out the other side. You are not ding it wrong. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> When I was really plugged up it did that, but it could be scar tissue also. It took a while after surgery for it to come out the other side. It's uncomfortable...but the more I used it, eventually the flush come out of the other nostral.

Have you had sinus surguries?

 

[LouLou]

I use <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sinucleanse.com/why_how.htm">SinuCleanse</a>. It is available at CVS, Walgreens etc. and comes with a netipot. I don't have sinus issues persay but after hearing about rinses on this site the next time I got a head cold I used the SinuCleanse and managed to stave off a chest infection. I have now done this four times!!!

I also thought it was hard to get it to come out the other nostril but once I followed directions it worked like a charm. Amy, were you using a neti with your rinse? I like that it is a natural flow - not spreading germs deeper within my sinuses.

This is from the SinuCleanse site: Directions: The key to a comfortable nasal wash is holding your head in the proper position. When using the neti pot, lean over the sink with your head bent down so that you are looking directly into the basin. Holding the SinuCleanse® neti pot in your right hand, gently insert the spout into your right nostril so that it forms a comfortable seal. Rotate your head so that the right nostril is directly above the left. Your forehead should remain higher than your chin. Breathe naturally through your mouth and raise the handle of the SinuCleanse® neti pot so that the solution enters the right nostril.

In a few moments the solution will begin to drain out of the left nostril. When the SinuCleanse® neti pot is empty, gently blow your nose into a tissue to clear the nostrils of excess mucus and solution. Refill the SinuCleanse® neti pot with solution and repeat the procedure on the other side.

 

[LouLou]

I use <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sinucleanse.com/why_how.htm">SinuCleanse</a>. It is available at CVS, Walgreens etc. and comes with a netipot. I don't have sinus issues persay but after hearing about rinses on this site the next time I got a head cold I used the SinuCleanse and managed to stave off a chest infection. I have now done this four times!!!

I also thought it was hard to get it to come out the other nostril but once I followed directions it worked like a charm. Amy, were you using a neti with your rinse? I like that it is a natural flow - not spreading germs deeper within my sinuses.

This is from the SinuCleanse site: Directions: The key to a comfortable nasal wash is holding your head in the proper position. When using the neti pot, lean over the sink with your head bent down so that you are looking directly into the basin. Holding the SinuCleanse® neti pot in your right hand, gently insert the spout into your right nostril so that it forms a comfortable seal. Rotate your head so that the right nostril is directly above the left. Your forehead should remain higher than your chin. Breathe naturally through your mouth and raise the handle of the SinuCleanse® neti pot so that the solution enters the right nostril.

In a few moments the solution will begin to drain out of the left nostril. When the SinuCleanse® neti pot is empty, gently blow your nose into a tissue to clear the nostrils of excess mucus and solution. Refill the SinuCleanse® neti pot with solution and repeat the procedure on the other side.

 

[LouLou]

I use <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sinucleanse.com/why_how.htm">SinuCleanse</a>. It is available at CVS, Walgreens etc. and comes with a netipot. I don't have sinus issues persay but after hearing about rinses on this site the next time I got a head cold I used the SinuCleanse and managed to stave off a chest infection. I have now done this four times!!!

I also thought it was hard to get it to come out the other nostril but once I followed directions it worked like a charm. Amy, were you using a neti with your rinse? I like that it is a natural flow - not spreading germs deeper within my sinuses.

This is from the SinuCleanse site: Directions: The key to a comfortable nasal wash is holding your head in the proper position. When using the neti pot, lean over the sink with your head bent down so that you are looking directly into the basin. Holding the SinuCleanse® neti pot in your right hand, gently insert the spout into your right nostril so that it forms a comfortable seal. Rotate your head so that the right nostril is directly above the left. Your forehead should remain higher than your chin. Breathe naturally through your mouth and raise the handle of the SinuCleanse® neti pot so that the solution enters the right nostril.

In a few moments the solution will begin to drain out of the left nostril. When the SinuCleanse® neti pot is empty, gently blow your nose into a tissue to clear the nostrils of excess mucus and solution. Refill the SinuCleanse® neti pot with solution and repeat the procedure on the other side.

 

[LouLou]

I use <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sinucleanse.com/why_how.htm">SinuCleanse</a>. It is available at CVS, Walgreens etc. and comes with a netipot. I don't have sinus issues persay but after hearing about rinses on this site the next time I got a head cold I used the SinuCleanse and managed to stave off a chest infection. I have now done this four times!!!

I also thought it was hard to get it to come out the other nostril but once I followed directions it worked like a charm. Amy, were you using a neti with your rinse? I like that it is a natural flow - not spreading germs deeper within my sinuses.

This is from the SinuCleanse site: Directions: The key to a comfortable nasal wash is holding your head in the proper position. When using the neti pot, lean over the sink with your head bent down so that you are looking directly into the basin. Holding the SinuCleanse® neti pot in your right hand, gently insert the spout into your right nostril so that it forms a comfortable seal. Rotate your head so that the right nostril is directly above the left. Your forehead should remain higher than your chin. Breathe naturally through your mouth and raise the handle of the SinuCleanse® neti pot so that the solution enters the right nostril.

In a few moments the solution will begin to drain out of the left nostril. When the SinuCleanse® neti pot is empty, gently blow your nose into a tissue to clear the nostrils of excess mucus and solution. Refill the SinuCleanse® neti pot with solution and repeat the procedure on the other side.

 

[LouLou]

I use <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sinucleanse.com/why_how.htm">SinuCleanse</a>. It is available at CVS, Walgreens etc. and comes with a netipot. I don't have sinus issues persay but after hearing about rinses on this site the next time I got a head cold I used the SinuCleanse and managed to stave off a chest infection. I have now done this four times!!!

I also thought it was hard to get it to come out the other nostril but once I followed directions it worked like a charm. Amy, were you using a neti with your rinse? I like that it is a natural flow - not spreading germs deeper within my sinuses.

This is from the SinuCleanse site: Directions: The key to a comfortable nasal wash is holding your head in the proper position. When using the neti pot, lean over the sink with your head bent down so that you are looking directly into the basin. Holding the SinuCleanse® neti pot in your right hand, gently insert the spout into your right nostril so that it forms a comfortable seal. Rotate your head so that the right nostril is directly above the left. Your forehead should remain higher than your chin. Breathe naturally through your mouth and raise the handle of the SinuCleanse® neti pot so that the solution enters the right nostril.

In a few moments the solution will begin to drain out of the left nostril. When the SinuCleanse® neti pot is empty, gently blow your nose into a tissue to clear the nostrils of excess mucus and solution. Refill the SinuCleanse® neti pot with solution and repeat the procedure on the other side.

 

[LouLou]

I use <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sinucleanse.com/why_how.htm">SinuCleanse</a>. It is available at CVS, Walgreens etc. and comes with a netipot. I don't have sinus issues persay but after hearing about rinses on this site the next time I got a head cold I used the SinuCleanse and managed to stave off a chest infection. I have now done this four times!!!

I also thought it was hard to get it to come out the other nostril but once I followed directions it worked like a charm. Amy, were you using a neti with your rinse? I like that it is a natural flow - not spreading germs deeper within my sinuses.

This is from the SinuCleanse site: Directions: The key to a comfortable nasal wash is holding your head in the proper position. When using the neti pot, lean over the sink with your head bent down so that you are looking directly into the basin. Holding the SinuCleanse® neti pot in your right hand, gently insert the spout into your right nostril so that it forms a comfortable seal. Rotate your head so that the right nostril is directly above the left. Your forehead should remain higher than your chin. Breathe naturally through your mouth and raise the handle of the SinuCleanse® neti pot so that the solution enters the right nostril.

In a few moments the solution will begin to drain out of the left nostril. When the SinuCleanse® neti pot is empty, gently blow your nose into a tissue to clear the nostrils of excess mucus and solution. Refill the SinuCleanse® neti pot with solution and repeat the procedure on the other side.

 

[LouLou]

This was discussed in another post recently....
Distilled removes impurities but does not make it sterile.
Bottle water is neither distilled nor sterile.
Sterile water can be purchased at a pharmacy (rip off)
or made by boiling for 15 minutes.

Jen, Your doctor might want you to use distilled for the removal of impurities but you should boil it to make it sterile.

 

[LouLou]

This was discussed in another post recently....
Distilled removes impurities but does not make it sterile.
Bottle water is neither distilled nor sterile.
Sterile water can be purchased at a pharmacy (rip off)
or made by boiling for 15 minutes.

Jen, Your doctor might want you to use distilled for the removal of impurities but you should boil it to make it sterile.

 

[LouLou]

This was discussed in another post recently....
Distilled removes impurities but does not make it sterile.
Bottle water is neither distilled nor sterile.
Sterile water can be purchased at a pharmacy (rip off)
or made by boiling for 15 minutes.

Jen, Your doctor might want you to use distilled for the removal of impurities but you should boil it to make it sterile.

 

[LouLou]

This was discussed in another post recently....
Distilled removes impurities but does not make it sterile.
Bottle water is neither distilled nor sterile.
Sterile water can be purchased at a pharmacy (rip off)
or made by boiling for 15 minutes.

Jen, Your doctor might want you to use distilled for the removal of impurities but you should boil it to make it sterile.

 

[LouLou]

This was discussed in another post recently....
Distilled removes impurities but does not make it sterile.
Bottle water is neither distilled nor sterile.
Sterile water can be purchased at a pharmacy (rip off)
or made by boiling for 15 minutes.

Jen, Your doctor might want you to use distilled for the removal of impurities but you should boil it to make it sterile.

 

[LouLou]

This was discussed in another post recently....
Distilled removes impurities but does not make it sterile.
Bottle water is neither distilled nor sterile.
Sterile water can be purchased at a pharmacy (rip off)
or made by boiling for 15 minutes.

Jen, Your doctor might want you to use distilled for the removal of impurities but you should boil it to make it sterile.

 

[JenNorthWest]

Yes, you're probably right because it was after my surgery he advised me to use distilled....it is a little surprising though if there is an infection risk.

Back to boiling I go!

 

[JenNorthWest]

Yes, you're probably right because it was after my surgery he advised me to use distilled....it is a little surprising though if there is an infection risk.

Back to boiling I go!

 

[JenNorthWest]

Yes, you're probably right because it was after my surgery he advised me to use distilled....it is a little surprising though if there is an infection risk.

Back to boiling I go!

 

[JenNorthWest]

Yes, you're probably right because it was after my surgery he advised me to use distilled....it is a little surprising though if there is an infection risk.

Back to boiling I go!