For Educational Purposes Only - I am not a licensed Physician.
I spent decades fighting sinusitis and sinus infections with western methods like antibiotics until I learned an old Yogi tradition of sinus cleansing. The salt water kills bacteria and cleans out the dirt and muck that prevents you from breathing well & having a healthy sinus. There are several ways to clean your sinus's What ever method you are most comfortable with and works for you is best. 1. Netti Pot - use as instructed in directions. You can use your own favorite salt. You don't have to buy their special salts for this or any method. Non Iodized & Sea Salt with Distilled water are my favorites. 2. Cup & teaspoon- simple no cost way. Use 1/2 teaspoon to 1 cup water unless you have a sinus infection then use a little more salt up to 3/4 teaspoon. I prefer distilled water it seems to work better. Any water must be clean and warmed slightly ( I nuke it for 12 seconds). Stir well then over a sink sniff it sort of fast to try to aerosolize it into one nostril at a time 2 teapsoons each nostril then put your head back and move from side to side a little just to try to wash it around the sinus cavity. Blow your nose gently to remove water, dirt and muck that comes out. Repeat this 3 times or until you have cleared and cleaned sinus well. If you have too tight or clogged sinus take a Pseudoephedrine * 1 hour before so that your sinus cavity will relax and open up for you to clean it. If the water runs down your throat that is good, just spit it out. Don't worry if you swallow some, its just salt water at the same amount your body naturally is so it won't hurt you. 3. My favorite lately is Sinus Rinse Bottle
This is a good tool to cleanse sinus's but you need to rinse it
everytime before use or it smells of plastic. You don't need to use
their expensive salt solution either, your favorite salt works fine.
1/2 teaspoon to cup of body temp distilled water or more to cup to kill
sinus infections starting or at onset of cold. Important to pay attention to: Too much salt or undissolved salt will dry sinus, so be careful to balance salt with water and mix well. Temperature should be slightly warmer or same as body temperature as cold or hot could hurt. Your sense of smell will increase as you clean out the sinus :) Don't bother with the bottles of nose spray in drug stores they are worthless for real cleansing. They are only good for moistening dry sinus not cleansing. Wash sinus daily if needed. I do it every day especially after being around dust dirt or smoke to clean out. *assuming your medical care provider approves of this or similar. (its behind the counter at pharmacies) Consider also what blocks up sinus's besides dirt and dust. Most common is dairy allergy. Try not eating dairy (cheese, milk or such) for a week and see if it makes a difference. I find it helps me sleep a lot better. In fact I believe dirty and puffy sinus from allergy is a major cause of sleep apnea in adults. |