study of different kinds of nasal washes

[Guest guest]

I know this is a Xolair board, but so many of us have sinus issues I

thought I should post that abcnews.com has a link to a report on this

study on the home page of their website. If the link is gone by the

time you go look, I expect you can google it. To sum up - a study has

been done of the efficacy of the different ways you can rinse your

sinuses - squeeze bottle, syringe (I'm assuming WITHOUT a needle), Neti

Pot, and sniffing it out of your cupped hand. The syringe technique

distributes the wash most evenly, apparently, but the study folks

emphasize that all of them work to some extent and the patient needs to

find what works for him/her. My favorite quote: " It won't go up into

your brain, even if you try. "

They also said to buffer saline solutions with a pinch of baking soda.

Addy

Group co-owner

who uses the National Jewish recipe and sniffs it out of a bowl, but

who may try the syringe technique next time.