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  2. Nasal irrigation is performed by instilling saline into one nostril and allowing it to drain out of the other nostril, bathing the nasal cavity. Saline nasal irrigation can be performed with low positive pressure from a spray or squirt bottle, or with gravity-based pressure using a vessel with a nasal spout, such as a neti pot.

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    What is a nasal irrigation procedure?
    The procedure involves flushing the nasal cavity with nasal solution such as saline solution which promotes mucociliary clearance by moisturizing the nasal cavity and removing encrusted material [ 1 ]. The concept of nasal irrigation has been used for at least 2 centuries.

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    How to perform a nasal rinse?

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    Nasal irrigation is an at-home treatment to rinse your sinuses. You can buy the ingredients for nasal irrigation over the counter at most pharmacies or drug stores. First, wash your hands with soap and water. Wash the container if you’re using a neti pot, a nasal rinse bottle or another container that doesn’t contain a prefilled solution. Irrigate over a sink to make cleanup easier. Prepare the nasal irrigation solution:If you’re using a container that was sold with saline powder, follow the instructions to prepare the solution. To make a homemade solution, mix one or two cups of distilled boiled water with ½ to ¼ teaspoon of non-iodized salt. Avoid iodized salt, including table salt. If you’re using boiled water, boil for five minutes. Get the container ready: Pour the saline solution into the container you’ll use to rinse your nose. If you’re using boiled water, wait until it’s lukewarm (not too hot, not too cold) before using it. Get positioned: Lean over the sink, looking down. Turn your head to one side so that one ear is toward the sink (as if you were listening for a sound coming from the drain) and the other is toward the ceiling. Fine-tune your position by thinking of how you want the water to flow. Imagine water flowing from the top nostril and spilling out of the bottom one. Irrigate: Breathe through your mouth. Place the container’s tip or spout inside your top nostril until it forms a gentle seal. Tilt the container or squeeze the bottle so that water flows through your top nostril into your bottom one. You’ll feel the water trickle as it flows downward and spills into the sink. Keep going until the solution is gone. Blow your nose. Breathe air forcefully through your nose to get rid of any remaining solution or mucus. You can blow your nose over the sink or into a tissue. Irrigate your other nostril by repeating these steps on the other side. You shouldn’t try nasal irrigation if you: Have an ear infection. Have pressure in one or both ears. Have a nostril that’s completely blocked. Have had surgery on your ears or sinuses.
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    What is the role of nasal irrigation in post nasal surgery care?
    There was a faster improvement of symptoms and significant improvement in the health status score. Post nasal surgery care is one of the important elements in the management of nasal diseases. In fact, post nasal surgery care is the key to success of the surgery. Thus, nasal irrigation plays a pivotal role in management of the post nasal surgery.

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    How does nasal irrigation help a thick tenacious secretion?
    Nasal irrigation is very effective on crusting and thick secretions by softening and dislodging them along with the nasal secretions [ 12 ]. Thus the thick tenacious secretion may become less viscous and enhances the clearance of mucus.

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    Clinical Practice Guideline: Nasal Irrigation for Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Adults

     
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    Nasal Irrigation as Treatment in Sinonasal Symptoms Relief: A Review of Its Efficacy and Clinical Applications
    Nasal irrigation is a simple, inexpensive procedure that has been used to treat sinus and nasal conditions for many years. The procedure involves flushing the nasal cavity with nasal solution such as saline solution which promotes mucociliary clearance by moisturizing the nasal cavity and removing e...
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    Nasal Irrigation: An Imprecisely Defined Medical Procedure
    Nasal irrigation (NI) is an old practice of upper respiratory tract care that likely originated in the Ayurvedic medical tradition. It is used alone or in association with other therapies in several conditions—including chronic rhinosinusitis and allergic rhinitis—and to treat and prevent upper resp...
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    Published: 2017/05
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    Nasal saline irrigation: a clinical update
    Background: Nasal saline irrigation (NSI) plays an important role in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). It is a beneficial low-risk treatment that serves an adjunctive function in the medical and surgical management of CRS. NSI is hypothesized to function by thinning mucous, improving mu...
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    Published: 2019/5
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    Efficacy of nasal irrigations and nebulizations for nasal symptom relief
    Purpose of review: To review current literature regarding the use and utility of nasal saline irrigation in nasal and sinus diseases. Recent findings: Nasal irrigations, in various forms, are a widely used and accepted means of treatment of the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis and other sinona...
    Author: Joel D Dunn
    Published: 2013/6
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    Saline Nasal Irrigation for Upper Respiratory Conditions
    Acute and chronic upper respiratory conditions are common and expensive disorders with enormous impact on patient quality of life and society at large. Saline nasal irrigation (SNI), a therapy with roots in Ayurvedic medicine that bathes the nasal mucosa with in spray or liquid saline, has been used...
    Published: 2009/11/11
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    Saline nasal irrigation and gargling in COVID-19: a multidisciplinary review of effects on viral load, mucosal dynamics, and patient outcomes
    With unrelenting SARS-CoV-2 variants, additional COVID-19 mitigation strategies are needed. Oral and nasal saline irrigation (SI) is a traditional approach for respiratory infections/diseases. As a multidisciplinary network with expertise/experience with saline, we conducted a narrative review to ex...
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    Published: 2023
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