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@tc7231
I echo your comments.
No one mentioned to me before I started doing the nasal saline rinses with doing them with warm water. I first started off with regular room temperature purified water. For some reason I heated up the water one day in microwave and it seemed to relax and open my nasal passages better.
I did check with my ENT and said nothing wrong with doing that. I take an inhaler each day called XHANCE and another one as needed. What ENT told me the nasal rinses were excellent just don't do the nasal rinses after using any nasal inhaler as will remove it.
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I do the nasal rinse in streaks, honestly, @jc76 and @tc7231. I'll get really into it for a while, then kind of phase out. But I honestly think I'd feel better with my allergies every day if I did it regularly.
It makes sense to use any nasal spray/inhaler after the rinse to start with a clean slate and not lose it, jc76.
Someone told me they just used tap water in their bathroom for their nasal rinses, as it's too much hassle to go across the house to boil some water. I thought that was a good idea for me when I started up nasal rinsing again recently. However, I read about some potentially infectious organisms you can be exposed to if the water is unboiled and cooled, or distilled. Here's an example of the kind of information I read from the FDA:
- Is Rinsing Your Sinuses With Neti Pots Safe? https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/rinsing-your-sinuses-neti-pots-safe
The thought of in-taking infectious organisms "scared me straight." I've used my husband's CPAP distilled water lately, however, which is room temperature. But it sounds like you suggest warm water for the best effect. Any other "must-do's" for the best outcome with nasal rinses?