Precautions for saline nasal irrigation

The pollution problem in Huaning is getting more and more serious. When you work or walk outside all day, your nose may be contaminated with a lot of dust and other suspended matter. This is quite uncomfortable and not good for the health of the nose. Therefore, many people choose to wash their nose with salt water. However, when using salt water to suck your nose, everyone should pay attention to the following precautions.

The method of washing the nose with salt water is very simple, and there are two commonly used methods:

1. Wash your nose with bare hands: Pour warm water or warm salt water into the palm of your hand, lower your head and gently inhale it through your nose, then blow it out through your nose or spit it out through your mouth, repeat several times.

2. Use instruments: You can use a special nasal wash device (it seems to be sold in the ENT hospital store and online), an injection syringe (a larger one, don't forget to pull out the needle) or a balloon used for cameras. You can also use a saline bottle to lift it high, connect the infusion tube (of course, pull out the needle), insert the tube into the nasal cavity 2-3 cm, lower your head, and rinse and blow out at the same time.

Notes on saline nasal irrigation

1. Generally, it is administered once a day. If there is a lot of nasal mucus, it can be increased by 1-2 times. If nasal spray or nasal drops are needed, they should be done before nasal spray or nasal drops, which can also improve the effect of the medication.

2. Whether you are washing your nose with saline or other methods, you should pay attention to the amount and speed of water absorption at the beginning to prevent choking and coughing. You will get used to it later.

3. It is best to use special nasal washing tools for saline nasal washing. Such tools are currently available on the market in China. The main difference between these tools lies in the cleaning effect. Some can reach more parts of the nasal cavity, while others cannot, so the final therapeutic effects are also different. China Saline Nasal Wash Network (search on Baidu) recommends the use of saline nasal wash method using Lebi fixed-value pressure spray nasal wash device.

Everyone must pay attention to and understand the precautions for washing the nose with salt water introduced above, as well as some methods and techniques. Because in order to exert its cleaning and health-care effects, the method must be correct and their principles must be followed, so as to effectively avoid other adverse effects.