Nasal Irrigation

Nasal irrigation can relieve the nasal congestion and swelling common in allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. It washes debris from the nose and shrinks swollen mucous membranes. Irrigation with a simple saline solution has been found to immediately reduce histamine levels; these levels were maintained for at least 30 minutes after treatment in clinical trials on allergic rhinitis patients. Follow the directions below to perform your own nasal irrigation. You can repeat this process two or three times a day. Don't worry if you feel a mild burning sensation when you first start nasal irrigations - it will diminish after a few days. If you're using nasally administered medications, irrigate before using inhalers.

• Wash a one-quart glass jar thoroughly and fill it one quart of purified water. Add 2-3 heaping tablespoons of pickling/canning salt (not table salt) and one teaspoon of baking soda (pure bicarbonate). Stir before each use; cap and store at room temperature. For children, use 1.5 teaspoons of salt and gradually increase to 2-3 teaspoons so as not to irritate their nasal passages. The solution keeps for one week.
• Pour some of the solution into a clean bowl. You may warm it slightly in the microwave but do not heat until too hot.
• Using a bulb ear syringe, large medical syringe (30 cc), or a Water Pik device, squirt solution into each nostril, making sure that you aim toward the back of the head not the top of the head. It's best to stand over a sink or even in the shower. Some of the salt-water solution may get into your mouth; spit it out. Swallowing a little of the solution is not harmful.
• For children, you can use a nasal steroid container or other spray bottle and squirt the solution repeatedly into each nostril. Let the child sit or stand up during the irrigation - don't force them to lie down.

Nasal Hyperthermia (Vapor Inhalation)
Inhalation of heated water vapor is a folk remedy for allergic rhinitis that has been proven to be clinically effective in reducing congestion and histamine levels for up to four hours following treatment. Vaporizers can heat water to various degrees; between 41 degrees C and 43 degrees C is the optimal temperature for vapor therapy. In one study, 30 rhinitis patients underwent three hyperthermic treatments in three weeks, in which they spent 20 minutes inhaling vapor from water heated to 43 degrees C; 20 minutes inhaling vapor from water heated to 41 degrees C, and nasal irrigation. All patients experienced symptom relief from the vapor systems but not from the nasal irrigation; 41 degrees C was the more comfortable temperature.




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