▲ 90 ▼ Do You Ever Want To Use the Suction Tool That Dentists Have On Your Nose? (lemmy.zip) submitted 2 years ago by Devorlon@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Devorlon@lemmy.zip [S] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children) I wonder why that works? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I use the neilmed sinus rinse almost every day and it has been life-changing. Last time I got sick there was no stuffy nose or runny anything because I just cleaned it all out it was phenomenal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just asked copilot. The salt water has a couple of benefits over pure water; it's less irritating to mucous membranes, it thins mucus more effectively, and it has modest antimicrobial effects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago Don't trust copilot though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago Pure water would be bad, but salt somehow works, just like going to the beach (even if you are thousands of miles away:-D). permalink fedilink source parent [+] LostXOR@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isotonic is what you're shooting for. Hyper- or hypotonic will cause discomfort. You can buy saline packets from any pharmacy, mix those with a specified amount of distilled water and you'll have the correct concentration with minimal extra bits (which you'll get a lot of with tap water... don't use tap water). Done correctly and applied at roughly the same temp as your body, you'll barely feel it in your sinuses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Isotonic is good for routine use, but hypertonic doesn't burn that bad if you're really congested. I've used 2 neilmed packets before in my 8 oz water when I had viral nasal infection (as the instructions suggest) and didn't experience burning. However if I'm not congested like this, hypertonic will burn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I use the neilmed sinus rinse almost every day and it has been life-changing. Last time I got sick there was no stuffy nose or runny anything because I just cleaned it all out it was phenomenal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just asked copilot. The salt water has a couple of benefits over pure water; it's less irritating to mucous membranes, it thins mucus more effectively, and it has modest antimicrobial effects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago Don't trust copilot though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago Don't trust copilot though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 point 2 years ago Pure water would be bad, but salt somehow works, just like going to the beach (even if you are thousands of miles away:-D). permalink fedilink source parent
[+] LostXOR@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isotonic is what you're shooting for. Hyper- or hypotonic will cause discomfort. You can buy saline packets from any pharmacy, mix those with a specified amount of distilled water and you'll have the correct concentration with minimal extra bits (which you'll get a lot of with tap water... don't use tap water). Done correctly and applied at roughly the same temp as your body, you'll barely feel it in your sinuses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Isotonic is good for routine use, but hypertonic doesn't burn that bad if you're really congested. I've used 2 neilmed packets before in my 8 oz water when I had viral nasal infection (as the instructions suggest) and didn't experience burning. However if I'm not congested like this, hypertonic will burn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Isotonic is what you're shooting for. Hyper- or hypotonic will cause discomfort. You can buy saline packets from any pharmacy, mix those with a specified amount of distilled water and you'll have the correct concentration with minimal extra bits (which you'll get a lot of with tap water... don't use tap water). Done correctly and applied at roughly the same temp as your body, you'll barely feel it in your sinuses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Isotonic is good for routine use, but hypertonic doesn't burn that bad if you're really congested. I've used 2 neilmed packets before in my 8 oz water when I had viral nasal infection (as the instructions suggest) and didn't experience burning. However if I'm not congested like this, hypertonic will burn. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Isotonic is good for routine use, but hypertonic doesn't burn that bad if you're really congested. I've used 2 neilmed packets before in my 8 oz water when I had viral nasal infection (as the instructions suggest) and didn't experience burning. However if I'm not congested like this, hypertonic will burn. permalink fedilink source parent