Nasal irrigation: Breathe easy by flushing out your nasal cavity

Nasal irrigation can be a useful addition to the management of chronic upper respiratory conditions, including nasal congestion and chronic sinusitis
Nasal irrigation: Breathe easy by flushing out your nasal cavity

Saline nasal irrigation is a therapy you can do at home in addition to your current care plan for sinus symptoms. This technique improves symptoms by rinsing the area behind the nose with salt water.

CHRONIC and acute upper respiratory conditions are common and expensive. They impact us, especially during winter, when we’re confined indoors with windows tightly shut against wind and rain.

These conditions are perfect for infectious agents to multiply and travel from person to person.

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