With allergy season upon us in addition to all the rain we have had this winter I am suffering from asthma, allergies, ear aches, and migraines more than ever before. Neils Med makes a great sinus wash, but when I looked at the price tag last week for more of the pre-made packets I just could not justify the cost. Misery makes us get a bit creative so within a couple of minutes I found several recipes online for homemade solutions. A little bit of research to determine which recipe was "average" not too strong, not too weak and then I tried it! Wow!!! A totally different feeling than the pre-made, store bought packets. And.....instant relief!!!! Here's the recipe, the site address and every step to follow. IT WORKS! I will buy the little bottle the Neils Med makes for each member of my family as it is easy to use. Lots of people complain about the mess, but I find it easy to use in the shower (no mess!) This procedure is a MUST after pulling weeds or mowing the lawn!!!
THE PROCEDURE STEP BY STEP
If you have five minutes, you have time to do a nasal rinse, says Diane G. Heatley, associate professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. Heatley, who developed the SinuCleanse system, recommends rinsing twice a day.
-- Rinsing device: Neti pots (ceramic and plastic), bulb syringes, irrigation bottles and water-pulsers can be purchased at drug stores or online for about $10 to $20 each.
-- Water (distilled or tap): 8 ounces for adults, 4 ounces for children.
-- Sodium bicarbonate powder: NeilMed and SinuCleanse sell individual pre-made powder packets, but you can mix up your own batch, says Annie Lent, allergy and immunology specialist at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver. Lent's recipe: ¼ teaspoon of baking soda and a ½ teaspoon of non-iodized salt (fine grain works better) to 8 ounces of slightly warm water. Halve the recipe for a child.
1. Place mixture into rinsing devise.
2. Fill device to top with lukewarm water and swirl to mix powder and water until dissolved.
3. Lean over sink (or bend forward while showering) so you are looking directly into basin. Gently insert rinsing device in right nostril.
4. Breathing with your mouth open, your forehead tilted slightly higher than your chin, squeeze device so solution flows softly into nostril and exits the other nostril. Some water may trickle down back of throat.
5. Remove device and blow out excess mucous into sink or tissue. Do not sniff in.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until bottle is half-empty, then switch to left nostril and repeat.
7. Clean device and air dry.
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