Chronic sinus infections are common and they can be hard to treat, but nasal irrigation with salt water may help prevent some sinus symptoms, according to a new study in the U.K. Inhaling steam, on ...

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(The Conversation) – It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable ...

November 30, 2009 — A review article published in the November 15 issue of American Family Physician offers guidance on use in the family practice setting of saline nasal irrigation as an adjunctive ...

Dear Doctors: Whenever you talk about neti pots, you include a warning about always using distilled water. It seemed to me like an overreaction, but now there’s news that someone died from not doing ...

People who suffer from chronic sinus infections know the warning signs when one might be coming on. Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine say that is a good time to try preventative measures, such as ...

Oct. 13, 2003 (New Orleans) — Daily nasal irrigation with a hypertonic saline solution reduces not only the severity of symptoms in sinusitis, but the occurrence of acute exacerbations and the need ...

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Advising patient with chronic sinus congestion to use nasal irrigation -- a popular nonpharmacologic treatment -- improved their symptoms, but steam inhalation did not, according to a randomized ...