I use allergy medications. Can I still use the SinuCleanse® system?
If you use antihistamines, nasal washing is encouraged to counter-act the mucus-thickening effects that every antihistamine medication causes. While helpful for allergy symptoms, antihistamines can actually worsen sinus function by thickening the mucus and interfering with its clearance out of the nose and sinuses. Nasal washing will thin your mucus again and lead to a healthier nose. Additionally, if you use antihistamines, nasal washing will not interfere with the effects. Additionally, nasal washing just prior to use of a nasal steroid spray removes thick mucus from the nasal passages and improves contact of these medications with the nasal lining. In any case, using the SinuCleanse® system once or many times daily can be a very helpful adjunct to many allergic individuals, whether they have seasonal or year-round allergy symptoms. The gentle nasal wash and drug-free solution provides proven relief without any harmful interactions with other allergy therapies.
