I’ve been reluctant to try irrigation. How important is it?
Nasal irrigation can potentially be the most therapeutic measure in completely eliminating a sinus infection. It can help quickly and dramatically. I’ve heard from people who have had an infection for months, and within two days of beginning irrigation, the infection was gone and did not return, even if irrigation was not continued beyond a few days. If the problem is chronic sinusitis, your mucous membranes may have been inflamed and irritated for years, with the cilia badly damaged. In this case, daily irrigation is an essential part of the Love Your Nose Program for healing the membranes and preventing further infection. The bathing of the membranes with salt water keeps them moist and eliminates pollutants and particles usually removed by the cilia. While irrigation in this instance helps temporarily (just while you’re doing it), it also has the long-term benefit of helping the membranes return to normal. The irrigation device I recommend is called the SinuPulse. This pulsatile irr
