If you are tired of getting caught picking your nose at the stop-light then this is the video for
you. Or, if you are looking for a natural way to provide relief for allergies, sinus congestion,
nasal irritation, snoring, colds and maybe even decrease your risk of getting severe COVID-19 then
look no further. Today we are going to be show how something as simple as rinsing your nasal passages
with salt water can make a huge difference in these conditions. I ll show you a few devices
that help you with it and even give you a recipe so you can do this safely and cheaply at home.
Rinsing out our nasal passages with salt water has been something that has been done from the
beginning of time. One of the first known devices that was used for this was invented
500 years ago in India that we still use in some form today. We call it the neti pot.
For much of history this had been a common treatment option for respiratory or sinus issues,
but with the advent of antibiotics and their use in the treatment of respiratory infections,
the focus on nasal irrigation was lost. When we have chronic sinus problems, allergies,
snoring or any other problem in the nasal passages it often is due to swelling and buildup in the
nasal passages. You have things we call turbinates in the passages that are there to help us moisten
and humidify air before it goes to your lungs. They also trap dust and debris in attempts to
keep your lungs clear. When these get dry they get swollen, produce more mucus, get inflamed and can
be more prone to getting infections. When we can keep the nasal passages moist
and clean we do a lot better avoiding these problems. Saline nasal rinses can be a great
way to maintain good sinus health by helping minimize the effects of allergies, allowing
better sinus drainage and create an healthier environment to decrease your risk of infections.
Hopefully you watched my video about the recent Augusta Georgia study on how doing a sinus rinse
at the diagnosis of COVID decreased your risk of hospitilzation by 8 times! If you haven t,
I ll put the link at the end of this video. So let s talk about the best way to do it. We find
that using some sort of pressure irrigation device does best. One of the favorite ones
that I recommend is a simple one like this. It s just a bottle that allows you to squirt it up
your nose. This one is made by a company called Neil Med. Then there is this one,
obviously there is more to it but it really gets the job done as well. This is the Navage. Then
there are lower pressure devices like the netipot. If you just get on a place like amazon you can see
how many different devices there are. Just fine something that you think will work for you.
The key to an effective as well as more comfortable nasal irrigation is the buffered
salt solution. This is the salt mixed with baking soda. Most of the commercial devices
also come with and sell separately convenient dosing packs that you can purchase separately.
This can make it a little more expensive and it isn t necessary to buy them. You can make
the salt solution on your own. Not using the salt solution will make this less effective
as well as it is a lot more uncomfortable. To make your own solution, All you need to do is
take 3 tsp of a non-iodized salt like pickling salt and 1 tsp of baking soda. Mix it together
and then use 1 tsp of the mixture with 1 cup or 8 oz of distilled
or purified water. It s that simple. Ok, one of the important parts of the recipe
is using a purified water source, So either boil some water to be used or get distilled
or purified water. We recommend against using tap water. The reason for this comes from a
couple reports of people using impure water that contained a brain eating amoeba. It got into their
brain and ended up killing them. Now this is extremely rare but nobody likes the thought of
a brain eating amoeba so just use a purified water source and you won t have to worry about it.
Ok, so now that you have your purified water and you have your solution made up, you put
in one tsp into the water or if you are using the commercial products, just take one packet and put
it in following the manufacturers instructions. For those who are interested in the Augusta Study
for COVID-19, after this step they either used an additional ? tsp of baking soda or ? tsp of 10%
provodone iodine solution to this mixture. Once you have it in your device you are good to
go. I always recommed finding some alone time in your bathroom to do this as it isn t the most
attractive things in the world to do. If you are using one of the pressure bottles, you just put
it up one side and squirt some up one side. It s going to come out the other side of your nose
or to the back of your throat. Then alternate sides until the solultion is all gone.
If you are using something like the Navage, it s a little more clean then the other since it s
all self contained. It s obviously more of an expense but it gets the job done.
You just need to decide which one fits your budget and lifestyle.
To use the navage, all you have to do is . People always worry about whether it is going
to hurt and the answer is no. By using the salt solution it keeps the water from causing
that burning sensation that you get from the pool or other water that gets up there.
So whether you suffer from chronic congestion, or allergies to frequent crusting in the nose that
makes you want to pick at it to snoring or even as a possible protection from respiratory viruses
like the common cold or even COVID-19. Using a saline rinse can be a fantastic and natural way
to be able to provide a lot of relief to these symptoms. It s something that I recommend all
the time to my patients and something that may be a help to you to. So if you have any
of these conditions, make sure you talk to your doctor about whether this is right for you.
If you haven t had a chance to watch my video on the recent study showing how you can possibly
decrease your risk of hospitilzation if you are infected with COVID-19, by doing a saline rinse
I ll put a link to the video right here. Make sure you watch that if you haven t already.
For everybody else, we just wanted to thank you for taking a few minutes of your time to be with
us today. We applaud you for taking an interest in your own health. That s the best way to be able to
take charge of your life and be more informed so you can make the best medical decisions for
yourself. That s why we create these videos, so you can take a bigger role in your health.
So thanks again for being with us and we hope to see you in the next video.