I use the neilmed sinus rinse almost every day and it has been life-changing. Last time I got sick there was no stuffy nose or runny anything because I just cleaned it all out it was phenomenal.
I just asked copilot. The salt water has a couple of benefits over pure water; it’s less irritating to mucous membranes, it thins mucus more effectively, and it has modest antimicrobial effects.
My guess would be that the hypertonicity of the salt water causes water to move out of your nose’s tissues through osmosis, reducing swelling, while the water clears out the mucus and stuff clogging it up.
Try squirting salt water. No, really!:-)
I wonder why that works?
I use the neilmed sinus rinse almost every day and it has been life-changing. Last time I got sick there was no stuffy nose or runny anything because I just cleaned it all out it was phenomenal.
I just asked copilot. The salt water has a couple of benefits over pure water; it’s less irritating to mucous membranes, it thins mucus more effectively, and it has modest antimicrobial effects.
Pure water would be bad, but salt somehow works, just like going to the beach (even if you are thousands of miles away:-D).
My guess would be that the hypertonicity of the salt water causes water to move out of your nose’s tissues through osmosis, reducing swelling, while the water clears out the mucus and stuff clogging it up.