Take a quick look around you at any pharmacy and you’ll notice that the number of sinus irrigation products on the shelves has increased significantly in the last 10 years. There’s Ocean Nasal Spray, Neilmed, Simply Saline, and the list goes on. All this points to saline irrigation as an effective means of treating our nose. We wash our hands to get rid of germs. We shower to get rid of germs. We brush our teeth to get rid of germs. However, we let the inside of our nose rot, as it gets dirtier and dirtier.
Ancient people seemed to understand the value of treating the nose with salt and water. Now we modern people seem to be taking notice as well. Oprah Winfrey helped popularize nasal irrigation in 2007 when she had Dr. Mehmet Oz introduce the neti pot. A friend of the family, a nurse who works in a school district in the city, teaches her students how to use the neti pot, and with excellent results. Students rinse their noses and learn that this strategy not only cleanses their noses, but also requires a lot of “getting out” so they can stay infection-free. And that is precisely what happens to them after watering.
Now I must give credit where credit is due: The physician who pioneered the concept of nasal irrigation in the United States is Dr. Murray Grossan of Los Angeles, California, an innovative otolaryngologist who created the nasal sinus irrigation system. Grossan Hydro Pulse. , which has reportedly sold 400,000 to date.
I use Hydro Pulse twice a day, in the morning and at night. The Hydro Pulse has clear advantages over other irrigation products, such as a neti pot or bulb syringe (the latter can harbor bacteria):
1) The Hydro Pulse pulsates in a rhythm to stimulate the nasal cilia to their natural rhythm, restoring the function of the cilia.
2) The Hydro Pulse allows you to irrigate both the nose and throat. It is important to irrigate both, particularly as what is in the nose goes down the throat. Throat irrigation can bring circulation to the throat, which thins mucus and reduces postnasal drip.
Pulsatile irrigation is a simple, inexpensive, and effective way to cleanse the nose. Everyone should know and do it, whether they have a clean or dirty nose. We shower clean or dirty. And the results are that we are much cleaner and healthier after each shower. We should do the same with our nose.
Pulsatile irrigation is by far one of the best actions to ensure a healthy bill of sinus health.
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