3. Nasal irrigation
Nasal irrigation is also known as nasal douche or nasal lavage. This is a haemopatic and yogic based ancient techniques. Nasal irrigation is a culture where the normal crudity is flushed. This is normally used to provide relief when it comes to allergies, colds and stuffy nose. This is a hygiene practice where excess mucus and nasal discharge is flushed off the nose. Nasal irrigation is done to clean the whole nasal cavity although same methods used are not efficient enough to play the fiction to satisfaction. Nasal irrigation can be done using various rinsing devices.
These rinsing devices are, squeeze battle, battery operated pulsed water device a net pot and a bulb syringe.one can use a saline solution which is equal salt solutions. Most people don’t use this method, the nasal irrigation method of dealing with a stuffy nose. Nasal irrigation thins out the mucus and helps break up the congestion in your nose. nasal irrigation also helps with inflammation where bacteria allergies and viruses wich may cause allergy is removed.
Before using nasal irrigation one should ensure that his or her hands are washed with soap, cleaned and rinsed before holding the treated water to be used for irrigation. Cleaning and treatment of nasal irrigation devices should be mandatory. Before use, one should follow the manufactures instruction on the device before use.
Topical antibiotics and steroids is an example of medication combined with saline irrigation. This is made to improve delivery into that nose. For safe and effective nasal irrigation hygiene is a major factor. One should ensure that the water source and the irrigation device used are both clean and that they cannot cause a more serious complication. The water used should be thoroughly sterilized and boiled or distilled because the water source may be contaminated .this is just for the effect use of the irrigation.
Although nasal irrigation or nasal lavage as some people may refer to it is a better option in the treatment of stuffy nose, it has its own disadvantages. This is; the water used may be infested by harmful microorganisms. This is not exclusion to drinking water for it may not have been treated, infected or even filtered. This may lead to micro-organisms in the body which may go to the brain leading to severe brain disorder which causes inflammation and eventual destruction of the brain and its lining.
The safe type of water for nasal irrigation is boiled and cooled water and distilled or sterilized water. Tap water which is chlorinated is never safe for nasal irrigation.one has to be very careful when using this method to get rid of the nasal congestion as it may lead to serious conditions.