Irrigation

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My doc told me that the water should be boiled to sterilize it and help the salt dissolve. He also told me to use sea salt rather than earth salt. Sea salt will provide a solution more similar to our body fluids (approximately a Ringers solution). He also advised that iodized salts might irritate nasal tissues.

http://personal.ecu.edu/wuenschk/Nasal-Irrigation.htm

Karl W.

my Samter's

I do have one question about irrigation solution: I have read you should either use distilled water or boiled water and not tap water? Why? And does it really matter? I make my irrigant with 1 teaspoon non-iodized salt and I teaspoon baking soda in 16 oz warm tap water (we have a well which is filtered and goes through a water softener).

Thanks!!!

K.