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Revision as of 13:23, 18 November 2009
Avoid
Neti Pot
from ACAAI: Frequent Nose Irrigation May Lead to More Sinus Infections
By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: November 09, 2009
Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
Contrary to popular belief, irrigating the nose every day with the help of a Neti pot may actually make patients more susceptible to sinus infections, researchers said.
Those who stopped using the nasal saline wash on a regular basis had a 62% decrease in the frequency of acute rhinosinusitis, Talal M. Nsouli, MD, of Watergate Allergy & Asthma Center in Washington, and colleagues reported at the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology meeting here.
"I don't have anything against short-term nasal saline irrigation -- even aggressive nasal saline irrigation for three, four days or one week is totally fine," Nsouli said. "But when we are doing it on a daily basis, we are modifying the immunological biochemistry of the nose."
That, he said, can result in a "depletion of immune elements" -- hence, recurrent sinus infections.
"This will lead us to a vicious cycle," Nsouli said. "More infections, more nasal saline; more nasal saline, more infections. We need to cut this cycle."
If patients are using the Neti Pot to prevent infections because they get them frequently, physicians should find out why they're being infected in the first place.