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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. | 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. | ||
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| − | [http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACAAI/16870?userid=142281&impressionId=1257834288671&utm_source=mSpoke&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_content=Group1 | + | That, he said, can result in a "depletion of immune elements" -- hence, recurrent sinus infections.[http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACAAI/16870?userid=142281&impressionId=1257834288671&utm_source=mSpoke&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_content=Group1 Source] |
Revision as of 12:25, 18 November 2009
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1. Neti Pot
definition: A neti pot is a small pot used for irrigating the nasal passages. Typically it has a spout attached near the bottom, sometimes with a handle on the opposite side.
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.
"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," Talal M. Nsouli, MD, of Watergate Allergy & Asthma Center in Washington 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.Source