Nasal or sinus douching, or irrigation are methods of cleaning the inside of the nose and sinuses. The liquid used is usually a mixture of water, salt and bicarbonate of soda and can be made at home or bought over the counter. See the below links to read about how to make it or watch a video of how to use it.
- Nasal douching (simple) NHS Rotheram CCG
- Nasal douching (detailed) BSACI
- Video of NeilMed Sinus Rinse University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
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Where is this information from?
NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group works for the people of Rotherham buying the health services that they need. “We have responsibility for a budget of £410 million to improve the health of people in Rotherham and to provide safe, high quality health services. We are responsible for commissioning community health services, hospital health services, health aspects of social and continuing care, GP prescribing and GP out of hours services that Rotherham people use.”
“University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust provides services to some 1.9 million people living in Southampton and south Hampshire, plus specialist services such as neurosciences, cardiac services and children’s intensive care to more than 3.7 million people in central southern England and the Channel Islands.”
The British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) “The BSACI is the national, professional and academic society which represents the specialty of allergy at all levels. Its aim is to improve the management of allergies and related diseases of the immune system in the United Kingdom, through education, training and research.“