Okay, I know this might be a little TMI, but I have really bad sinusitis. Again. I’m worried i have a deviated septum or something (which i don’t want to think about).
But on a happier note, I’ve discovered and wanted to share this awesome, simple way to relieve some of the discomfort of a sinus infection – a sinus rinse.
There’s a bunch of options at Walgreens or CVS – I chose the least expensive at the time, and it works just fine. http://www.saltairesinusrelief.com/eng/home.php It’s basically nasal irrigation, but simpler and at home. Apparently it dates back to the practice of “jala neti”, sanskrit for “liquid nasal cleansing.” Yum. But no really, it’s amazing how much it helps – and even better, you can do it as many times as you want with no real consequences. I mean its just washing with an isotonic saline solution. It gets the gunk and congestion out when the nasal cilia have just given up 
Technically you could do it with just water, but its much nicer with an isotonic, pH balanced solution. If you really wanna buy the premade packets go for it, but they’re seriously way too expensive for what is literally baking soda and table salt… I just googled how to make my own. Make sure to use salt that doesn’t have any anti-caking agents or iodine (like dead sea salt). And make sure to use baking SODA not baking POWDER. Totally diff.
Also, how much more alkaline than tap water is the extracellular fluid? 7.4 right? Seems like a lot of baking soda ::scratches head::, but it feels great.
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