Does Anyone Know ?

[Samuraisan]

Does anyone really know if I should boil the water I use to wash out my sinuses ? I usually do this everyday and use 1/2 litre warm tap water and 1 t/p sea salt.
Many thanks you fountains of knowledge out ther !

[Peter Pedant]

erm which sinuses ?

anyway yes - boil the kettle and let it cool - you can use it cold if you want
and the recipe you are using will give around - N saline but cheaper

All the things you are using are not sterile altho it is unlikely that the stuff around the house is dangerous [ - " pathogenic " ]

[Sqad]

It really doesn"t matter, as one would presume the " flushing fluid" is going into an infected area.

That is of course, if you have an infected area.

The water however should be at body temperature.

[woofgang]

I use a sterimar spray, less faff.

[Cloverjo]

I would boil it, and would make sure the temperature is right.
May I ask how you do it?
I once used a thing that looks a bit like the jug you use to fill your iron, but more enclosed and with a small hole. It was horrible. I'd like to know a less painful way to do it.

[woofgang]

sterimar cloverjo. not unpleasant and if your sinusses are sore, actually comforting

[Samuraisan]

Clover no, I have Nasaline Sinus cleaner I bought from Amazon. It's like a huge hyperdermic needle. But it's not a needle ! It's plastic tube. Not at all uncomfortable to use.
Thanks everyone. I will boil the water beforehand in future.