| Take a quick glance around you while in any drug | | | | which has reportedly sold 400,000 to date. |
| store and you will notice the number of sinus irrigation | | | | I use the Hydro Pulse twice a day, in the morning and |
| products on the shelves have increased significantly in | | | | evening. The Hydro Pulse has distinct advantages |
| the past 10 years. There's Ocean Nasal Spray, | | | | over other irrigation products, such as a neti pot or a |
| Neilmed, Simply Saline, and the list goes on. All this | | | | bulb syringe (the latter of which can house bacteria): |
| points to the fact that saline irrigation is an effective | | | | 1) The Hydro Pulse pulsates at a rate to stimulate your |
| means for treating our noses. We wash our hands to | | | | nasal cilia to their natural rhythm, restoring the |
| get rid of germs. We take showers to get rid of | | | | functioning of the cilia. |
| germs. We brush our teeth to get rid of germs. Yet | | | | 2) The Hydro Pulse allows you to irrigate both your |
| we let the insides of our nose fester, as it gets dirtier | | | | nose and throat. It is important to irrigate both, |
| and dirtier. | | | | particularly since what is in the nose travels down to |
| Ancient people seemed to understand the value in | | | | the throat. Irrigating the throat can bring circulation to |
| treating the nose with salt and water. Now we modern | | | | the throat, thereby thinning mucus and reducing |
| people seem to be catching on as well. Oprah Winfrey | | | | postnasal drip. |
| helped popularize nasal irrigation in 2007 when she had | | | | Pulsatile irrigation is a simple, inexpensive, and effective |
| Dr. Mehmet Oz introduce the neti pot. A family friend | | | | way to clean out your nose. Everyone should know |
| of ours, a nurse who works in a city school district, | | | | about it - and do it, whether they have a clean or a |
| teaches her students how to use the neti pot - and | | | | dirty nose. We take a shower whether clean or dirty. |
| with great results. The students rinse out their noses | | | | And the results are we are that much cleaner and |
| and learn that not only does this strategy clean their | | | | healthier after each shower. We should do the same |
| nose, but also that much needs to "exit" so they can | | | | for our nose. |
| stay infection-free. And that is precisely what happens | | | | Pulsatile irrigation is far and away one of the best |
| to them after doing irrigation. | | | | actions to ensure a good bill of sinus health. |
| Now I must give credit where credit is due: the doctor | | | | This article may be freely reprinted or distributed in its |
| who pioneered the concept of nasal irrigation in the | | | | entirety in any e-zine, newsletter, blog, or website. The |
| United States is Dr. Murray Grossan, of Los Angeles, | | | | author's name, biography, and website links must |
| California, an innovative ENT specialist who created | | | | remain intact and be included with every reproduction. |
| the Grossan Hydro Pulse Nasal-Sinus Irrigation System, | | | | |