Home made saline solution for nasal passage cleaning?

Normal saline is 0.9% = 9 gms of salt/liter. Ordinary tap water or filtered water would be fine for this purpose. Don't keep it made up for more than 12 hours.

It will save you being ripped off at the pharmacy. Biggest rip off I have seen in this area was branded seawater! At one time one of our local ENT surgeons got a bee in his bonnet about recommending it.

Cleaning nasal passages with salt water instead of using a decongestant medicine to relieve a stuffy nose, you can try using a saltwater solution (saline solution). This solution may help you for a short period of time by:

Removing mucus from the nose.

Reducing nasal stuffiness.

Reducing postnasal drip.

To make the solution, mix ¼ teaspoon (1.25 g) of salt and ¼ teaspoon (1.25 g) of baking soda in 6 fl oz (175 mL) of warm water. You may also purchase a saline solution at your pharmacy.

Gently squirt the solution into your nose. Aim the water toward the back, not the top, of your head. The water will run through the nasal passages and into the back of your throat. Spit it out through your mouth. It will not hurt you if you swallow some of the water. To squirt the solution, you can:

*Use an all-rubber ear syringe, which you can buy at a drug store.

*Use a medical syringe without the needle.

*Use a Water Pik set on "low."

*Pour the solution into your hand and "snuff" it up through your nose, one nostril at a time.

*Pour the solution in a plastic bottle, such as an empty nasal spray bottle. This method is less effective than the other methods.

You can make your own saline solution at home. Just do a search on the web for hommade saline solution and find the directions.

If your head feels congested you need to take ephedrin to release the pressure. If you have a lot of pressure that wont go away yes your probably have sinusitis. In that case you will need to go to the doctor. But if you've had just a bad headache I read somwhere that if you have a persistent headache and you keep taking medications that you could be over medicating yourself and therefore causing more of a headache. If it continues for a week definately see a dr. !

i use this realy good nasal spray, it comes in a good-size bottle with two other smaller bottles. let me just say, it works like a dream! its called "ocean" and its none habit forming, natural saline solution. GO FOR IT! dont be a cheapskate! lol

saline is 0.9% NaCl

If you can figure that one out_ then you've got it made : )