Saline Nasal Sinus Irrigation Systems

I must admit... our office is a big fan of the Neilmed Sinus Rinse bottle for patients who suffer from chronic sinusitis and severe allergies as it is cheap, easy to clean, and it works. However, many patients who are already fans of flushing the nose with saline water end up purchasing saline irrigation systems. There's a bunch of these devices sold on Amazon.com. Check them out below, but I would suggest that you first become adept and able to tolerate saline flushes using the Neilmed sinus rinse bottle first prior to paying almost $100 for these devices.

New Video on Pediatric Nasal Saline Flushes

A new video has been created showing a young child performing saline flushes to his nose without assistance. Indeed, kids older than 5 years are able to tolerate flushes without difficulty. A nasal saline flush kit using the Neilmed Sinus Rinse bottle is shown here. This video can also be found on YouTube.



There are also devices that perform the same thing:

Video on How to Perform a Saline Sinus Flush

Given the dearth of video on the internet showing exactly how to perform a saline sinus flush using the NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle, our practice has gone ahead and made one for educational purposes. It has been posted on our YouTube channel, but can be viewed below as well. Click here to go directly to the YouTube video. This link can also be found on our website here.

Instructions on making your own saltwater using home kitchen supplies can be found here.

Saline sinus flushes are generally recommended to patients who have chronic sinusitis or allergy problems which can help alleviate and/or even eliminate symptoms. Children from the age of 5 years and older are able to perform this procedure as well without any difficulty.



There are also devices that perform the same thing: