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I read that research says that sinus irrigation done daily could increase sinus infection risk. is there a suggested # per wk that cuts infect. risk?
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No this is incorrect: Sinus irrigations have not been proven to worsen infection risks (unless you are irrigating with non-distilled potentially contaminated water instead of saline). There's no magic number on irrigations to eliminate infection risk. If this was a typo and irrigations could decrease infection risk this is feasible--by washing out irritants/allergens if causes less inflammation and the like.
Answered 3/22/2020
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