A member asked:

I saw that you can rinse your nose with apple cider vinaiger on the internet i did it but i got a bad burning felling in my nose did i cause damage?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

No: Just don't do it again. Do you really believe everything you read on the internet is accurate?

Answered 2/10/2014

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Dr. Nick Debnath answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Probably not: Apple cider vinegar is acidic and likely to cause a burning sensation as you experienced. Ph imbalanced solutions in the sinuses are likely to cause temporary ciliary dyskinesia...Affect mucociliary clearance by impairing ciliary beat frequency transiently. Bottom line: you'll be fine but check with your doctor before introducing anything in your nose other than buffered saline or otc nose sprays.

Answered 12/11/2015

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