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How much water do i need to drink to thin mucus coming from the nose and sinuses?

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60-80 oz daily: Drinking plenty of water can help thin mucus. Driniing 60-80 oz of water daily and avoiding caffieine and alcohol can also help.

Answered 2/12/2016

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Dr. Stuart Rosan answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

How much water: The recommend amount of water to maintain health is up to 8 glasses of water.Not sure if that will help sinuses. Most important form of water really is increasing humidification of your surroundings such as a vaporizer/humidifier; warm compresses to your face , Hot showers should help thin some of the mucus. Last is to use nasal saline spray on a regular basis to really help loosen the congesti

Answered 5/30/2016

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