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A member asked:

Can i use less salt in my nasal rinses?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Sure: You can try nasal rinse without salt.

Answered 6/15/2019

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Im a dope. Tried neilmed nasal rinse. Used distilled water but forgot to add the sodium packet so it was just the H2O It burned so I stopped after one nostril. Did I do damage? My ear now feels a lil full on that one side. Cant believe I did this?

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I've been treating a keloid on my nose piercing for about a month. What can I try besides salt water rinses and saline solutions-they haven't helped?

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Have borderline high blood pressure.Have washed nose with salt water 2 or3 times a day&rinsed mouth with salt water once a day. Can this raise my BP?

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Hi I got a nose piercing changed from a stud to a hoop and soon after a keloid formed I ve tried salt water rinses and saline solutions for about a month with no result is there anything else I can try for example do aspirin pastes work at all before seei

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