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When using flonase for swollen inferior turbinates, where exactly do you aim the nozzle to get the flonase to coat the inferior turbinate? do you only put the tip of the nozzle in your nose or does it need to go in further?

Q: when using flonase for swollen inferior turbinates, where exactly do you aim the nozzle to get the flonase to coat the inferior turbinate? do you only put the tip of the nozzle in your nose or does it need to go in further?

: As long as the tip of the nozzle is in your nose, the spray will cover the inferior turbinate.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

As long as the tip of the nozzle is in your nose, the spray will cover the inferior turbinate.

Answered 11/8/2022

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A member asked:

When using flonase for swollen inferior turbinates, where exactly do you aim the nozzle to get the flonase to coat the inferior turbinate? do you only put the tip of the nozzle in your nose or does it need to go in further?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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