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Wound irrigation with isotonic saline
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A 34-year old male asked:
Can I use IV saline solution for nasal irrigation ?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Is it better to use isotonic or hypertonic saline solution when doing sinus irrigation? Does research say one is better?
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A member asked about a male:
What is the most hygienic way to create a saline solution, for nasal irrigation purposes, for a 5 month old?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Is congestion one month out from sinus surgery normal? No discharge after saline irrigation. Worried the airflow Im experiencing is permanent.
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A female asked:
48 hrs after septoplasty, turbinoplasty and mini-fess, using a saline irrigation, bleeding/discharge has just about stopped but no debris is coming out? Is this OK?
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A 51-year old female asked:
My husband uses Neilmed irrigation and just rinses bottle with hot water when finished. Doesnt use soap for fear of residue. Is it dangerous to not use soap after using the saline solution? You mix the packet with distilled water?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Recently had sinus surgery and have been doing regular irrigations using a Neti bottle. Sometimes I am able to get the saline through to the nostril, but mostly I cant. Also I have not seen anything be rinsed out by doing this. Is this normal?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I've been using Flonase for a couple of weeks and every night I do a saline irrigation. The medication isn't really helping stop my post nasal drip fully. is the saline spray reducing the effectiveness? I know to builds up so should I stop saline?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Would saline sinus irrigation help to open up eustachian tubes and clear thick sticky white mucus with eustachian tube dysfunction or would it make it worse?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Started budesonide (Pulmicort) respules / ampules in saline (.5mg/2mL respules in 8oz saline) as a nasal irrigation / neti pot solution. 7 days later I developed a boil on my hip. Is it possible that the boil was from budesonide immunosuppression?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Have chronic post nasal drip past few weeks I think due to seasonal allergies. Using saline irrigation at night. Avoiding decongestants & antihistamines due to dry eye. Now have acid reflux. Related? How to fix? Suggestions?
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A member asked:
I am having a hard time getting rid of a runny nose and constant itching/"ready to sneeze" feeling. I've taken claritin-d, Flonase two sprays in both nostrils bid, and even did a saline lavage of my nose before the second Flonase dose... And nothing has c
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A 49-year old asked:
How can a saline solution clean a wound?
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A 44-year old asked:
Please explain why is saline used for wound cleansing?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Is it OK to leave gauze stuck to wound after several attempts to remove by soaking in saline and oil for days. It's not infected.
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A 32-year old female asked:
My 4 month old baby girl has a blocked tear duct but it's not getting better. Every day it's crusty & she rubs it. what else can I do besides saline?
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A 48-year old female asked about a male:
7 Y/o child. Stepped on tac in house. Barely went in. Only drop of blood. Cleaned wound w/saline sol & iodine. Used antibiotic gel & bandaged. Wound tiny & clean. Says barely burns. Think OK?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I had a mesh removal Op, I'm left with an open wound, was given everything for the dressing, aquacel to insert inside with melcura gel, sodium saline n guaze to clean.. I forgot to ask how ofter I should change the dressing, If it's daily. Plz help?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Jet washed my razor wound with water and saline no sign of pus anymore it's just red and open. Could the yellow have been the the cream? Worries?!
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A 21-year old male asked:
Hydrogen Peroxide or Saline Solution with Povidone Iodine is better solution for cut, abrasion and wound?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have a post surgery pilonidal cyst wound and it is in its final stages. Saline water was used to clean it, now antiseptic. Could this slow healing?
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A 72-year old male asked:
My eyes burn when I use any brand or type of eyedrops or saline solution or plain water. Is my tear film too acid or alkaline? How can I cure this pr
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A 64-year old female asked:
I had a blood blister on the side of the heel of each foot they have burst and ive been cleaning them daiy with saline wound solution 7 have been usingbacitraycin=aleo on a gauze pad . there not red or anyhting just hurt like crazy.what else can i do?
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A 49-year old male asked about a 32-year old female:
What's the best OTC solution for washing eyes after pepper spray or tear gas? Is it water, milk, contact lens saline, contact lens multi-purpose, or something else?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What is the complication of bladder irrigation?
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A 35-year old asked:
What are colon irrigation practitioners?
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A 23-year old male asked:
What is recommended to get rid of shaving irrigation ?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is colonic irrigation effective?
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A 49-year old asked:
Could you tell me what happens is someone breathes in fibro asbestos used in irrigation pipes.?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can you tell me what colostomy irrigation is?
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