Is such a prominent component of our facial features, capable of triggering nerve receptors designed to stimulate cavernous memory sensations stored in the brain worthy of such abuse?

Think about it, additional parts of the body are treated with much more reverence and respect. Hands and feet are ceremoniously detailed by manicures and pedicures. Teeth are brushed and polished to precision by agents comparable to the buffing and polishing agents applied to luxury sport cars. Do I dear mention the irrigation techniques developed by the elite to cleanse their bottoms? Yes, our hair is richly conditioned and our lips are well balmed with hydrating moisturizers and your skin is soft and supple. However, beyond an occasional blow into a handkerchief or an exploratory excavation to improve aesthetic appearances and nasal passage comfort; what are you doing to assist this wonderful design to help you?

Fall has arrived; Ragweed is flying and wreaking havoc among millions of allergy and sinusitis sufferers. To the detriment of the nose, oral medications are ingested with nominal effects of improving nasal congestion. The time has come for a paradigm shift to proclaim demands for a pampered snout. Nasal hygiene is the solution and Pulsatile Irrigation helps you achieve it! Respiraid is a company introducing a system that delivers a gentle pulsating stream of buffered saline solution to wash out unwanted pollens and foreign matter aggravating the gateway to your respiratory pathways. Your nose is the structure that houses the mucociliary system; a transportation system dependent on lubricants and motile hair-like structures called cilia that capture and move unwanted allergens and materials to the back of the nose to be swallowed, spat, sneezed, or coughed out. Avoiding proper maintenance of this important system can result in sinusitis, nasal polyps and asthma exacerbations.

Is your spouse keeping you up at night because of glass-breaking, earth-rumbling symphonies attributed to snoring? Teach your spouse the principles of sinus irrigation and you may be treated to a restful night sleep characteristic of the slumber realized on an expensive space-age foam mattress at a fraction of the cost. Moreover, more harmonious marital relationships are reported to be attributed to a single use of this practical, technological improvement of an early technique mastered by ancient Yogis. Ancient Yogis used to sniff a handful of a salt-water solution and pulsate it in harmony with the beating cilia in their noses to expedite the clearance of gunk aggravating their beloved noses. The good news is, you do not have to spend years in a classroom in meditative contortions working towards a higher level of consciousness to master this technique?Pulsatile Irrigation has arrived!

Yes, if we will only open our minds (and noses) to recognize that modern medicine can work synergistically with ancient eastern forms of medicine and therapeutic interventions; we all may be surprised at how well we can adapt to pollen, dander, mold and mildew. Below is a list of resources to help you take the giant leap to nasal equality and begin to learn how to care for your humble nose.

All patients are encouraged to direct their specific questions to their personal physicians. The information is written to help patients better understand and participate in their own medical care.