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Topic: How much salt for a nasal rinse??

Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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I can't find my info. I always had it by my computer but then we moved and you know how that goes!! [bonk]

1 tsp per cup of distilled water or is it 1/2 tsp?

How much baking soda?

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Opinions, not medical advice!

Posts: 96239 | From Texas | Registered: Feb 2001 | IP: Logged |

Pantsinsocks
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Member # 7440

posted

here you go. Other use up to 2tsp salt, but increase the baking soda proportionally.

CDC Water Preparation Guidelines

Wash your hands.
Make the nasal wash solution.
Do not use tap water for the nasal wash (unless boiled or filtered as described below). Do not use well-water.
You may use:
Distilled water,
Sterilized water,
Tap water that has been boiled for 1 minute (at elevations above 6,500 ft., boil for 3 minutes) and cooled or
Tap water that is filtered using a filter with an absolute pore size of 1 micron or smaller.
Whichever water you use to make the saline solution replace container or water at least weekly.

To make the sal****er solution, mix one-half teaspoon uniodized salt in an 8-ounce glass of water (described above). Uniodized salt is used because iodized salt may be irritating when used over a long period of time. Add a pinch of baking soda. A pinch is a small amount you can pick up between two fingers. If you are congested, use the entire 8 ounces of sal****er during the nasal wash; otherwise, 4 ounces should be enough.

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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Thanks!!! Which word got edited by LN, pray tell?? [Big Grin]

So it's 1/2 .. at least to begin with.

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Posts: 96239 | From Texas | Registered: Feb 2001 | IP: Logged |

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