Nasal rinsing, too, is one of the highly recommended complementary therapies in the sinusitis-nasal polyp treatment guidelines. Patients can perform nasal rinsing at home, twice a day, morning and evening. If recovery after surgery is good, rinsing for 2 to 3 months is sufficient. If the recovery of the wound is not satisfactory, or if the patient has risk factors such as asthma or aspirin intolerance, long-term nasal flushing may be necessary.
How do I obtain the rinse solution? There are many prepared rinsing solutions available on the market today. Of course it is not impossible for some patients to prepare their own rinse for financial reasons. It is generally recommended to use non-iodized salt to prepare saline with a concentration of 0.9%, which is the same as human tissue fluid and can reduce the irritation to the body.
Some patients say, “I choked when rinsing into the trachea,” but that is usually a problem with the rinsing method. When rinsing the nasal cavity, you need to lean forward and put the rinse pot into the nostrils to rinse, so it is less likely to choke and cough.
(1) Timely medical consultation for colds: If a patient has a cold when the nasal cavity is not fully epithelialized after surgery, he/she needs to go to the hospital for examination in time. Because a cold is a great disturbance to the recovery of the nasal cavity after surgery, the doctor will give the patient appropriate medication according to the examination results.
(2) Avoid nasal contamination: rinse the nasal cavity with clean rinsing solution, avoid staying in a dirty environment for a long time, quit smoking, etc.
(3) Reduce pollen inhalation: If the patient has allergic rhinitis, it is better to wear a mask when going out in spring and autumn when there is more pollen, and to perform nasal rinsing when coming indoors from outdoors.