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Old 08-12-2006, 08:13 PM   #1
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is the saline nose spray i'm using making my nose even more dry?

I know saline nasalsprays are supopse to help with dry, irritated noses, but using it too much i assume just perpetuates the problem (since too much use of water + salt should dry you out, like taking too many showers in a day)? Am i correct in thinknig so? I am currently using flonase (1 spray in each nostirl once a day) and astelin (2 sprays in each nostril once a day), which is drying me up a bit. I decided to use Ayr salnie nose spray and i noticed after a few weeks my nose is so dry that its making me even more miserable. Bear in mind i just started taking Flonase and Astelin about 4 weeks ago. Could it be the saline nasal spray or is it really just the combo of Flonase and astelin taking its toll on my nose after the 4 weeks of use (before i was just taking nasonex one spray in each nostril once a day). Or it coudl just be all 3? Right now i stopped taking Astelin and Flonase all together in hopes of my nose becoming far less dry in a few days hopfully? I'm not referring to the nasal rinse products where you use to push water through the other nostril, just the little saline nasal rinse that you can carry in your pocket.

btw: am i using it correctly? Am i suppose to just leave it in my nose, or am i suppose to blow it out like the nasal rinse products that pushes a lot of water into your nostril and out the other?
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Old 08-12-2006, 08:59 PM   #2
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Re: is the saline nose spray i'm using making my nose even more dry?

Your supposed to blow it out after a minute or two. The purpose of saline is to clean out your sinuses so if you don't blow, it can't do that. The others you are not supposed to blow after using. They are medications that need to stay in. I use Ayr and have never noticed it drying me out. I don't use the other two products. I generally just take Zyrtec when I need an antihistamine and it does tend to dry me out.
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Old 08-12-2006, 09:07 PM   #3
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Re: is the saline nose spray i'm using making my nose even more dry?

Wait, which one are you referring to that is suppose to blow out? I assume we're talking about hte sinus rinse which goes into one nostril and comes out the other? But the ayr nasal mist (those little things you can carry in your pocket) you don't blow out correct? I assume all those small saline nasal mist you actually don't blow out since they don't reallyhave the same impact like those sinus rinse that comes in a bottle/packet of solution and which actually tells you to blow out

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Old 08-12-2006, 11:00 PM   #4
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Re: is the saline nose spray i'm using making my nose even more dry?

You're supposed to blow the Ayr - or any saline spray - out. The others - the medications - no.
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Old 08-12-2006, 11:00 PM   #5
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Re: is the saline nose spray i'm using making my nose even more dry?

You're supposed to blow the Ayr - or any saline spray - out. The others - the medications - no.
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