Modern studies support the effectiveness of the ancient health practice. One 2024 study of more than 11,000 people found that starting nasal saline irrigation at the first sign of symptoms and doing ...

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If you feel fullness around your cheeks, forehead or under the eyes (signs of sinus-involvement), apply a warm, damp cloth over the area for 5–10 minutes, 2-3 times a day. This helps reduce pressure ...

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For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of deadly ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. Recently, researchers linked a second ...

FIVE AT 535 ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT, A NEW WARNING ABOUT NETI POTS. THEY’RE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO FLUSH A STUFFY NOSE, BUT USED INCORRECTLY COULD PUT YOU AT RISK HERE WITH NEW ISSUES. DOCTOR ALI RAJA, ...

Federal health officials have linked neti pots and other nasal-rinsing devices to another potentially dangerous amoeba. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday published a ...

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