After my Hubbys surgery a few years ago his MD at Mass Eye, Ear Nose in
Boston told him to use the Alkohol rinses too. It comes in a brown
bottle. (that is the correct spelling= Alkohol}

It is stronger than the regular alcohol.

shirley

My ENT had me use bactroban irrigations to finally help knock the
infection out of me after my FESS.  While it was part of a successful
treatment, i can't specifically say it helped any more than the other
medicines i was using.  I also was on prednisone and levequin during
this phase.

A tip on the bactroban.   I let the mixture sit in the sinuses for
15-30 minutes before 'blowing' it out.  Put another way......normally
when done irrigating, i bend over and tilt my head from side to side
while blowing my nose.  This clears out any remaining saline.  However,
with the bactroban, i wanted to give it some time to work. YMMV.

I've also used alkalol.  The alcohol content in alkalol is extremely
low.  It has oils of peppermint, cinnamon, and eucolyptus, as well as
other natural ingredients.  It feels like a 'menthol' type nasal rinse.
Like a liquid vicks vapo rub for rinsing the nose.  It's purpose is to
thin mucus for easier drainage.  I've used it in mixes from 50/50
alkalol/saline, all the way down to 20/80 alkalol/saline.  I'd
recommend starting with a 20/80 dosage and seeing how your mucosa deal
with the ingredients.  If there is anything in there that is a specific
irritant, you can then stop or adjust accordingly.

Good Luck.

Tyler

The ENT professor who prescribed Bactroban irrigation for me said that the
cream form was insoluble and to only use the ointment form. My local ENT
said to use the cream form. I tried both forms. Both dissolved but the
ointment dissolved much easier. The cream form leaves a ring of white
residue around the edge of your nose that is unsightly. Bactroban
irrigations do work for me and the ENT professor told me to use them just
like an oral antibiotic, i.e. 2 or 3 X daily for 2 or 3 weeks. I do mix the
Bactroban with the same saline solution that I use for my regular
irrigations.  AW