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loxaluck - 28 Jan 2008 13:56 GMT

i use a neti pot. Has anyone else ever experienced the flow from one
nostril working significantly better than the other direction? why would
this be? is it like their is a one-way valve that seperates the sinuses?

also, is the irrigation ever actually getting into the sinus cavities?
seems like the flow starts almost immediately.

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Steven L. - 29 Jan 2008 03:34 GMT

> i use a neti pot. Has anyone else ever experienced the flow from one
> nostril working significantly better than the other direction? why would
> this be? is it like their is a one-way valve that seperates the sinuses?

It's a normal anatomical variant for one nostril to be a bit narrower
than the other. If one nostril seems MUCH narrower than the other, it
can be due to a deviated septum.

> also, is the irrigation ever actually getting into the sinus cavities?
> seems like the flow starts almost immediately.

As liquid flows rapidly past the sinus ducts, material can be sucked out
of the sinuses according to the Bernoulli Principle.

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