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Dr. Quintin M. Cappelle, an otolaryngologist, or ear, nose and throat doctor, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis., tells Yahoo Life that these kinds of sinus rinses, most commonly ...
For good reason too: Using a neti pot can be beneficial for both short-term issues (think: colds, flus, and sinus infections) or more long-term nasal conditions, says Aaron Pearlman, MD, an ...
The neti pot helps to rinse out debris and mucus from the sinus cavity, she explains. "I follow that with a nasal steroid that needs to be used daily for it to be effective," Gasbarro says.
Ceramic neti pot. Neti pots are commonly used and rely on gravity and head position in order to rinse the outer sinus cavities. Typically they have a spout attached near the bottom, sometimes with a handle on the opposite side. [4] Various squeeze bottles for nasal irrigation have also been used to apply the water. [4]
Sensations of gagging, nausea, and weakness may occur. In case of persistent blockage after jala neti, sutra neti should only be performed after a medical consultation. [3] Sutra neti is a nasal cleansing yoga exercise wherein the nasal area and outer respiratory regions are decongested with the help of soft thread.
Also, all of this stuff badly needs references/citations. I have no idea where most of this material came from, but it's certainly not all from the relatively short Mayo Clinic articles referenced at the bottom. Good luck to whomever takes up the torch - er, the pot! :) 12.76.183.69 16:39, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
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The 4Kscore combines total, free and intact PSA together with human kallikrein 2. [46] It is used to try to determine the risk of a Gleason score greater than 6. [46] The Prostate Health Index (PHI) is a PSA-based blood test for early prostate cancer screening. It may be used to determine when a biopsy is needed.