• repungnant_canary@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Doesn’t frequent cleaning of sinuses cause irritation? I believe healthy sinuses should be mostly self cleaning. Of course if you have some long-term condition then it’s different

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      2 months ago

      I don’t have any irritation, but I’m a big robust guy, so perhaps milage may vary.

      And sure, I would assume that the sinuses are self-cleaning to an extent, but they are also designed to be a filter to keep junk out of our lungs. The way I see it, I’m just cleaning the filter out before I go to bed.