Pulsatile Irrigation

Sinus Irrigation using SinuPulse Elite

OUR NOSE – Our nose is part of a wonderfully designed system that protects our nasal passages from outside irritants. This "system" is covered with microscopic hair-like structures called cilia that pulsate and clear foreign substances from your nasal membranes and out of your sinus passages. When your immune system reacts to an allergen, the mucous produced by your body becomes thick and sticky. When this occurs, your cilia are covered up by this thicker mucus and are unable to move freely to clear the membranes. In effect, the cilia become stagnant, immobile and ineffective at helping you clear out foreign substances and infections. Historically, many cultures and people have used nasal irrigation in an attempt to find relief from clogged nasal passages.

NASAL IRRIGATION – Nasal irrigation uses saline - just water & salt - to cleanse the nose. Applying the saline solution has never been easy or pleasant. A wide variety of applicators have been used, but many of these fall under one of two categories – Positive Pressure Irrigation and Negative Pressure Irrigation.

Positive Pressure Irrigation uses Lavage Bottles to direct a saline based solution into the nose. Their effectiveness is limited since the saline solution tends to flow over the top of the much of the bio-film in a superficial manner.

Negative Pressure Irrigation Neti pots. These require you to pour the saline solution and present similar disadvantages. Both may be helpful in providing temporary relief.

PULSATILE IRRIGATION – Pulsatile irrigation's gentle pulsating action applies Bernoulli's principle and the Venturi Effect to deliver a cleansing salt-water solution in an easily controlled and effective manner. These principles explain how the upper sinuses drain into the lower sinus creating a siphon effect; when the lower sinus cavities of a patient have been cleared with pulsatile irrigation. The oscillating stream of saline washes away the thick, bio-film and frees your cilia to help you clear your sinuses of infections and foreign substances that can lead to chronic infections. Imagine rain drops falling from the sky landing on the soil with a gentle force that breaks apart soil particles. As this process continues, runoff water travels over the ground, collecting more soil particles dislodged by the rain and transports them to a new location. Pulsatile irrigation mimics a cleansing process present in nature. To see how Respiraid is using this process to bring relief to a legion of allergy sufferers, go to the Respiraid Solution.