Quote from 2talll:

And I was definitely going to so a really diluted mixture the first time to be sure it would work.

Remember...... the reason for squirting an anti-infective into the nose is to attempt to get it to the source of the infection(s). If the infection is deep in an unreachable area, like the maxillary sinus cavity, then the mixture may never be able to get to the infection to do it's job.

Infections in the sinus cavities are also difficult to treat, with antibiotics, because of the limited blood supply to the cavities.

[QUOTE]The reason I was asking about the Afrin type bottle is that it is more of a mist that seems (in my case anyway) to go up further into my nose than the saline type spray bottles do.

I've never tried it. I don't know if a mist would be as effective as a flooding, at getting the anti-infective mixture to cover the entire infected area(s).

[QUOTE]Another stupid question, when using a spray/inhaler (afrin, saline, flonase, etc) is it better to "sniff in" as your spraying or not?

The only stupid questions are those that go unasked and unanswered.

The nasal spray instructions for my Beconase AQ, which sprays a mist, says to breathe gently inward through the nostril.

When I experimented with peroxide, undiluted, in a hot mist, personal evaporator, I breathed it in gently through my nose, over and over again, without any problem. I did not breath in too deeply because I did not want to experiment with getting it into my lungs.

[QUOTE]I don't mean really inhaling because I tried that once with the salene spray and almost puked cause it all went down my throat.

Plus, you don't want to suck any mixture into the Eustachian Tubes near the back of your throat.

I've had feedback from sinus sufferers with sinus headaches. The ones that have been helped by the sinus flooding, were those that suffered the most stinging, from the flooding, over their eyes. I've always assumed that their headaches were being caused by infection in, or near, their frontal sinuses (above the eyes), and that the peroxide, baking soda mixture was able to knock out both their infection and their headache.

I really hope that you can get some relief from your headaches, even if it is only partial relief. Best of luck and health for 2005! :wave: