What Can Cause Chronic Sinus Problems? Do you know that more than 37 million people in the United States suffer from sinusitis or chronic sinus problems every year? What makes your sinuses sick? It would be helpful to know, so [...read more]
Nasal Rinsing- Your Best Allergy Season Defense After 15 years of educating people on the benefits of nasal irrigation, I've found that most people remember to nasal rinse during cold and flu season but forget about it during allergy season. [...read more]
Photo by Fabian Blank The Ability to Smell Really Matters! Until now my blogs have primarily focused on neti pots, sinus congestion and allergies. But if I am to write about the nose, I can't ignore smell. Why [...read more]
Pollen Count and Your Sinus Allergies Since we sell Baraka sinus products all over the country, it gives us an opportunity to talk with a lot of people about their sinus congestion. During the spring, the conversation naturally turns to [...read more]
Photo by Joshua Micaller Understanding Sinus Headaches What causes your sinus congestion or sinus headaches? Each of us is unique and we find that different triggers cause our sinuses to get congested and different solutions help give us [...read more]
Learn What Your Body Needs for Cold Relief Science writer Jennifer Ackerman authored a book called Achoo- The Uncommon Life of the Common Cold. Ackerman reports that the latest scientific research indicates that products such as zinc and Echinacea don't [...read more]
How Neti Pots Can Help Sinus Congestion If your sinus congestion has lasted over 3 months, you're likely to have a chronic sinus condition. The symptoms can range from a mild post nasal drip to head pressure so severe it [...read more]
Why Hypertonic Salt Rinses Work Most nasal rinsing devices teach you to make what is called an isotonic rinse (about a 1/2 teaspoon of mineral salt to 10 oz of water). This means there are equal amounts of salt in [...read more]
Ever wonder why you're more susceptible to a cold after a long flight? It could be all those people crammed into a small space, but what pushes us over the edge is the low humidity. Once in flight, the humidity drops, and our moist nasal membranes start to dry up. Most people don't notice this when they are flying less than 4 hours, but on international flights, it's undeniable. Not only does our nose and lips go dry, but our hair flattens, and we become unusually thirsty.
Rinsing Routine The most frequently asked question to us here at Baraka is: how often should I rinse? The answer, although simple, may not be easy for most people: Listen to your body In a culture that trusts science over [...read more]