Recipe for Saline to do Nasal Irrigation

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces of tap water (1 measuring cup)
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of table salt
• Pinch of baking soda

Mix all ingredients in a glass bottle.  Keep the saline for a maximum of 24 hours.  Each 24 hours discard the saline, wash the container and make a new solution if needed.  This is to keep bacteria from growing in the solution.  Using old saline can increase the risk of introducing bacteria into the nose.