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Professional Testimonials

"Nasal Irrigation with the Original Sinus Irrigator® can potentially be the most therapeutic measure in completely eliminating a sinus infection. It can help quickly and dramatically. I've heard from people who have had an infection for months that within two days of beginning irrigation, the infection was gone, and did not return, even if irrigation was not continued beyond a few days."

Dr. Robert S. Ivker
President, American Holistic Medical Association
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
Clinical Instructor, Dept. of Family Medicine and Otolaryngology
University of Colorado, School of Medicine. Boulder, CO

 

"A particularly helpful strategy in the treatment and prevention of chronic sinusitis is saline washing using the Grossan Sinus Irrigator®. The force of the apparatus in propelling the fluid through the nose is so effective in clearing blocked passages that, if it is done regularly, some patients with persistent or chronic sinusitis need no drug treatment at all."
Patient Care Magazine/February 1997

Gary Rachelefsky, M.D.
Associate Director Allergy-Immunology U.C.L.A School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA
Raymond G. Slavin M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.
Ellen R. Wald, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics-Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA


 

"In situations where there has been prior surgery, and chronic or recurrent purulent sinusitis continues to occur, pulsatile sinus irrigation with dilute salt water on a daily basis using a Grossan Sinus Irrigator® device is frequently recommended. Besides the obvious mechanical cleansing affect, the pulsatile action is thought to help stimulate the nasal cilia back to normal function (one of main principles of contemporary sinus surgery is to preserve any and all normal respiratory mucosa as is possible so as to prevent subsequent cilia-related sinus problems). An additional advantage of this irrigation technique is that topical antibiotic solutions such as gentamicin can be used to treat infection, which can often be primarily superficial or surface infection. "

Steve Dankle, MD
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Milwaukee, Wis

 

"Many people with asthma or other respiratory conditions also have nasal and sinus symptoms. Drainage from your nose and sinuses may get into the lungs, especially at night, worsening breathing symptoms. A salt water nasal wash helps reduce this possibility. Some people call this a nasal irrigation. This procedure removes mucus and bacteria from your nose and reduces symptoms of postnasal drip and nasal congestion. An effective treatment is the use of the Original Sinus Irrigator® (Hydro Pulse®) with a saline solution. Simply insert the tip just inside your nostril and allow the fluid to run out of your mouth or other nostril. Blow your nose lightly. Repeat the procedure with the other nostril."

National Jewish Medical and Research Center (Leading Respiratory Center in the United States)
Global Leader in Lung, Allergic, and Immune Diseases
Denver, Colorado

 

"No neonatologist worth his or her salt can fail to be interested in this brochure for "The Grossan Device" - a stunning example of American know how, entrepreneurial spirit, and the capitalist system in action. "

Ahmanson Pediatric Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

 

Radiographic Comparison of Three Methods for Nasal Saline Irrigation

David E. L. Olson MD, Barry M. Rasgon MD, Raymond L. Hilsinger, Jr. MD
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Dept. of Head and Neck Surgery
280 West McArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94611-5963 U.S.A.
Laryngoscope112: August 2002

 

"Positive pressure irrigation (Grossan Sinus Irrigator®) retains a larger volume of solution and irrigated the sinuses more consistently than other methods. Positive pressure irrigation distributes saline solution reliably to the ethmoid and maxillary sinuses and is distributed to the bilateral maxillary sinuses in the majority of all subjects."

"Negative pressure irrigation (inhaled or "sniffed" saline) Negative pressure irrigation is the simplest least expensive irrigation method and is maintenance free, However, delivery with this method is difficult to control and has the disadvantage of preferentially irrigating the side of the nasal cavity. It tends to irrigate one maxillary sinus or the other but not both."

"Nebulizer: The system uses technology previously applied to oral nebulizing devices for delivery of drugs to the bronchopulmonary system. It is comfortable and easy to use but is expensive, time intensive requiring nearly 10 minutes per treatment. Of the three treatment methods, the nebulizer gave the poorest results. Saline distribution was the lowest and the nebulizer method did not distribute the solution reliably."

Source: Laryngoscope 112: August 2002
"Conclusion: Judged solely on the basis of solution distribution in the nasal sinuses, nasal irrigation is effective when either positive pressure or negative pressure irrigation is used but is ineffective when a nebulizer is used." Laryngoscope, 112:1394-1398, 2002

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