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Step for recovery after septoplasty?

Hitesh FalduFeb 2, 2016
my mother just suffered from septoplasty. her doctor told that clean the nose daily 2 times with warm water adding salt and cooking soda otherwise surgery may fail. I want to just know which type of soda did he sugest to add in warm water with salt to clean the nose and why this process is necessary?

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