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Why does the saline solution dry and burn my nasal passage after a septorhinoplasty?

July 11, 2014
Asked By:MelikOglan in Los Angeles, CA

Day5 Post-Op, my doctor suggests I clean my nasal passages with saline after Day1. I've been dipping a Q-tip in the Ocean Saline Nasal Spray to clean my nostrils; today I sprayed the inside of both nasal passages twice. I just want to clean the inside of my nose. The first time I placed the solution in my passage ways I felt great! 3hrs later, again, I gave four good pumps, but now the passages are dry with a burning feeling in different areas of my nasal passage. Should it burn and feel dry?

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