Ailment: Headache

Remedy: Nasal salt wash

Make a mild saline solution by dissolving 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt in 1/2 cup of lukewarm water. Lie down, or tip your head back, and put 3 - 4 drops of the solution into each nostril with a dropper. Do this every few hours. Some people use bulb syringes, squirt bottles or neti pots.

The most effective way to get a solution right into the sinuses is to stand and bend forward, so the back of your head is parallel to the floor. Use a small spray to put a squirt into each nostril. This method is so effective that it is best to first try one of the other methods above, to see if you have a pain-reaction to the solution. When you are used to it, you can double the strength of the solution (to 1 teaspoon sea salt in 1/2 cup water).

Comment posted by Kelly of Irrigon, OR, USA on 25 January 2011 at 18:17       431

YES
I discovered that flushing my sinuses three or four times a day with salt water would flush my Migraines away. I Then discovered that adding Tumeric killed the resulting ammonia smell. I also add one drop of H2O2 to the solution.
I then realized that whenever I did the repeated sinus flushing, I don't get my nightly heartburn and acid reflux.