This Device Could Be the Answer to Your Sinus Congestion — and It’s Under $20
8 years ago Isabell Rose
If you've ever noticed some time near the water at the beach makes you feel a lot better when you're congested, you aren't alone. Salt water and salty air have a lot of health properties, and sometimes we can get some of those benefits of the salt without being anywhere near the beach, via a salt inhaler.
A salt inhaler may appear kind of familiar because it works in a similar way to an asthma pump, which we all have seen before, but it does so without the pump feature.
"The inhaler is loaded with salt (in most cases Himalayan pink salt because it's considered to be purer than sea salt), and then the user simply inhales the air deep into their lungs and out through their nose," said Caleb Backe, a health and wellness expert for Maple Holistics. This inhaler can be super useful in relieving the buildup of mucus in your sinuses, which hits during cold and allergy season. "It helps to keep your respiratory system free of germs and bacteria as the rich antibacterial pr..