Wash your hands
Use sterile, distilled, or previously boiled and cooled water
Prepare saline solution or use a premixed saline rinse packet
Lean over a sink with your head tilted slightly forward
Insert the spout of a neti pot, squeeze bottle, or saline rinse device into one nostril
Let the solution flow through the nasal cavity and out the other nostril or mouth
Breathe through your mouth while rinsing
Repeat on the other nostril
Gently blow your nose afterward
Clean and air-dry the rinse device after each use
Use the rinse once or twice daily as needed
Stop and seek medical advice if you have pain, frequent nosebleeds, fever, or symptoms that worsen