Dr. Mehta – When I blow my nose after irrigating sometimes I clear out thick debris. Sometimes the mucus is stringy. I have bad allergies and recently
                        
                                                    
                        
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            Dr. Mehta - When I blow my nose after irrigating sometimes I clear out thick debris. Sometimes the mucus is stringy. I have bad allergies and recently had a sinus infection. Is this just ridding my sinus of old stuff? Thank you.
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Nasal irrigation will wash out excess mucus in your nasal cavity. It is possible some of that mucus has been there for awhile.
 
				