Saline can keep nasal passages moist, but it doesn’t help a deviated septum. I was addicted to Afrin Nasal Spray for well over 20 years. I’d been given a bottle by a doctor who had treated me for a bad cold, and continued using it, eventually becoming dependent on it. During one of my surgeries in 2012, I spoke to the hospital doctor about getting off it. He provided me with a script for a non-addictive nasal spray, and told me to follow up with an ear, nose and throat doctor, which I did. He diagnosed me with a deviated septum and Rhinitis. I use the prescribed nasal spray Ipratropium Bromide twice a day to stop my nose from constantly running. At night, I still use Breathe Right Nasal Strips.
I remember taking Afrin, decades ago.
That was the most amazing nasal spray I have ever had.
Thankfully, I don’t have a need for any, but that is the one I would go to, before neti pot-type saline use, now available.
I never liked Afrin.
Too much irritation.