It’s an ancient practice that costs almost nothing, yet doing this within 24 hours of a COVID-19 diagnosis could reduce your chances of being hospitalized by 8.5-fold. Why hasn’t your doctor told you about this, and why haven’t public health agencies shared the good news?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE Rinsing your nasal passages with a saline solution within 24 hours of a COVID-19 diagnosis could reduce your chances of being hospitalized by 8.5-fold
Among people with COVID-19 who used nasal irrigation twice daily, 80% had zero or one mild symptom, compared to 42% of those who irrigated less often
Only 13% of those who used nasal irrigation still had symptoms at day 28, compared to nearly 50% of those in another study
Other research also supports the use of nasal irrigation as a “useful add-on to first-line interventions for COVID-19”
Nebulized hydrogen peroxide diluted with saline, with or without iodine, can also be safely used by most people for prevention of respiratory infections — and in cases of active infection Rinsing your nasal passages with a saline solution within 24 hours of a COVID-19 diagnosis could reduce your chances of being hospitalized by 8.5-fold.1 Why hasn’t your doctor told you about this? And why haven’t public health agencies shared the good news with the public that they can significantly reduce their risk of severe COVID-19 with a simple nasal wash?…