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This seems kind of like taking antibiotics to help with stomach bugs. I wonder how the nasal microbiome [1] is affected by this and whether chronic prophylactic
by bjtitus 5y ago
This seems kind of like taking antibiotics to help with stomach bugs. I wonder how the nasal microbiome [1] is affected by this and whether chronic prophylactic treatment would be more harmful than helpful on a large scale. Early on there were papers [2] suggesting oral and nasal rinsing to reduce COVID prior to vaccine availability.
[1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074508/
[2]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7436790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7436790/
- timonoko 5y agoI have been using nasal flush "as needed", not all the time. Which means that everytime there is slightest irritation in nasal cavities, I start flushing. So no common cold for 50 years. But in this Covid-era I have been flushing everytime I been exposed to humans in tight spaces. Luckily I have in my neighborhood very unpopular and expensive food market with no other customers.