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So you are saying that putting plain water up your nose prevents COVID? Searching Google scholar only shows one paper with about 60 people reviewed and an impr
by happymellon 3y ago
So you are saying that putting plain water up your nose prevents COVID?
Searching Google scholar only shows one paper with about 60 people reviewed and an improvement of 30% from the control group not getting COVID, to 40% didn't get COVID if they washed their nose. Not exactly great numbers when you have so few people.
I don't see anything serious about your theory.
- AlbertCory 3y agoI'm saying there is reputable evidence. I don't understand your hostility to this, or why you think these aren't serious: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/nasal-irrigation-may-help-wont-hurt-with-covid-19 https://www.uclahealth.org/news/nasal-irrigation-may-help-wo... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220913110403.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220913110403.h... sample size of 79 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7453155/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7453155/ Aside from the formal research, there is clinical support for it: just ask your doctor. Most likely he or she will say, "Sure, go ahead. A lot of my patients do it." That's what mine said. And finally, I've found on previous social network discussions (including on HN) that the practice is fairly widespread. And don't paraphrase me ("So you are saying..."). I said what I said.