Twice-daily nasal irrigation reduces COVID-related illness, death, study finds

“We found an 8.5-fold reduction in hospitalizations and no fatalities compared to our controls,” says senior author Dr. Richard Schwartz, chair of the MCG Department of Emergency Medicine. “Both of those are pretty significant endpoints.”

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Amy L Baxter, Kyle R Schwartz, Ryan W Johnson, Ann-Marie Kuchinski, Kevin M Swartout, Arni S R Srinivasa Rao, Robert W Gibson, Erica Cherian, Taylor Giller, Houlton Boomer, Matthew Lyon, Richard Schwartz. Rapid initiation of nasal saline irrigation to reduce severity in high-risk COVID+ outpatients. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2022; 014556132211237 DOI: 10.1177/01455613221123737

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