Don has never had Covid. Now volunteers can put his unique theory to the test

Re:Don has never had Covid. Now volunteers can put his uniqu... by AlbertCory on Monday July 17, 2023 @02:31PM (#36762106)

go to Google Scholar. The links are about preventing COVID from getting serious once you already have it.

the bicarb & saline are purely for comfort. The one time I left them out, I was reminded why people shy away from putting water up their noses: it burns.

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Re:Don has never had Covid. Now volunteers can put his uniqu... by happymellon on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @05:03AM (#36769693)

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.

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Re:Don has never had Covid. Now volunteers can put his uniqu... by AlbertCory on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @03:03PM (#36777639)

I'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-wo...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220913110403.h...

      sample size of 79

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.

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