10-09-2008, 12:33 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Boston/North
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Something to consider
http://www.epocrates.com/products/do...ml?cid=EMN1008
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Saline irrigation more effective than spray for nasal symptoms
US researchers evaluated 121 adults with chronic nasal and sinus symptoms (stuffiness, congestion, or thick/ discolored nasal discharge) ongoing for over 6 months. Patients were randomized to isotonic saline via spray or as a large volume nasal irrigation instilled into the nostril, similar to the traditional neti pot procedure. After twice daily treatments for 2 months, along with their usual treatments, patients were evaluated using a previously validated instrument, the 20-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-20) score. (Apparently, cardiologists and oncologists are not the only specialists who can invent clever acronyms.) SNOT scores improved approximately twice as much on average in the irrigation group, showing significant changes at both 4 and 8 weeks.
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
dumbass.
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Last edited by Knipps; 10-09-2008 at 12:33 AM.
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