Nasal irrigation may prevent chronic sinus ailments; steam inhalation not effective

Monday, July 18, 2016 - 08:11 in Health & Medicine

Advising patient with chronic sinus congestion to use nasal irrigation – a popular nonpharmacologic treatment – improved their symptoms, but steam inhalation did not, according to a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). More than 25 million people in the United States and about 2.5 million Canadians suffer from chronic rhinosinusitis, […]

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