New Breakthrough Study Shows That Over-The-Counter Easily Available Nasal Sprays Reduce The Severity & Length Of Airborne Infections Including Covid, Colds & Flu...
-20% reduction in sick days reported...
-20% reduction in sick days reported...
The new landmark study which is published in the prestigious Lancet journal was collated using data from nearly 14,000 people over 3 years starting in 2020 from hundreds of medical practices - meaning this is serious data and these are extremely promising findings:
The study looked at self-reported symptoms from a number of respiratory infections from Covid to colds and flu and found not only a reduction in disease severity but also that using nasal sprays also reduced the need for antibiotics too:
As bacterial infections are often the result of an airborne virus, this reduction indicates that using them can help reduce not only acute severity but also complications such as secondary bacterial chest infections etc:
![Their analysis, which looked at data from nearly 14,000 adults, found that common
nasal sprays could help keep upper respiratory tract infections at bay, reducing the
need for antibiotics.
Antibiotic resistance caused by overuse and misuse of these drugs makes bacterial
infections tough to treat.
"If widely used, these [nasal spray] interventions could potentially have a valuable
role for reducing antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance, and in reducing the
impact of respiratory viruses for patients," said study co-author Adam Geraghty, an
associate professor of psychology and behavioral medicine at the University of
Southhampton in England.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GT6u_KVWAAAjJc-.png)
'If widely used, these [nasal spray] interventions could potentially have a valuable role for reducing antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance, and in reducing the impact of respiratory viruses for patients'
The study used a gel spray and a saline solution - over-the-counter products that are easily available and each work in various ways to neutralise and break down viruses: thus reducing the amount of virus in the body and therefore decreasing symptom severity.
Significant reductions in 'severe symptoms' found when nasal sprays are used:
Nasal sprays have long been popular within the Covid aware world and the present study adds yet further weight to their effectiveness:
"Our results show nasal sprays work well to reduce the duration and severity of respiratory infections, and the interference with normal activities," study co-author Paul Little, professor in primary care research at the University of Southampton, said in a university news release.''
Although this study did not look at the effectiveness of iodine-based nasal sprays, such as this one here, much previous research has also indicated these are effective too:
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The present study is the first, major landmark study to show that nasal sprays are likely to be an easily available, safe and effective treatment that acts against a broad range of airborne viruses.
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