For woodworkers with stuffy or irritated noses, rinsing the nose with salt water is a safe, cheap, and helpful option that doesn't cause many problems.

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Acceptance and effects of nasal lavage in volunteer woodworkers.

Cross-Sectional Study

Human

1999 Aug

The study tested the same nose-cleaning method in woodworkers and found it worked well with few problems, just like the claim says.

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Acceptance and effects of nasal lavage in volunteer woodworkers.

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DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.6.365

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