The Claim
Woodworkers who utilized gravity-fed, home-made unbuffered isotonic saline nasal lavage for a duration of 2 months experienced a significant reduction in nasal symptoms.
What the research says
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Woodworkers who rinsed their noses daily with a simple saltwater solution they made at home for two months said their stuffy noses and other nose problems got a lot better.
See the scientific wording
Woodworkers who used nasal lavage with gravity-fed, home-made unbuffered isotonic saline for 2 months reported significantly decreased nasal symptoms.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Acceptance and effects of nasal lavage in volunteer woodworkers.
The study tested the same nose rinse method in woodworkers for 2 months and found it really helped reduce their nose problems, just like the claim said.
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