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ArticleCureus2024

Real-World Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of 2.3% Hypertonic Saline Soft Mist Spray for Sino-Nasal Symptoms.

Dipak Gandhi, Alok Semwal, Vikas Agrawal, Ravindra Jain, Harsh Srivastava, Preeth Shetty, Ravindra Chopra, Ravi Mehta, Chaitali Pilliwar, Ashok Jaiswal

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Dipak GandhiPediatrics, Atharv Child Care, Mumbai, IND.
Alok SemwalPediatrics, Semwal Child Clinic, Dehradun, IND.
Vikas AgrawalPediatrics, Cradle Clinic, Meerut, IND.
Ravindra JainPediatrics, SR Hospital, Muzaffarnagar, IND.
Harsh SrivastavaPediatrics, Saroj Medical Institute (SMI), Delhi, IND.
Preeth ShettyPediatrics, Mallige Child Care Center, Bangalore, IND.
Ravindra ChopraPediatrics, Muskan Children Hospital, Surat, IND.
Ravi MehtaMedical Affairs, Zydus Healthcare Limited, Mumbai, IND.
Chaitali PilliwarMedical Affairs, Zydus Healthcare Limited, Mumbai, IND.
Ashok JaiswalMedical Affairs, Zydus Healthcare Limited, Mumbai, IND.
Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health · INCadila Healthcare (India) · INDefence Electronics Application Laboratory · INBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University · INIndus Hospital · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction and aims Mildly hypertonic saline is more effective in relieving symptoms of nasal congestion compared to placebo or isotonic saline. Recently, a unique device, delivering a soft mist of 2.3% hypertonic sea-salt saline (Nasoclear PureHale

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allergic rhinitishypertonic salineintra-nasal salinesea salt salinetnss

Identifiers

PMID38559536
PMCPMC10981789
OpenAlexW4392385565

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