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Nose / throat treatments for respiratory infections • Otherwise

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After hearing various people interested in nasal sprays for preventing covid or the common cold, I did a shallow dive on what might be worth trying in this area. Overall, there are several treatments that seem safe and cheap and some of them are probably effective. A few (carrageenan and HPMC) seem to prevent infection, and the others reduce the severity of an infection once you have it. Some may also reduce your risk of infecting others if you’re already sick. Obvious disclaimer: None of this replaces a vaccine or medical care. But it would be awesome if there were fewer colds in my house, if we could all get over them faster, and if we had gotten over covid sooner. I looked at ingredients you can currently buy (in some country), not stuff that’s not on the market. In some cases you can get them e.g. on Ebay from other countries where they’re available without prescription. I only looked at things with human trials, not things with only in vitro or animal trials. My understanding is t

After hearing various people interested in nasal sprays for preventing covid or the common cold, I did a shallow dive on what might be worth trying in this area. Overall, there are several treatments that seem safe and cheap and some of them are probably effective. A few (carrageenan and HPMC) seem to prevent infection, and the others reduce the severity of an infection once you have it. Some may also reduce your risk of infecting others if you’re already sick. Obvious disclaimer: None of this replaces a vaccine or medical care. But it would be awesome if there were fewer colds in my house, if

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