Seawater spray can cure children’s colds

While saline washes have long been recommended as the treatment of cold, few people know that seawater can provide the same results. It could be that the salt water has a simple mechanical effect of clearing mucus, or it could be that trace elements in the water play some more significant role, the exact reason why such a solution works is still not known. To assess the efficacy of nasal sea water in relieving symptoms of cold, Czech researchers studies 390 children with uncomplicated cold or flu symptoms. Some of the children were given standard treatments such as nasal decongestants. Others received those same medications plus the saline nasal wash. This study lasted for 12 weeks in the winter of 2006. The children given salt-water spray got it six times a day initially and three times a day in the latter half of the study.