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SUBMITTER: Head K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513421 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Head Karen K Snidvongs Kornkiat K Glew Simon S Scadding Glenis G Schilder Anne Gm AG Philpott Carl C Hopkins Claire C
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20180622
<h4>Background</h4>Allergic rhinitis is a common condition affecting both adults and children. Patients experience symptoms of nasal obstruction, rhinorrhoea, sneezing and nasal itching, which may affect their quality of life.Nasal irrigation with saline (salty water), also known as nasal douching, washing or lavage, is a procedure that rinses the nasal cavity with isotonic or hypertonic saline solutions. It can be performed with low positive pressure from a spray, pump or squirt bottle, with a ...[more]