Saline Rinse May Cut Cold Symptoms. Researchers say a side effect-free approach could help kids with cold symptoms. By ABC News. February 12, 2009, 3:21 PM.

Studies have found that adults who use saline nasal drops or sprays for a cold experience reduced symptoms, recover faster and are less likely to pass the infection on. Advertisement.

The research team recruited 407 children aged up to six years for a study where they were given either hypertonic saline ~2.6% (salt-water) nasal drops or usual care when they developed a cold.

Hypertonic saline nose drops shortened cold symptom duration in young children and decreased household transmission, according to findings presented at the European Respiratory Society ...

Giving children saline nose drops at the start of a cold may shorten its duration and reduce the likelihood that they will pass the illness to others, a study hints. But it has some caveats.

They’re giving props to nasal drops. UK researchers say that hypertonic saline nasal drops can shorten a kid’s cold by two days and reduce the risk of family members getting sick too.. Kids ...

The Science Behind Saline Treatment. The study was inspired by common practices in South Asia, where people frequently rinse ...

Injecting Ice Cold Saline Can Protect the Brains of Cardiac Arrest Patients. By Margaux Phares Monday, December 7, 2015 NOVA Next NOVA Next. Share.

Using a cold saline solution as a final irrigating agent during root canal treatment may reduce patients' postoperative pain, according to a systematic review published on November 28 in the Journal ...

Scientists have revealed a simple remedy that they say reduces how long a child has a cold for. The research, which has not yet been published in an academic journal, was presented at the European ...

Saline nasal drops reduce the duration of the common cold in young children by two days. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 6, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 09 / 240906141732.htm ...