Saline nasal irrigation is recommended in most clinical guidelines for sinusitis and rhinitis. Studies involving homemade saline have typically involved the use of non-iodized salt. Past researches did not contain any descriptions for the benefit of iodized table salt in homemade saline solutions.
Researchers conducted this research to study the usefulness of iodized salt in homemade saline and its impact on MCC.
Researchers enrolled a total of thirty-eight healthy candidates in the study. All subjects were in the age range of 30 to 40 years. The use of the non-iodized salt solution led to a nonsignificant change in mean SCT. A significant change was observed in mean SCT after using the iodized salt solution. However, the mean post irrigation SCT was not significantly different between solutions. No significant differences were observed in pain/discomfort experience between solutions.
The study concluded that MCC improved with both solutions. Interestingly, the improvement was significant when the iodized salt nasal irrigation solution was used. This finding contradicts the conventional recommendation against the use of iodized salt in the nasal rinse solution. Moreover, this solution was well tolerated.
Reference: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1945892419892172
