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luvs2sing
(2,234 posts)ret5hd
(21,320 posts)Kali
(55,713 posts)alcohol works as a hand sanitizer too
Turin_C3PO
(15,815 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)It showed a difference in test tubes designed to simulate the nasal cavity.
Guess I should have bought those stocks in mouthwash last week!
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woodsprite
(12,190 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)I hate netti pots. Effective maybe, but the sinus infection one can get if the pot isn't properly cleaned after EVERY use is gruesome & can be deadly as well.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Snip
The university report states that mouthwashes containing at least 0.07% cetypyridinium chloride (CPC) showed "promising signs" of being able to eradicate the virus when exposed to the virus in a lab.
Dr Richard Stanton, lead author on the study, said: "This study adds to the emerging literature that several commonly-available mouthwashes designed to fight gum disease can also inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (and other related coronaviruses) when tested in the laboratory under conditions that are designed to mimic the oral/nasal cavity in a test tube.
"This study is not yet peer reviewed and published which means it has not yet been scrutinised by other scientists as is the usual process with academic research. It has now been submitted for publication in a journal.
"[IPeople should continue to follow the preventive measures issued by the UK government, including washing hands frequently and maintaining social distance."
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sfstaxprep
(10,562 posts)I can't believe it took them this long to figure out that there is a common OTC product that people could have been using. I'm skeptical.
chia
(2,368 posts)This is once simple thing I can do that can have benefits in other ways and if it kills Covid - so, so much the better.
sfstaxprep
(10,562 posts)handmade34
(22,911 posts)I just continue to drink my gin on a regular basis???
RainCaster
(11,531 posts)That doesn't sound like fun.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Ya know, for the good of the country.
Was he was the sacrificial lamb of the family?
oregonjen
(3,486 posts)mouthwash before a cleaning or other treatments.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Berkshire Hathaway Inc KNEW!
Doesn't Bristol Myers Squibb make... (ahem)...Mouthwash?
Warren!
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Isn't it more common to get infected with diseases generally through that route?
I don't see how mouthwash is going to help with that.
LaMouffette
(2,252 posts)that you could use, like, every hour on the hour when you have to be in public, that would kill Covid (without killing us or our brain cells or nasal lining).
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)LaMouffette
(2,252 posts)That's a good start! Here's the link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/health/coronavirus-ferrets-vaccine-spray.html
mopinko
(71,758 posts)i use saline spray when i get sniffles, rarely get a full blown cold.
been using salt water to rinse my mouth since i got a couple teeth pulled last week. think i will make it a habit.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)And dont eat toothpaste
SCantiGOP
(14,217 posts)My dentist told me that if he could only brush or use mouthwash any day, he would choose the mouthwash.
Bradshaw3
(7,962 posts)Let's say you use it in the morning but then are exposed to Covid at night, after a day of drinking water, tea, etc. Then you use the mouthwash again in the morning after the virus has had all night to circulate. Or are you supposed to use mouthwash all day long? Doesn't seem practical.
lettucebe
(2,339 posts)Though you are not supposed to drink mouthwash either, and not sure how this is really going to help anyone unless they constantly are swishing mouthwash for 30 seconds. You do it after you get home, way too much time has passed for it to kill much virus, plus the majority is entering through the nose, not the mouth. Sounds like a way to get mouthwash off the shelves though.
applegrove
(123,037 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,629 posts)although I wouldn't recommend it at this point - I would think that the alcohol could damage the cells lining the nasal cavity or dry it out and impair its normal function.
This could result in you being more susceptible to airborne pathogens when you are not actively treating your nasal cavity.
applegrove
(123,037 posts)distilled water up your nose as it is close to your brain in some places.
What are the chances this study was funded by Listerine?
Just sayin'.
Oil and gas did it to us for 80 years.
Wear a mask. See you next Chistmas.