Can anyone remind me what the current best nasal sprays are for COVID (or other) defense?
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Can anyone remind me what the current best nasal sprays are for COVID (or other) defense?
Bonus points if there are any safe for preteen-age kids!
[Feel free to boost.]
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@aehdeschaine In order of best-guess efficacy based on early data: Enovid if you trust any pipelines for getting it in the US (adults; this is one I use); iota-carrageenan nasal sprays (random online suppliers); xylitol sprays (this is what my kid uses).
I'm also a fan of nasal antihistamine AstePro (azelastine) for its v powerful action against histamine *and* it has early suggestive data against covid, but it crosses the blood-brain barrier and is a lights-out drug for some (me!) at first.
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@aehdeschaine I personally use Enovid and AstePro, but I don't drive if I'm using azelastine during the day because even though I've habituated, I suspect it dulls my reflexes.
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@kissane Why didn't I simply tag you in my post?!
Thanks, I *really* appreciate this. Do you mind if I boost to share the information?
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Enovid is rough on my sinuses and eustachian tubes.
I've been looking for iota-carrageenen nasal sprays; any thoughts on where to get them in the US? I can drive to the border three hours away, but I'd rather just ship it.
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@johnzajac @aehdeschaine I don’t use that one so I haven’t really looked!
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Oh sorry I thought you might have the skinny. It's so silly I can't get a seaweed spray of all things sigh.
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@aehdeschaine lol I am merely one person with a weird body
Totally feel free, my notifications are already goofy today ️
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@johnzajac @aehdeschaine I mean the internet claims to have it! But I might ask a friend to mail some tbh
(I literally get Enovid on eBay but not everyone is into spraying things that could be random liquid up next to your brain.)