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Comparison Between The Use Of Saline And Seawater For Nasal Obstruction In Children Under 2 Years Of Age With Acute Upper Respiratory Infection, Tüli̇n Köksal, Mehmet Nevzat Çi̇zmeci̇, Davut Bozkaya, Mehmet Kenan Kanburoğlu, Şanliay Şahi̇n, Tuğba Taş, Çi̇ğdem Nükhet Yüksel, Mustafa Mansur Tatli

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: The effectiveness of isotonic and hypertonic saline solutions used to open the nasal passage and improve clinical symptoms was compared in children under 2 years of age admitted with the common cold. Materials and methods: The study was performed as a randomized, prospective, and double-blind study. The study included 109 children. The children using saline (0.9%) and seawater (2.3%) as nasal drops (the patient group) and the control group (in which nasal drops were not administered) were compared. Seventy-four patients received nasal drops from package A (seawater) in single days and from package B (physiological saline) in double days. …