A $5 bottle of saline nasal spray from the drugstore works just as well as a prescription steroid spray for easing sleep-disordered breathing in children—and may help some kids avoid tonsil surgery altogether, a recent study suggests.
The findings add to growing evidence that saline sprays, long dismissed as basic or placebo-like, can clear nasal congestion, wash away allergens and viruses, and reduce inflammation enough to improve sleep, breathing, and comfort.
