Steam inhalation treatment for children

[摘要] Nasal inhalation of steam has been proposed as treatment of viral colds on the assumption that increased intranasal temperature will inhibit replication of rhinovirus.1 Some clinical trials looking at the effect of inhalation of steam on rhinovirus infection have used machine-generated heated humidified air.2 Most people at home use the old fashioned way of head over a bowl of steaming hot water.

[学科分类] 卫生学