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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 07:46 AM Sep 2021

Stop inhaling hydrogen peroxide to treat COVID, doctors warn

Medical experts are warning the public of a dangerous trend that has been spreading on social media where people are skipping intensive care units and instead treating COVID at home by inhaling hydrogen peroxide through the use of a nebulizer.

Hydrogen peroxide is a mild antiseptic used topically on the skin to prevent infection on minor cuts and wounds. It is also used as a mouthwash to remove mucus or soothe minor mouth irritation. The Mayo Clinic notes that hydrogen peroxide as a solution has been used to kill the COVID-19 virus on surfaces.

But health experts warn that inhaling the antiseptic can be fatal. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America wrote in a blog post on Sept. 21 that inhaling hydrogen peroxide is “dangerous” and “not a way to prevent nor treat COVID-19.”
“DO NOT put hydrogen peroxide into your nebulizer and breathe it in. This is dangerous!” the foundation wrote. “It is not a way to prevent nor treat COVID-19.”

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Registry noted in a fact sheet that
inhalation of hydrogen peroxide can cause irritation in the lungs.
Ingesting the substance can also cause stomach irritation and vomiting.


https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2021/09/please-stop-inhaling-hydrogen-peroxide-to-treat-covid-doctors-warn.html

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Stop inhaling hydrogen peroxide to treat COVID, doctors warn (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 OP
I bet fire also kills the covid virus but I don't recommend inhaling it. Siwsan Sep 2021 #1
What is wrong with these people? padah513 Sep 2021 #2
Oh the logic . ... Lovie777 Sep 2021 #3
Well hydrogen peroxide is dirt cheap these days. A few dollars for 8 ounces. I was using it to mucifer Sep 2021 #5
I wonder John Ludi Sep 2021 #4
My favorite thing they say is "it's good, it's natural" because so is mucifer Sep 2021 #7
there's a whole separate disinformation stream for the left. mopinko Sep 2021 #10
I know... John Ludi Sep 2021 #14
My cooking will pretty much kill anything left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 #6
They're just saying that because the government doesn't want you to know the truth. Crunchy Frog Sep 2021 #8
Ok then.... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #9
Hydrogen peroxide in a nebulizer? LastDemocratInSC Sep 2021 #11
Please proceed ReTHUGs malaise Sep 2021 #12
Lightweights. SamKnause Sep 2021 #13

padah513

(2,512 posts)
2. What is wrong with these people?
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 08:03 AM
Sep 2021

When did nonsense become an acceptable substitute for common sense? Just take the shot! Lol

Lovie777

(12,390 posts)
3. Oh the logic . ...
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 08:03 AM
Sep 2021

the cult rather spend tons of money on cures that don't work, i.e. de-wormer, hydrogen peroxide, etc. than get free vaccines and wear mask.

mucifer

(23,597 posts)
5. Well hydrogen peroxide is dirt cheap these days. A few dollars for 8 ounces. I was using it to
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 08:18 AM
Sep 2021

wipe down surfaces in the beginning of the pandemic. It is less toxic than disinfectant wipes. BUT I was following CDC recommendations that said you could use hydrogen peroxide to wipe things down.

mucifer

(23,597 posts)
7. My favorite thing they say is "it's good, it's natural" because so is
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 08:23 AM
Sep 2021

hemlock. So is poison ivy. So is snake venom.

Lots of poisons are natural. Many chemotherapies are made from the vinca plant. They are very toxic if you don't know how to administer them. You can bleed out from too much aspirin that comes from the bark of trees.

The vaccine deniers who are into all the "natural" crap are often not the trumpy vaccine deniers. A lot of them are liberal dems who are very left of center on the social issues.

It's infuriating!

mopinko

(70,294 posts)
10. there's a whole separate disinformation stream for the left.
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 09:11 AM
Sep 2021

natural this and bad pharma that. they sell a lot of snake oil, and they ruin a lot of minds.

John Ludi

(589 posts)
14. I know...
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 12:58 PM
Sep 2021

I'm surrounded by them. My little area is kind of a new age hot spot...the Sedona of Wisconsin, basically...so about a third of the people I know are of that ilk. The Delta variant is starting to make its way into their little bubbleworld...it'll be interesting to see how it all plays out. I like some of these people as people, so I'll be sad if some of them fall prey to the consequences of paradigm they've bought into.

Crunchy Frog

(26,698 posts)
8. They're just saying that because the government doesn't want you to know the truth.
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 08:40 AM
Sep 2021

If the government's telling you not to, that means you should definitely keep doing it.

getagrip_already

(14,934 posts)
9. Ok then....
Tue Sep 28, 2021, 08:59 AM
Sep 2021
Press Release: The US Surgeon General, the CDC, and leading physicians warn that ingesting gasoline will not cure Covid, and could in fact be fatal.

"Gasoline is fine for cars, but terrible for your lungs". President Biden warns "Don't ingest it".


There, that should do it.



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