Does putting hydrogen peroxide in a nebulizer help you fight pathogens?
By Christiana Dillard
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A "board certified doctor of natural medicine who practices Functional Medicine" claims that putting colloidal silver and hydrogen peroxide in her nebulizer is helping her recover from pneumonia and can fight off other pathogens too.
But the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America says that would be dangerous, even for people who don't have allergies or asthma.
It definitely doesn't work to fight COVID-19, they say.
And colloidal silver is also bad for you, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health says.
This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America DANGER! Don’t Nebulize Hydrogen Peroxide and Breathe It to Try to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
National Institutes of Health Colloidal Silver
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