Questionnaire

1. An ionic constituent of seawater that has an anti-inflammatory action and promotes repair of respiratory epithelium via the EGF/EGFR pathway is:

2. Hypertonic seawater solutions:

3. When used for nasal irrigation, isotonic seawater solution has been shown to be safe and effective for:

4. Among beneficial effects of applying hypertonic seawater preparations to the nasal mucosa are:

5. Compared to standard care for the treatment of cold and influenza in children aged six to ten years, a study of seawater nasal irrigation used adjunctive to standard care found:

6. A beneficial effect on mucociliary transit time has been demonstrated with

7. Among factors that determine the dose of isotonic or hypertonic seawater solution to be used are:

8. A robust body of data clearly favours prepared saline solutions over seawater preparations as nasal irrigation for the prevention of viral and bacterial URTIs.

9. A comparison between the use of hypertonic saline and hypertonic seawater for nasal obstruction in children younger than two years and with a URTI has demonstrated efficacy for the relief from:

10. Microfiltered diluted ocean water has been shown to have an identical ionic balance to that of blood serum and interstitial fluid and contains the full spectrum of minerals and trace elements found in human plasma.