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@sadair20 & @lorrainewenn - Here is the link to the most used study of hypertonic saline and Mycobacteria.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4850692/pdf/13104_2016_Article_2054.pdf
Feel free to read the entire discussion, but pay special attention to Table 2 on page 4. They grew various strains on plates in the lab, with varying concentrations of saline on the medium. By the time they reached 7% almost none of the strains was able to reproduce. Table 3 on page 5 also shows the sizes of the colonies that were able to grow at various concentrations - they decreased significantly at 5% saline and above.
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This is exactly what I was looking for! I’m a science nerd so I will study this and see if this article provides guidance on how long it might take for 7% saline, twice per day, to reduce MAC avium concentration in the lungs.
Thanks for this study. It confirms my gut feeling about salt therapy. I used to go to a salt therapy clinic, where you would sit in a room for a half hour and breathe the salt vapors in the air. I wasn't sure if it was working and I stopped. Now I wish I continued.
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@sueinmn Thank you so much! This is amazing.