(WHDH) — A nonprofit organization is warning against a troubling trend circulating on social media of people breathing in hydrogen peroxide through nebulizers in an attempt to prevent or treat COVID-19.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America wrote in a blog post Tuesday that people should not be nebulizing hydrogen peroxide as this is dangerous and not a treatment or preventative measure for the coronavirus.
Videos of people doing this harmful act have reportedly been circulating on Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.
A nebulizer is a breathing machine used to treat asthma, turning liquid medicine into a mist. The mist is then breathed in through a mask or mouthpiece.
The AAFA reminded the public to only use asthma medicine prescribed by their doctor in a nebulizer as other chemicals can be harmful to their lungs.
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