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Comment author: [deleted] 09 April 2015 03:02:04PM 1 point [-]

Because a cup of salt costs something like cents, it would be very difficult to compete with it.

Comment author: ChristianKl 09 April 2015 04:35:24PM 1 point [-]

Nobody runs clinical trials to show that the cup of salts has ideal properties.

Running clinical trials that a certain creme helps the ear on the other hand puts the treatment into the 'evidence-based' medicine bucket.

See Scott Alexanders discussion of Melatonin vs. Ramelteon.

Comment author: [deleted] 10 April 2015 07:22:10AM 0 points [-]

Of course nobody does it, there is no business opportunity in it.

Comment author: hyporational 09 April 2015 05:31:26PM 0 points [-]

Nobody runs clinical trials to show that the cup of salts has ideal properties.

Nasal irrigation seems to have been pretty successfully commercialized, so I suppose you could commercialize heated salt and run trials with some inventive marketing.

Comment author: ChristianKl 09 April 2015 07:35:33PM 0 points [-]

Nasal irrigation seems to have been pretty successfully commercialized, so I suppose you could commercialize heated salt and run trials with some inventive marketing.

But then you would likely sell your heated salt at a higher price point and not for the price of ordinary salt.