Gupta Anish, Gupta Bhavna
Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand India.
Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Mar;73(1):104-106. doi: 10.1007/s12070-020-02081-8. Epub 2020 Aug 27.
The current standard method of diagnosing COVID status has low sensitivity which led the authors to ponder on alternative ways of taking the sample. Various studies have explored the role of nasal wash, a sample taken by injecting and aspirating saline with the help of a syringe but to the best of our knowledge, the use of kriya sample to detect coronavirus has not been reported in the literature so far. is an integral part of shatkarmas-six actions of purification of the human body, written in the Yogic system of healthcare. It involves pouring water in one nostril and flushing out through the other nostril with the help of special equipment called "Neti pot", to keep the nasal passage clean. The authors find it worthwhile to share their hypothesis, which can pave a way to future research in COVID-19 detection.
目前诊断新冠病毒感染状况的标准方法灵敏度较低，这促使作者思考采集样本的其他方法。各种研究都探讨了鼻腔冲洗的作用，即借助注射器注入和抽吸生理盐水来采集样本，但据我们所知，目前文献中尚未报道使用克里亚样本检测冠状病毒的情况。克里亚是瑜伽保健体系中记载的人体六大净化行为（ Shatkarmas）的一个组成部分。它包括将水倒入一侧鼻孔，并借助一种名为“洗鼻壶”的特殊设备从另一侧鼻孔冲洗出来，以保持鼻腔通道清洁。作者认为值得分享他们的假设，这可为未来新冠病毒检测的研究铺平道路。
