It’s been around for generations, an easy and inexpensive home remedy to alleviate the discomforts of a clogged nose, nasal allergies, a bad cough, or the flu.
Yet for all the relief experienced after tuob (also suob) or steam inhalation, the seemingly innocuous practice can actually do more harm than good.
This was emphasized by doctors in “To steam or not to steam: A discussion on steam inhalation as a health remedy,” a virtual symposium hosted recently by pharmaceutical and health-care company Unilab as part of its “Alagang Unilab: HealthierPH” awareness campaign series.
Tuob, which involves inhaling steam from a basin filled with hot water, has not undergone years of objecti…
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