Would breathing in vaporised salty solution be bad for your lungs?

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There are portable vaporiser machines currently being marketed for use when sick to breathe in a salt solution – would this be bad for your lungs? I have used these type of devices for asthma when I’m sick with a prescribed medication solution, however, I’m interested if anyone has tried this with just water (and does it work?) Or with the salt solution (and does it work?) Or is salt a very bad idea as can the salt crystallise on your lungs?

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Nebulized saline is frequently used as a treatment for some lung conditions. Obviously it should be a product made for that purpose, not random salt water.

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