THE INVENTION RELATES TO A METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBENT POLYMER PARTICLES WITH A HIGHER PERMEABILITY BY POLYMERISING DROPLETS OF A MONOMER SOLUTION IN A GAS PHASE SURROUNDING THE DROPLETS. A WATER-INSOLUBLE INORGANIC SALT IS SUSPENDED IN THE MONOMER SOLUTION AND THE POLYMER PARTICLES HAVE AN AVERAGE PARTICLE DIAMETER OF AT LEAST 150 µM.