Inhalations with mineral water

Inhalation is a physiological procedure aimed at treating the nasopharynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs with the help of steam and aerosols. It allows the therapeutic substances to penetrate deeply into the upper respiratory tract, have a quick therapeutic effect on their mucous membranes, soften the manifestations of the disease: cough, pain and sore throat, runny nose, nasal congestion. The procedure is applied, both in acute and chronic conditions. Most often for inhalations use medicinal plants: chamomile, calendula, eucalyptus, lavender, mint; essential oils of anise, sandalwood, cedar, bergamot. They have a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect. No less popular are inhalations with soda and mineral water.

What are the benefits of inhalation with mineral water?

Mineral water is extracted from underground depths or they themselves come to the surface, they are rich in dissolved salts, microelements, some biological substances. Their classification depends on the chemical, gas composition, pH. What are the benefits of inhalation with mineral water? When evaporating or spraying into the mucous enter useful substances, softening the throat, upper respiratory tract, lungs. At the same time, blood circulation increases, the process of regeneration of the affected epithelium starts, the liquefaction and the bronchial secretion are quickly diluted and the inflammatory focus is eliminated.

To achieve maximum therapeutic effect, you need to know what mineral water to choose for inhalation. The most suitable for this purpose are hydrogen sulphide, radon and carbon dioxide. Some of them are used only in conditions of treatment in sanatoria. In households they use alkaline water, such as "Narzan", "Borjomi", "Essentuki 17, 4":

• inhalation with "Borjomi" - bicarbonate-sodium water with natural mineralization, it contains many chemical compounds and components: potassium, calcium, silicon, sulfur, aluminum, fluorine, magnesium, sulfates and hydrogen carbonates. By means of the smallest particles they penetrate the surface of the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract, clear them of mucus accumulation, facilitate expectoration, help penetrate the bloodstream, accelerate metabolic processes, thereby shortening the period of recovery;
• inhalation with mineral water "Essentuki 17" - chloride-hydrocarbonate, sodium, boric high mineralization. The figure 17 in the title indicates the source number. Inhalations relieve the painful state of colds and other diseases of respiratory organs, soften the course of acute inflammatory processes, prolonged chronic, reduce the intensity of cough, help get rid of sputum.

Indications for the procedure

Each mineral water has its own testimony. "Borjomi" and "Essentuki 17" are very suitable for inhalation with symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection, acute respiratory disease, influenza, tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia and even more serious diseases: bronchial asthma, tuberculosis and cystic fibrosis. The procedure with their application is shown to conduct when the stuffy nose, runny nose, sore and pershit throat, torment dry or wet cough.

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Preparation

In order to conduct inhalation at home, it is necessary to buy mineral water by opening a bottle and releasing gas from it, have an inhaler or nebulizer, in the absence of them, you can use a kettle or a pan. Some special preparation procedure does not require. There is a recommendation not to eat 1,5-2 hours before it and an hour after.

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And inhalation of mineral water with a dry cough

Dry cough brings a lot of suffering, because. After convulsive reflex attempts to push out the irritant and cleanse the respiratory tract, a new wave of spasms begins. Inhalations of mineral water with dry cough help healing components, salts in the form of fine aerosol particles penetrate deeply into the respiratory system, kill pathogenic microbes, reduce inflammatory foci, reduce irritation of the mucosa. This facilitates the transition to the stage of productive cough.

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Inhalation with bronchitis with mineral water

Bronchitis is an inflammatory process in the bronchi, which is most often preceded by a viral or bronchial infection. The disease is accompanied by general weakness, apathy, fever, dry at first cough, gradually turning into a wet one. It can last a fairly long time. Often the pathology requires the intervention of a physician and medical treatment. Inhalations in bronchitis with mineral water are prescribed both as part of complex therapy and separately, without the use of medicines, along with other non-medicamentous methods: abundant warm drink, moisturizing the room, rubbing the chest with camphor oil, warming compresses.

Inhalation with mineral water with laryngitis

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx is called laryngitis. The disease reveals itself as a breach in the throat, an osseous voice, dry mouth, the appearance of a dry cough. Sometimes they say "in the throat" about this condition. Inhalations of weakly alkaline mineral water can soften the catarrhal phenomena, relieve the laryngeal edema, soothe the mucous membranes, and generally get a comfortable feel.

Technique of the inhalations with mineral water

How will the inhalation be organized and carried out depends on what is available to the patient. The technique of using a kettle is that a glass of plain water and the contents of the bottle are poured into it, put on fire and heated to 50-60 ⁰. A funnel or other device for conical shape is inserted into the tip of the kettle, for example a sheet of thick paper, suitable for fitting to the lower part of the face. You need to breathe the steam, without taking away the improvised inhaler from the mouth. Another option is to simply pour hot water into a bowl or pot and cover with a towel. Talk during the procedure is impossible, breathing is not deep, calm and measured. For the treatment of the throat and cough, breathe through the mouth, and the rhinitis with the nose. The inhaler makes the procedure more convenient, it is inexpensive, so this thing has the right to be in the house. These three methods are related to steam inhalations, their duration is 5-15 minutes. It is best to spend them at night to go to sleep at once.

Mineral inhalation by nebulizer

A completely different principle is based on the work of the nubelizer. Its name comes from the Latin nebula - a cloud, fog and it works under pressure. Mineral inhalations by a nebulizer, as well as with other medicinal substances, consist in converting the contents filled into it into an aerosol. Microparticles through a special mouthpiece penetrate deeply into the interior of the respiratory system, are quickly absorbed, giving a good result in overcoming the disease. Most of all, they are effective in the treatment of pneumonia, bronchial asthma, tuberculosis.

Inhalation of a child with mineral water

Moisten the mucous membrane of the nose, throat, upper and lower respiratory tract, deliver to its surface useful substances that can extinguish inflammation, accelerate the regeneration of damaged epithelium, bring quick recovery - parents and pediatricians assign such tasks to inhalation of the child with mineral water. In addition, this is a completely harmless procedure. The water temperature should not exceed 40 ⁰, and its duration is 3-5 minutes. The only obstacle to its conduct may be the reluctance of a small patient to sit hidden over a warm vapor. In this case, the nebulizer will come to the rescue. It can be neatly adjusted even during the sleep of the baby.

Inhalation with mineral water during pregnancy

Colds often, unfortunately, do not bypass pregnant women, because Immunity in the period of bearing of the child is significantly reduced. The question rests on the dilemma of how to be treated so as not to harm the fetus. In this case, the safest method of treating the common cold, sore throat, coughing is inhalation with mineral water. If a woman has no other contraindications restricting the conduct of steam or aerosol treatment, then the mineral water is not capable of harming her. On the contrary, timely treatment will moisturize the mucous membrane, give a sense of relief, stop the development of more serious consequences.

Contraindications to the procedure

Despite all the harmlessness of the procedure, steam inhalations have their contraindications to the procedure, which can cause complications:

• body temperature above 37.5 ⁰;
• purulent inflammatory processes (sinusitis, angina, sinusitis), because heating promotes the propagation of pathogenic microorganisms;
• cardiovascular and respiratory insufficiency;
• hypertension;
• severe arrhythmia;
• nasal bleeding.

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Consequences after the procedure

It is more reasonable to not prescribe to yourself the treatment, but to listen to the recommendations of a doctor. The patient is unable to objectively evaluate his condition and be sure that purulent foci are absent. The consequences after the procedure can be related to this. Other adverse effects are not compliance with the temperature of mineral water, when it is heated to boiling, mucous membranes and face burns are possible. Knowledge of contra-indications and observance of all rules will help to avoid complications in the form of problems with the heart, increased pressure, nervous system.

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Care after the procedure

Inhalation with mineral water relaxes, soothes. It is necessary to try to prolong this condition, lie down and lie down quietly, neither eat nor drink, nor talk, nor go out immediately to the street.

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Reviews

According to many people, they felt relief from the state after the first inhalation. Its merits include the lack of an allergic reaction, the mildness of the effect on the mucous membrane, the ability to facilitate the process of cleansing the nose and coughing. Note that inhalation with a mineral water nebulizer is used after an attack of bronchial asthma, transferred pneumonia, to restore bronchi and lungs. There is some evidence that after the procedure it got worse, but when reading a more detailed comment, how and when it happened, one can come to the conclusion that it was carried out in the first days of infection with the virus and led to even more multiplication of microorganisms and penetration into the trachea and bronchi . There are also radical opinions: it is impossible to use mineral water for inhalations, saline is the best. This leads only to one thought: the doctor's consultation is necessary: only the specialist can determine the usefulness and expediency of such treatment.