How do I do inhalations?

The essence of inhalation is inhalation of various drugs or water vapor for the treatment of respiratory diseases(rhinitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, asthma, etc.). This method of treatment is not new: even our grandmothers treated our parents so, forcing them to breathe steam over the pot with boiled potatoes. Cheap and angry.

Inhalations are two main types: water inhalation and direct inhalationmedicinal substances. Our "favorite" pot with potatoes is an example of water inhalation. In water, the medicinal substances are dissolved and the vapor released during heating or natural evaporation of water is inhaled. There are wet water inhalations (without heating the solution) heat and heat (with heating) and steam. You can do inhalation with normal, mineral or sea water.

Also for inhalations vapors or aerosols of medicinal substances. If you do inhalations correctly, substancesfall on the mucosa and are quickly absorbed into the blood, without getting into the stomach. Thanks to this, the drugs act quickly, improving their well-being and facilitating the escape of mucus and sputum.

Despite the fact that this type of therapy seems very simple and completely harmless to do inhalation, it is necessary with the mind: they have their own contraindications, just like any type of treatment. Inhalations can not be done at elevated temperature, a tendency to bleeding from the nose, heart and lung diseases, heart failure. Therefore, before you do inhalation, consult your therapist.

In addition to medical inhalations, there are so-called preventive inhalations - they help to avoid viral diseases. For the prevention of acute respiratory disease, it is possible to arrange finely chopped onions or garlic in a room or to put several open bottles with essential oils of basil or eucalyptus.

How do I do inhalations? rules

If you follow the certain rules, inhalation will be really useful and effective. It is best to do inhalations in an hour and a half after eating. During inhalation, you need to focus on treatment and not be distracted.

Medicinal substances needed inhale and exhale properly. So, in the treatment of the common cold, sniffing, with the treatment of the lungs, bronchi or pharynx - through the mouth. Clothes should be free in the neck and do not constrain your throat - otherwise you will be hard to breathe.

Instead of "grandmother's pans" you can use special compressor or ultrasonic inhalers (they can be bought at a pharmacy). They themselves convert liquid into steam and are quite easy to use. It is often possible to meet the name of a compressor inhaler as «Compressor nebulizer» - this is the same device.

Before doing inhalations, be sure to check which medications are included in the composition solution for inhalation. If you are allergic to one of the components - inhalation can not be done. Be careful with dosage of substances. For example, if you overdo it with essential oils during inhalation, it can only get worse.

Is it possible to inhale small children? Yes, except for inhalations with boiling water -a small child may get an airway burn. Older children can already do such inhalations, but remember - the younger a child, the greater the distance from boiling water with medicinal substances, and the shorter the inhalation should be. One or two minutes is enough.

And most importantly - if after inhalation the state of health has not improved, and you even got worse, always consult a doctor. Be healthy!