A tremendous amount of scientific research has been conducted which proves how salt therapy — especially the form practiced at The Salt Room in Orlando — can help treat and alleviate asthma symptoms and that it a safe, painless complement to regular asthma treatment regimens.
Asthma is one of the most widespread conditions in the world. Around 22 million people, including six million children in the US, are victims of asthma. Asthma usually starts in childhood and may diminish as one grows older, but typically persists to some extent well throughout adulthood. Although there is still no cure for asthma, salt therapy treatment not only provides temporary relief but also provides a long term remedy for asthma. As of 2008, 10.2% of adults living in Florida and 9.8% of adult residents Orlando, and over 16% of adults living in Jacksonville had been at some point diagnosed with Asthma.
Asthma Symptoms Alleviated with Dry Sodium Chloride Aerosol
As an asthma patient relaxes in the therapeutic salt therapy halochamber, a halogenerator provides a steady flow of clean, dry air saturated with particles of salt. Highly dispersible salt particles are scattered into the air which the asthma patient inhales. Your asthma is treated with dry sodium chloride aerosol at a mass concentration varying from 1-16 mg/m3 with a particle size of 1-5 um. The advanced halogenerator computer system monitors the temperature, relative humidity and mass of aerosol in the chamber. The temperature in the salt therapy chamber ranges between 68-78 degrees Fahrenheit while the ideal humidity content varies between 40-50%. The high concentration of negative ions helps to boost up your immune system.
Bacteria and Fungi Destroyed; Airways Cleared
When you inhale, aerosolized micro particles around 10 microns in diameter are caught in the upper airways of your respiratory tract. The mucociliary system then throws them out. However micro particles below the size of 5 microns penetrate into every nook and corner of the bronchi and deposit upon the surface, destroying bacteria and fungi. These salt particles help reduce the viscosity of the mucus and bring back the normal mucociliary flow. The airways too are cleared of impurities like pollen, tar, dust, smoke particles, mucus and debris which are often the source of allergy asthma.
Salt therapy at The Salt Room in Orlando facilitates better drainage of the bronchi and expectoration. This results in reduced inflammation which restores the physiological structure of the mucous membrane of respiratory tracts, therefore making it easier for the asthma sufferer to breathe. The airway passages are widened, the respiratory tract is cleared of undesired allergens and mucus and blockages are unclogged. The asthmatic patient receiving salt therapy treatment experiences relief, breathing more easily and is able to reduce or wean off their medications.
Scientific Evidence of Salt Therapy’s Effectiveness as an Asthma Treatment
The author of Vita Link Volume 14, Issue 3, Fall 2007 comments that a presentation they attended by Dr Gyorgy Nagy, MD, PhD highlighted the effectiveness of salt therapy treatment. “The data, illustrative material and case study resources were extremely compelling…experiments show that low doses of dry sodium chloride aerosol [DSCA] have a beneficial effect on phagocytic activity of alveolar macrophages [Konovalov et al, 1992] and therefore on bronchial clearance and the elimination of foreign agents.”
Salt Therapy: A Safe, Drug Free Addition to Your Asthma Treatment Regimen
Asthma cases have nearly doubled over the last 25 years. Asthma attacks not only adults but a large proportion of children as well. As asthma patient displays symptoms of nighttime coughing, shortness of breath, a chronic ‘throat-clearing’ type cough, and complaints of a tight feeling in the chest and weazing. In extreme cases the patient may turn blue owing to lack of oxygen and faint caused by asthma. In many cases asthma patients have to be rushed to the hospital as things get out of control.
The medicines used to control asthma include steroids, antibiotics, corticoids and regular use of inhalers which have adverse side affects. salt therapy treatment can help you reduce the amount of drugs you need and prevent frequent recurrence of the disease. Contact The Salt Room in Orlando now so we can help you lead a normal life without fear of unpredictable asthma attacks.