The Winter Park/Maitland Observer has published an article by Brittni Johnson about The Salt Room. The article tells the story of Katelyn Tinsley, a 22-year-old Winter Park residents suffering from cystic fibrosis who has found relief through regular visits to The Salt Room. After just one session, her lungs felt clearer and she was off the oxygen tank completely.
Regarding her experience at The Salt Room, Tinsley says “If it didn’t work then I wouldn’t keep going because I have so many other doctor appointments and other maintenance I have to do to keep myself healthy. I wouldn’t add something to the list if it didn’t make a clear difference.”
The article describes the technology and how The Salt Room is being used to help clients suffering from a range of respiratory and dermatological issues.
The Salt Room was featured on Fox News 35 in Orlando today! Tiffany Tift came to the Salt Room and did a one and a half minute piece in which she described how The Salt Room can make a real difference for allergy sufferers and individuals suffering for respiratory conditions:
As with any treatment for cystic fibrosis, salt therapy at The Salt Room in Orlando has benefits and possible side effects. Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common life-threatening hereditary diseases in the world. Fortunately Salt therapy, a drug-free treatment, provides relief from symptoms and prevention of recurrence in cystic fibrosis carriers.
Benefits of Treating Cystic Fibrosis with Salt Therapy
Brings relief from coughing, and shortness of breath
A patient of cystic fibrosis suffers from coughing and breathing problems. Salt therapy treatment brings relief by facilitating mucus clearance and unclogging blockages in your respiratory tract.
Breath better after just one session
Cystic fibrosis patients receiving salt therapy treatment at The Salt Room in Orlando, often start breathing easier after just one session. As the treatment progresses you will experience relief as your respiratory tract clears and infection recedes. You will not only breathe better but your coughing too will decrease.
Cleansing and sanitation of the airways
Dry aerosol micro particles of salt possess bactericide, mucokinetic, hydrophilic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Salt therapy reduces inflammation of the respiratory tract, unclogs blockages and clears the respiratory tract of accumulated mucus and allergens making breathing easier. Salt therapy at The Salt Room in Orlando also facilitates the drainage of the sinuses opening up the nasal passages. Bacteria are destroyed and the patient often no longer needs heavy doses of antibiotics.
Increases remission times
A patient of cystic fibrosis who has undergone salt therapy treatment at The Salt Room in Orlando will be less prone to infections and enjoy better health for longer periods of time. After taking the full course of treatment patients frequently enjoy a remission period of at least six months or even more than a year.
Feel revitalized
An individual with cystic fibrosis often feels listless and experiences fatigue and depression. Salt therapy treatment is invigorating for the body but also eases your taut nerves and aids relaxation. You will feel more energetic both from the treatment and the better sleep patients often enjoy.
Improve general health and quality of life
Salt therapy treatment helps the patient to regain his or her health and develop more resistance to disease by boosting up their defenses. Dependence on medicines can be reduced help regain normality in your life. Children respond positively to Salt therapy treatment and after completing the full course often achieve more consistent attendance at school.
Side Effects of Salt Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis Sufferers
Few side effects have been reported by patients undergoing salt therapy treatment for cystic fibrosis at the Salt Room in Orlando. Mild skin irritation has been reported by some salt therapy patients. Sometimes rashes appear in the initial stages of salt therapy treatment which disappear once the treatment progresses. A slight tickling sensation of the throat has been reported by some cystic fibrosis patients which can be remedied by saline water gargles. Sometimes conjunctivitis can occur therefore sensitive cystic fibrosis patients are advised to keep their eyes shut during the treatment.
There are certain precautions that should be kept in mind. You should absolutely consult your doctor before you start salt therapy for cystic fibrosis if you have: internal diseases in decompensation; severe hypertension; relapsing and massive bleeds of any kind; blood diseases in acute stage; acute stage of respiratory diseases; severe chronic respiratory failure; active tuberculosis; mental disorders and all kinds of drug addiction; malignant diseases; intoxication; cachexia; or pregnancy.
The Salt Room is Orlando, Florida's newest, most advanced respiratory treatment center.
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A significant amount of scientific and clinical research has been conducted which demonstrates how salt therapy – especially as it is practiced at The Salt Room in Orlando, Florida, can help treat and alleviate a variety of cystic fibrosis symptoms.
Cystic Fibrosis can make life difficult and even cut it drastically short. More and more people are turning to Salt therapy treatment which offers you a long-term drug-free cure. How does Salt therapy treat you?
How Salt Therapy at The Salt Room Works for Cystic Fibrosis
A patient suffering from cystic fibrosis will relax in The Salt Room’s halochamber for about an hour. Dry aerosol micro particles of salt and minerals are used to treat the cystic fibrosis sufferer. Sophisticated equipment ensures a steady supply of clean dry air saturated with highly dispersed particles of sodium chloride. Dry sodium chloride aerosol at a mass concentration varying from 1-16 mg/m3 with a particle size of 1-5 um brings you relief from the symptoms of cystic fibroses.
A highly advanced computer embedded in The Salt Room’s halogenerator maintains and monitors the temperature, relative humidity and mass of aerosol in the chamber. The temperature in the salt therapy room varies between 68-78 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity ranges from 40-50%. The Salt Room in Orlando’s treatment rooms also boasts of a high concentration of negative ions which repel each other and do not form clusters. This ensures a high dispersal rate. As dry salt particles have greater surface energy than moist particles, they maker a deeper impact on your respiratory tract.
When a patient at The Salt Room in Orlando inhales aerosolized micro particles around 10 microns in diameter, they are trapped in the upper airways. The mucociliary system however throws them out, thereby clearing the airways. Micro particles below 5 microns succeed in finding their way into every nook and corner of bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli and deposit upon the surface.
These micro particles are responsible for reducing the viscosity of the mucus and helps restore the normal mucociliary flow. They also cleanse the respiratory tract of mucus, pathogens, and debris, helping the cystic fibrosis patient feel better.
Scientific Evidence of Salt Therapy’s Impact on Cystic Fibrosis
If you have cystic fibrosis, Salt therapy treatment at The Salt Room in Orlando will reduce the inflammation of the respiratory tract. Salt therapy treatment helps in absorbing edema from the mucosa lining the airway passages thereby widening them and making breathing easier. It also restores the normal flow of mucus by removing blockages in the bronchi and bronchioles. Salt therapy treatment at The Salt Room also reduces your infection by killing bacteria and viruses and clears the respiratory tract of all allergens like dust, smoke or pollen. After 7-15 salt therapy sessions your airways are clearer, coughing decreases, and you can breathe easily. Children and adults with cystic fibrosis feel better, develop a greater resistance to the disease and are able to lead a more normal life.
Clinical Research Supports The Effectiveness of Salt Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
According to an abstract by Wark V. McDonald, PAB who studied effect of Nebulised hypertonic saline for cystic fibrosis: “The lung disease in cystic fibrosis is characterized by impaired mucociliary clearance, recurrent bronchial infection and airway inflammation. Hypertonic saline has been shown to enhance mucociliary clearance in-vitro and this may act to lessen the destructive inflammatory process in the airways.”
Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms The Salt Room Can Help You With
If you are a patient of cystic fibrosis you are likely to display symptoms like salty tasting skin, normal appetite but poor growth and poor weight gain, excess mucus production, frequent chest infections and coughing/shortness of breath. You will also suffer from frequent lung infections. Males may also suffer from infertility.
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease due to a defect gene which manifests itself in childhood. These genes are passed down as cystic fibrosis when both parent are carriers. Most individuals who have cystic fibrosis succumb to the disease. Cystic fibrosis tests like newborn screening, sweat testing, or genetic testing can help diagnose the disease. Treatment is through antibiotics and bronchodilators which bring only temporary relief. If you or your child is suffering from cystic fibrosis, please contact us now. The Salt Room’s treatment can help improve the quality of your life.
The Salt Room is Orlando, Florida's newest, most advanced respiratory treatment center.
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The Salt Room in Orlando, Florida has been designed to help cystic fibrosis sufferers relieve their symptoms and feel better in a safe, peaceful environment that feels more like a spa than a high-tech treatment facility.
Cystic fibrosis is one of the most dangerous diseases in the world. Around 30,000 Americans are victims of this condition including a large proportion of children. Mutual carriers of the cystic fibrosis gene pass down to their children and it is one of the most common life-shortening inherited diseases in the continent. To date there is no cure. Treatment with the help of drugs like antibiotics and bronchodilators brings short term relief. Fortunately Salt therapy treatment not only brings relief but can also prevent the recurrence of symptoms.
Salt Therapy Has Proven to Help Cystic Fibrosis
While receiving salt therapy treatment at The Salt Room in Orlando the patient inhales salty air which has bactericide, mucokinetic, hydrophilic and anti-inflammatory properties. If you are a carrier of cystic fibrosis, salt therapy treatment at The Salt Room will bring relief by opening up the respiratory tract, clearing accumulated mucus and unclogging blockages in the bronchi and bronchioles. It also absorbs edema from the mucosa lining in the airway passages and reduces inflammation of the respiratory tract.
Salt therapy treatment at The Salt Room in Orlando also facilitates the drainage of sinusitis; a common problem in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. The salt therapy treatment sessions can also reduce your coughing and dependence on prescription drugs and gives a boost to your immune system. After completing the recommended number of treatment sessions at The Salt Room in Orlando, patients often receive its benefit for as long as 6-12 months.
Clinical Trials and Scientific Evidence of the Effectiveness of Salt Therapy
According to New England Journal of Medicine, which reported results of tests with salt therapy treatment, scientists stated “The results of our trial were revolutionary. We saw a sustained improvement in lung function, a major reduction in the number of acute lung flare-ups, a reduced need for antibiotics to treat the flare-ups, and fewer days off school or work due to illness.”
How Cystic Fibrosis Treatment at The Salt Room Works
Salt therapy treatment replicates the natural microclimate found in salt caves and mines but has the additional benefit of a highly-controlled environment. The clinic has a spa like environment and treatment takes place in the halochamber whose walls and floor are covered with salt. Particles of salt are ground in the halogenerator and then circulated around the room. The halogenerator keeps up a flow of dry, clean air saturated with dry sodium aerosol. The halogenerator is equipped with a microprocessor which is responsible for maintaining the temperature, relative humidity and mass concentration of aerosol in the chamber. Dry sodium chloride aerosol at a mass concentration varying from 1-16 mg/m3 with a particle size of 1-5 um is used to treat cystic fibrosis. Our professional staff is there to assist with any of your needs.
Sessions in The Salt Room’s halochamber typically last for one hour. The only side affects reported by a few patients were a slight skin irritation and sometimes small patches of skin rashes which disappear soon after treatment and typically don’t occur after 3-5 sessions. A mild throat tickle has also been reported in some cases.
Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis The Salt Room can Help With
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease which affects your entire body. It is caused by a defective gene that is passed on when both parents are carriers of cystic fibrosis (meaning they have at least one abnormal gene). The disease is named after the cyst formation in the pancreas. The disease usually manifests itself in childhood and can lead to an untimely death. Symptomatic carriers often experience breathing difficulties as the thin mucus lining the respiratory tract becomes thick and sticky.
Symptoms associated with cystic fibrosis include salty tasting skin, normal appetite but poor growth and poor weight gain, excess mucus production, frequent chest infections and coughing/shortness of breath. It also affects the digestive system as enzymes and bile fail to reach the intestine owing to the blocked ducts of pancreas and liver. Treatment includes the use of antibiotics and bronchodilators which have adverse side effects. If you or your children are have cystic fibrosis, contact The Salt Room in Orlando today and we will help bring you much needed relief.
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In early 2006, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a double-blind, parallel group trial in which 164 patients with stable cystic fibrosis were randomly assigned to inhale 7% hypertonic saline (salt water) for the purpose of measuring whether salt could effectively be used to increase mucociliary clearance and improve lung function.
The results were exceptionally positive, and are a strong indicator of the potential for salt therapy to help people suffering from various respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis. In the study, the absolute difference in lung function between the control group and the test subjects was significant — test subjects also had significantly fewer pulmonary exacerbations (56% reduction) and a significantly higher percentage of patients without any exacerbations (76%, compared to only 62% in the control group). Plus, the group that received the salt treatment did not experience any negative results such as worsening bacterial infection or inflammation.
The conclusion of the study was that the salt therapy was an inexpensive, safe and effective additional therapy for patients with cystic fibrosis (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00271310).
