Inhalations from a cough.

What is inhalation? Simply put, inhalation - inhaling the smallest droplets of liquid medicinal substances. In general, inhalation use means for the treatment or prevention of upper respiratory tract diseases.

For example, inhalation from cough used by our mothers and grandmothers, but today they are popular among the population.

Inhalation of medicines has a number of positive properties, and it is absolutely safe for children. One of the positive qualities of inhalations is the ability to quickly enter the site of inflammation, and consequently, the therapeutic effect will come much faster.

It should be noted that the vapors of drugs are better than tablets and medicines dilute sputum, thus accelerating its excretion.

Inhalations from cough are also used as antibacterial therapy - for sanation of the oral cavity and pharynx. In this case, the swelling of the pharyngeal mucosa decreases - cough is eliminated.

It should be remembered that inhalations should not be used for people with neurologic symptoms, high body temperature or destructive lung diseases. For example, if a patient is diagnosed with cavernous tuberculosis, an abscess or bullous form of emphysema, then, of course, inhalation treatment is contraindicated.

Inhalations from cough can be carried out not only in hospital conditions, but also at home. To date, you can buy an inhaler for home use in almost any pharmacy. All devices for inhaling the particles of drugs are divided into several degrees of dispersion:

• Highly dispersed
• With an average fragmentation of particles
• Low dispersion
• Finely and coarse-droplet

Also, all inhalation devices can be divided into steam, oil, wet and heat, and also dry. But which one is best suited for this or that disease, it is best to discuss with a doctor.

Inhalation in children coughing is best done with essential oils or herbs, because they are safer and do not cause any allergic reactions in children.

The most common are heat and moisture inhalations. In principle, it is from such combination of medicinal product and warm air that the positive effect comes as quickly as possible. Everything happens in the following way: together with the vapors of the plant extract, warm air enters the oral cavity and pharynx, which increases the blood flow at the site of the mucosal lesion and thereby accelerates the absorption of the drug substance.

Home inhalation with a wet cough is best conducted with products containing phytoncides - natural disinfectants and stimulants of the immune system. Ideal for this role is suitable juice of onions and garlic.

You can apply a medicinal mixture for inhalations, which consists of sea salt, soda and various oils (eucalyptus, fir, coniferous and anise). Only all components need to be selected individually, taking into account preferences and portability.

Mint oil for colds greatly alleviates such unpleasant symptoms as nasal congestion and sore throat, so it is often used as an additional component in inhalations.

Inhalations from cough and chamomile are best used in the most acute phase of inflammation, because the flowers of this plant very quickly remove the swelling and redness of the mucous membrane.

Sage, calendula, string and other herbs are natural remedies for colds and flu, which also have a calming effect on everything else.

It should be noted that inhalations with all of the above herbs and oils can be used not only as a treatment, but also as a preventive tool in the period of exacerbation of colds, in damp, cold weather.