Inhalation is a popular method of treating colds and coughs, which is used both in clinics and at home. Inhalation cough and runny nose help to quickly cope with the symptoms and restore breathing. However, this procedure is a lot of contraindications, and some patients inhalations should be conducted with extreme caution.
- INHALATION: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
- WHAT ARE THE PULMONARY
- HOW TO CONDUCT INHALATION
- INHALATION FOR CHILDREN
- INHALER, NEBULIZER AND OTHER PRIMORETS INHALATION
Inhalation: advantages and disadvantages
Inhalation is one method of physiotherapy, which represents the introduction into the organism of medicinal preparations in the form of suspended particles in pair (aerosols). Inhalation is carried out not only in hospital but at home with the help of special devices, inhalers.
The advantage of inhalation is that with this method of treatment is the targeted delivery of drugs to the places that need them most, for example, if we are talking about inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract. It is much more effective than the use of drugs, which need to be taken orally or injected intravenously, because in such a system the action to have adverse reactions. Inhalation of the same drugs do not enter the systemic circulation, so the incidence of adverse reactions is significantly reduced.
With inhalation of cough or cold you can achieve the following therapeutic effects:
- bronchodilation (bronhodilatace);
- mucoregulatory to reduce the viscosity of bronchial secret, resulting in sputum it is more easily removed from the bronchi;
- addressing the inflammation that contributes to recovery.
The disadvantages of nebulizers include:
- often patients appear to difficulties with observance of a temperature mode;
- under thermal influence when inhaled, blood vessels expand, which contributes to additional swelling with laryngitis. Sometimes it can threaten life of the patient;
- hot aerosol that is inhaled by the patient, leads to loosening of the mucous membranes and the reduction of local immunity, which only contributes to the penetration of infectious agents into the body.
Dr. Komarovsky on inhalation
What are the pulmonary
Depending on the temperature of the inhaled aerosol and forms of medication, there are the following types of inhalations:
- Steam inhalation. When steam inhaled air is heated to 45 degrees Celsius. The maximum allowable temperature of 55 degrees (for adults). If you breathe in too hot air, it can cause burns of the larynx and pharynx. For steam inhalation, essential oils are used or a decoction of medicinal plants. Steam inhalation is effective in painful swallowing, cough with difficult expectoration, particularly in the initial stages of the disease. The duration of the procedure for steam inhalation is 5-7 minutes.
- Dry inhalations. In this case, the solution of cough medicine mixed with hot air. After the water evaporates, the powder of the drug easily penetrates into the larynx and trachea. Usually dry inhalations are used in inflammatory diseases of the bronchi and lungs. The advantage of dry inhalation is that it can help precise enter the active material. And the dose is selected individually depending on age and disease.
- Oil inhalation. Such inhalation for the common cold and cough soften the mucous membrane. And they form a protective oil film. Oil inhalation ease the state of patient with cough, rhinitis, and also used for the prevention of bronchopulmonary diseases. For holding the oil used inhaled essential oil of peppermint, eucalyptus, pine, chamomile, fir, and others.
ATTENTION!
Oil inhalation is contraindicated for patients who are working on the production with a high degree of dustiness. The fact is that the oil meets dust particles in the respiratory tract and forms conglomerates, which can clog the lumen of the bronchioles and pulmonary alveoli.
How to conduct inhalation
Inhalation should be carried out strictly according to the rules, in accordance with the recommendations of a physician. Doctors give the following advice for those who are going to spend inhalations at home:
- If you have rhinitis, then during inhalation of breath, you need to make the nose. Thus it is not necessary to do superfluous efforts for implementation of respiratory motion, especially if you have a stuffy nose.
- In diseases of the larynx, pharynx, lungs and bronchi inhale the drug through mouth. After inhaling for a few seconds, you should hold your breath and then exhaling through the nose.
- During inhalation, the breathing of the patient must be free and relaxed. When performing the manipulations, the clothes must not pull the chest and interfere with breathing movements.
- During inhalation and within an hour after it is contraindicated to talk, to drink or to smoke.
- Best inhalation is performed before or after a meal every 2 hours.
- After exercise training or pulmonary also should be carried out after 1.5-2 hours.
As a rule, the course of treatment by inhalation is 5-10 days, and if necessary (and good tolerability of the inhalation) course is extended to 15 sessions.
To conduct inhalation should be no more than three times a day. Adults for inhalation should be given 5 to 10 minutes.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
- Before inhalation need to wash my hands. Carefully check the condition of the inhaler, take care of him properly and regularly spend antiseptic treatment after each session. This will eliminate the likelihood of re-infection of the patient and accelerate the healing process.
- In some cases, doctors prescribe inhalation with a sequential change of meds. In this case, initially, as a rule, inhaled bronchodilators, expectorants then medicine, and in the end used sprays with anti-inflammatory action.
Inhalation for children
To conduct inhalation to a child without consulting a doctor, is not recommended. Children can spend thermomoist inhalation air temperature to 40 degrees Celsius. For inhalation use mineral water, solutions of soda, herbal expectorant and anti-inflammatory herbs.
To apply essential oils for children very carefully, especially if the child has a predisposition to allergies. Be sure to consult with your doctor before making such inhalation to your child. If you overdo it with the oil, it can lead to dryness of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and worsen the patient’s condition.
ATTENTION!
Remember! Drip or pour the oil into the inhaler or nebulizer is strictly prohibited!
How long carry out the procedure of inhalation for a child depends on its age and condition. Usually, the treatment of young children should not exceed 3 minutes. Newborns breathing a medicinal solution within 30-60 seconds.
How to choose inhaler advises Dr. Komarovsky
Inhaler, nebulizer and other devices for inhalation
If your family member is often sick, it is best to get a special inhaler with linebusiness. Previously on the purchase of the device for inhalation is to consult with your doctor. At home inhalation conducted using turbohaler and spacers. The first spray medications in the form of dry powder, and the spacers provide a flow of aerosol products in the assigned dosage.
How to use the inhaler?
The easiest to use at home device for inhalation is a nebulizer. This unit ensures the supply of drugs to the respiratory system of a patient using ultrasound.
With a nebulizer you can spend inhalations at any diseases of respiratory system: bronchitis, laryngitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and others. The exceptions are such diseases as adenoiditis, tonsillitis and rhinitis, in which the nebulizer can just alleviate the condition. However, before timcak to buy inhaler, check with your doctor.
Among the disadvantages of compressor nebulizers is the fact that they work in noisy, which can scare younger children.
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