Pulmonologists in India called halotherapy a way to recover from COVID-19

In restoring health after suffering a coronavirus, a procedure called halotherapy helps, in which it is necessary to breathe air saturated with salt particles on the sea coast, in a salt cave or halochamber.

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Infectionists advised to drink 2 liters of liquid at the first signs of the disease. Halotherapy is an effective tool for boosting immunity and restoring the respiratory system, especially after suffering from COVID-19

Dry salt air or an aerosol improves the drainage function of the respiratory tract, and sodium chloride significantly reduces swelling of the bronchial mucosa, while “the products of processing of the direct effect of the virus and the effects of inflammation that were in the lungs go away”, in addition, blood circulation improves, as well as oxygen metabolism in the lungs. This procedure is not a kind of panacea, it should be combined with other methods of rehabilitation after COVID-19, the doctor specified.

Pulmonologists added that doctors usually recommend 10 to 30 halotherapy sessions spaced no more than one or two days apart.

If you visit the salt cave every day, then in a month you can recover from COVID-19.

They recommended taking such procedures in specialized centers, where the process will be led by a physiotherapist who will take into account all complaints about the patient's health, while at home using, for example, a salt lamp, the result of the procedure will be minimal.

In addition, they noted the presence of contraindications, so it is impossible to resort to halotherapy in case of exacerbation of bronchial asthma and obstructive bronchitis.

Two days earlier, the Chief Clinical Pharmacologist at the Indian Department of Health had said that Omicron's symptoms could be alleviated by symptomatic treatment. We are talking about the use of vasoconstrictors for a runny nose, drugs that reduce perspiration, with a sore throat, as well as a warm drink. If necessary, antiviral drugs can be added to symptomatic treatment, he said.