Has anyone used salt caves, I have been told they are good for COPD suffers.

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I haven't got COPD but multiple allergies, asthma and rhinitis.

I have visited German ultrasound salt rooms which I found very helpful. My husband often gets sinusitis and those rooms work well for him too. They are stronger than ordinary salt rooms and you only stay for half an hour instead of an hour. The salt is in a fairly thick mist.

I have been to the salt room in Earlsfied (London) which was pleasant enough but extremely expensive in comparison to the ones in Germany. They only offered a salt room they didn't have an ultrasound version, unfortunately.

All in all I do think they can help as long as salt doesn't affect you badly in any way, I'm not sure if it does for some people.

koala .

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If salt caves are good, why shouldn't salt pipes be effective as well? Probably not quite the same effect, but better than nothing.

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Thanks, have just googled salt pipe and then ordered one.

[libby7827]

Hi, I was given a salt water nebuliser when I was in hospital with pneumonia, it's useful in helping to loosen and bring up mucus and, like Annie says, some people find salt pipes helpful. Libby

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Libby,

I've got a nebuliser that I use for salt inhalation (nasal as well as for my lungs) and I was wondering whether to carry on using the isotonic 0.9% salt or maybe get the stronger hypertonic stuff next time which is about 3% if I remember correctly.

Did you notice the % salt in your nebuliser by any chance? I wonder if the stronger sort would shift mucous better.

koala

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Sorry, I have no clue. I don't normally have mucus so that was the only time I ever had them. Libby

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Oh ok! Interesting that they gave it to you though, and good that it helped

koala

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Thank you

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Would salt neb or pipe help with being unable to breath at night?

[primrose71]

Hi

I have COPD went to a salt cave in Edinburgh got first session free went a few times to try it but did not do me any good infact ended up with an infection they are expensive but what suits some doesnt suit others i felt it was a waste off money respetory nurse agreed with me.

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I agree, I think it needs to be an ultrasound salt mist room to do anything (for asthma or infections, I don't know about COPD, maybe neither help with that).

koala