Hi All
Has anyone ever used a salt lamp and if so has it helped with COPD?
On a different note, Spirometry test finally booked for Jan 4th!
Alison
Hi All
Has anyone ever used a salt lamp and if so has it helped with COPD?
On a different note, Spirometry test finally booked for Jan 4th!
Alison
Hi Alison.
I've never tried a salt lamp but I know that several members have them.
Hope you had a lovely Christmas, and good look with the spirometry test.
Take care. Pam XXX
I have a small Salt lamp, I haven't taken much notice of it, but thinking about, yes it does help a little,
I have a salt lamp that I bought from a salt cave in Hove. I didn't realise until I got it home that you need different sizes for different sized rooms. I was intending to put mine in the bedroom but my husband thought it might knock me out - or worse - if it came down off the shelf above my bed and landed on me, so we put it in the lounge. It may need to be bigger as I can't honestly say I'm aware of it helping - but it looks nice and that, in itself, makes it worth having.
I've got one but my wife keeps putting it on her chips......
I have heard a lot of people use salt lamps, with positive results.
I don't, but I use a salt saline solution in my nebulizer. The salt is to thin the mucus so as to be able to cough it up easier.
I have noticed an improvement when ever I'm near the ocean (salt water) for a few days.
Beth
I don't bring up mucus at all. Just have a constant tight chest. Hope fully get some medication once I have my spirometry test.
Alison
Sounds like your chest tightness is more asthma or allergy related.
I saw my pulmonary specialist in November. I have bronchiectasis. I felt I could get the mucus up (not an issue with you), but my chest was always tight and had shortness of breath most of the time.
He started me on a new inhaler, Dulera. It has made a world of difference. Now, every little shortness of breath, more energy, I have been able to decrease my prednisone (which I have had to take for years) intake from 40mg to 20 mg per day and decrease the usage of my nebulizer from 3-4 times a day to 2-3 times.
At the same time that I started the new inhaler, I started taking over the counter meds for allergies, an antihistamine, I was diagnosed with allergies 30 yrs ago, had several yrs of shots for it, but have not thought much about it since.
I don't know if it was the Dulera or the allergy med, but you may want to try to treat your issue as an asthma/allergy issue.
Check with your doctor first.
Beth
I Have taken antihistamine for years now as have allergic rhinitis. I also have steroid drops for when it is really bad.
When I lie on my back I have to force air out of my lungs so don't think it is Asthma. Won't know for sure until Wednesday when I have my spirometry test. Only had an xray so far. The blue Ventolin inhalers do nothing (or that's what it feels like) Will be nice to get a proper diagnosis to be honest.
Alison
Salt lamps seem to help so many of us with COPD Emphysema but in my case its makes it worse as does using saline neutralizer. Worth a try in case you are among those will benefit.
My GP s at time did not interpret spirometry test correctly missing PAH for 10 years.Could this have been their remit as showed how couldn't sustain function DLSA higher rate mobility ,dyspnoea & lipo-lymphoedema diagnosed 2 yrs ago when heart failure ignored before & after the cardiac arrest by the medical 11yrs ago ??
Have found the spa steam room helpful along with acupuncture & antibiotics & diuretics .As for the CPAP machine ? !!