Salt pipe.

[Bella124]

Has anyone used a salt pipe and if so are they any good

[stone-UK]

Hi

Plenty of discussions.

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[Paulinemr in reply to stone-UK]

I've been using one for 2yrs and find it helps .

[Vonnie50]

Hi I have one but only used twice and have not noticed much yet

[Bella124 in reply to Vonnie50]

I think you have to persevere use it more regular before you feel any benefits

[mrsmummy in reply to Bella124]

How long have you been using one?

[Bella124 in reply to mrsmummy]

I haven't im just doing some home work on them but they do say to use regular I've ordered one so I shall wait and see

[Vonnie50]

2 times last week it does feel refreshing. There is a salt cave in Tunbridge Wells cost 12 per sesssion and that feels great. Maybe I thought it would be the same

[Bella124 in reply to Vonnie50]

Good luck with it x

[Vonnie50]

Thanks Hun

[Vonnie50]

We can meet up and do salt together

[Bella124 in reply to Vonnie50]

Wow that would be fun shan't be traveling all the way to Tunbridge Wells though x

[jlc72 in reply to Bella124]

There is one in London, don't no where exactly but my friends daughter who lives in Bermondsey had gone there.

[Vonnie50]

Where are you from Hun ?

[Bella124 in reply to Vonnie50]

Warwickshire

[Bella124 in reply to Bella124]

You

[lycra in reply to Bella124]

There is a salt cave in Kenilworth, I have not used it unsure if it is of benefit in IPF..

[Vonnie50]

Maidstone Kent shame

[Bella124 in reply to Vonnie50]

Yes that's along way for us shame.

Looks like your not that old unless it's a flattering picture. I'm 71 I look and move like I'm old I get jealous when I see other old folks racing past me. X

[Vonnie50]

I do too. Thanks for compliment I am 51 but feel lots older 🤗

[Bella124 in reply to Vonnie50]

I.was your age when I was diagnosed with R/A and later COPD felt okay until I had double pneumonia 6 years ago

So I don't know if it's beening unwell or old. Age

[Vonnie50 in reply to Bella124]

What is ra ? So you have had copd a long time ?

[Bella124 in reply to Vonnie50]

Rhumatoid Arthritis. Yes 15 years for copd

[Vonnie50 in reply to Bella124]

Oh sorry yes’s was being dumb. Really hope you improve back to how you were before the pneumonia ⭐️

[Hacienda]

I have used a salt pipe for nearly 3 years , wouldn't be without it, helps so much xxx

[Bella124 in reply to Hacienda]

Thank you for reply that's really useful IV ordered one and I shall use it the same way as you morning and night with my meds I also use a fluttering device. Wonder which one to use first.

Thanks Hacienda

[Hacienda]

Every morning when doing my Sat's, every evening , it's a routine you adjust to when taking your meds. Xxx

[Bella124 in reply to Hacienda]

Thank you Hacienda I've ordered one and shall use it the same way has you morning and. Night with my meds best wishes xx

[Lizzab in reply to Bella124]

Could you post a link to the product please so I can take a look?

[Bella124 in reply to Lizzab]

If you just but salt pipe in your search engine lots of stuff comes up. You I got mine from Sims salt Pipes because it came with the salt cost £29.97 you can get cheaper it's worth shopping around

Best of luck lizzab x

[Hacienda]

Your Welcome Bella, let us know how you get on, give it time. XXX

[Bella124 in reply to Hacienda]

Will do thanks again xx

[Bella124 in reply to Hacienda]

Hi Hacienda had my salt pipe over a week now I think it's helping my breathing seems easier just need to give it longer coughing a lot more.

Best wishes

[Ergendl]

I use my salt pipe whenever I have a cold, and it does seem to help then.

[Waterfall1950]

Hi can you tell me what a salt pipe is and how it’s used? Thanks. I have bronchiectasis. Diagnosed 1973.

[Bella124 in reply to Waterfall1950]

Hi waterfall. If you go on the internet there's a ton of info about salt Pipes I've just ordered one it's just a container with a spout on it you but salt crystals in the bottom and through a filter you then inhale with your mouth

Best of luck

[Chimai]

Yes I’d also like more information about salt treatments. I bought my son a Saline air filter for his bedroom but then I read in The Guardian that salt treatments are not researched yet and that there’s a risk they could aggravate the airways....

[Hacienda in reply to Chimai]

So does the air we breathe, if we took notice of everything we shouldn't have, then what a boring life, Give it a go, can't harm you, I swear by mine. Xxx

[Chimai in reply to Hacienda]

It’s for my little boy so wanted to be sure

[Hacienda in reply to Chimai]

Thought your Boy was a big Boy !!! Thinking how little he is, then you will need Proffessional Advice, Ask your Pharmasist sweety. Good Luck. xxx

[Bella124 in reply to Chimai]

When your in hospital they give you Saline (salt) with a nebaliser so it can't do much harm.if in doubt see your. Doctor. Good luck chimai.

[branch9 in reply to Chimai]

I use salt in a different form. For my bronchiectasis, my doctor prescribed a PARI Nebulizer with a saline solution (4 ml of hypertonic saline solution 7%). I started last August. I inhale it for 20 minutes, twice a day. It loosens up the mucous, and I cough up a lot of awful-looking stuff. I also use "the Vest" to oscillate my chest wall, but I never felt any changes from it (I've used it for years but still got sick a lot). Anyway, the saline works great! The previous year, I had four exacerbations in which a simple cold virus turned into a prolonged lay-in-bed fever and then taking Levofloxacin, which has scary side effects. This year, my first year on saline, I have had no fevers or flare-ups. I live in the US and have a good pulmonologist at a university hospital. There is also a clinical study for patients with PCD, and one of the drugs they're testing is some sort of salt medication.

[Bella124 in reply to branch9]

Hi branch that is interesting. The salt pipe I bought online has Himalayan salt crystals but what I've read you can use different types of salt ( not table salt you use for your Fry's hahaha). Can you tell me what PCD stands for is it the same has COPD

Thanks

[Jenlet]

Hi Bella124,

I have used one for a number of years now and I think the salt does some good. I hear that salt near the seaside working in salt mines or near salt flats are good for the chest.

Dan

[Bella124 in reply to Jenlet]

Thank you that's interesting I've ordered one thought it's worth trying

Thanks jenlet

[Jansy16]

I bought mine from Holland & Barratt,cost about £14, can't say it's done me much good perhaps I'm using it wrong, hope it works for you. Good luck

[Bella124 in reply to Jansy16]

So do I. I read you need to use it twice a day for 20 minutes for awhile before you feel any benefits thanks jansy16

[subedo]

Hi there, i've been using a salt pipe for a while...its a china one and you must use himalayan salt which has the minerals you need.

[Bella124 in reply to subedo]

Hi subedo

Sounds like the one I've ordered from Sims salt Pipes Does it help

[john-cv]

I've just bought my 3rd salt pipe, now got them around the house. Sit down wherever an have a few moments on the salt. It does help.

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[Bella124 in reply to john-cv]

I've just had mine just over a week not sure yet but I think my breathing has improved. Thanks John I shall try it your way instead two 20 mins sessions a day

[john-cv]

Just loaded the latest salt pipe, nasty shock on first draw, forgot to prime it ! Mouth full of salt !

[Bella124]

It's a salt pipe not a gun confused

[john-cv]

Sorry for any confusion, new salt shaken in transit has salt dust. I normally do not suck with gusto on the first few draws. After some use I gently shake the pipe to cause some dust.