Inhaler yourself: options and rules for use

Catarrhal diseases are especially active in the autumn season, when the virus enters the body, weakening immunity. In addition to drug treatment, the scheme which has the right to appoint only a doctor, an excellent auxiliary procedure will be the conduct of inhalations. You can buy a device for inhaling medicinal vapors in any pharmacy or store that sells medical equipment, but it will be better to make an inhaler yourself.

The most accessible options

If you do not want to trouble yourself with the manufacture of the device, you can use the most common methods that will have the effect of inhalation. The simplest option is to heat the water in a dish and add a few drops of essential oils, preferably coniferous trees. An alternative to these substances can be ordinary baking soda at the rate of two table spoons for half a liter of hot water. After dissolution, you should bend over the resulting solution, covering yourself with a towel, and inhale the vapors until the liquid in the container cools.

You can make an inhaler with your own hands and with the help of an ordinary teapot, in which you must preheat the water, then add a mixture of essential oils or chemist's medicine "Pinosol". To inhale the vapors of the teapot-inhaler follows with a tube of paper, which should be kept directly above the spout. Do not forget about the safety rules. After all, you should only inhale the vapors over a hot liquid that can be burned. An analogue of a teapot can be a conventional watering can for indoor plants.

Do not forget about the old "grandmother" method, with which you can also get a real home inhaler with your own hands. You can make it with a pot of freshly cooked potatoes, the pairs of which should be inhaled, covered with a towel or blanket.

Using a Bottle

With the help of a simple algorithm, presented below, you can build an inhaler from a bottle with your own hands. The following materials will be required for this process:

• A plastic bottle of small volume, preferably 0.5 L;
• Plastic tube (you can use a tube for a cocktail);
• Scissors or knife;
• Scotch.

Approximately in the middle of the bottle it is necessary to make a hole with a knife and insert a tube there, part of which will remain outside. The lid from the bottle should be removed, because the inhalation should be inhaled through the neck. At the bottom of the bottle is poured hot water, which dissolves soda or a drop of a mixture of essential oils. To seal the device, it is necessary to seal the place where the tube is fastened to the bottle with adhesive tape.

It is very easy to use such a device - a long inhalation takes place through the neck of the device, which should last at least seven seconds. Air, passing through warm water, is saturated with essential oils and has a positive effect on the mucous, removing bacteria.

Variants of inhalations

The home procedure for saturation of the body with curative air can be carried out with a variety of fillers.

1. A solution of soda and water. Is the most common option, a liter of boiling water is applied a spoonful of soda. With the help of such a composition, sputum is softened and eliminated. If the inhaler is made by one's own hands, this filler is most often used for it.
2. Application of mineral water. There will not be any additional components, but first let out the gases.
3. Coniferous oils. Suitable for any type of cough. A liter of water should be applied a couple drops of any ether composition or mixture.
4. Herbal inhalation. In this case, boiling water should first boil medicinal herbs, such as chamomile and mother-and-stepmother, or already ready pharmacy charges. It is necessary to inhale the hot decoction.
5. Use of onion and garlic. Kashitsu from these ingredients should be squeezed through the cheesecloth, thus obtaining juice, which is added to the liquid for inhalation.

Rules and Contraindications

Regardless of whether the inhaler has been made with your own hands or purchased in ready-made form, there is a certain rule, when followed, the procedure will give the desired result. If nasal congestion is present, then inhale the healing composition through the nostrils, without holding your breath. In the case of a pharynx, bronchus or lung disease, the breath is drawn through the mouth, and it will be important to hold the breath for a few seconds.

Despite all the positive properties of inhalations in the home, there are certain contraindications to this procedure that should be taken into account. Listed below are the main ones:

• binge eating;
• Increased body temperature;
• hypertension;
• Heart and vascular disease;
• Pathological ailments of the lungs;
• Frequent bleeding from the nose, due to the weakness of the vessels.

During pregnancy, home inhalations are not contraindicated, but they can only be carried out with the permission of the doctor, observing all the precautionary measures.