Salt and Breathing Conditions

Statistics:  It affects up to 334 million people worldwide and it's the most common chronic disease of childhood affecting 14% of all children globally. 

There are over five million people with asthma in the UK. That is one in every 12 adults.

 Main features: 

• airway obstruction;
  
•  inflamed bronchial tubes; 
  
• airway irritability.

Symptoms: 

• wheezing (high-pitched whistling sounds when breathing out);
  
• chest tightness;
  
• shortness of breath;
  
• coughing.

 How can Halotherapy help?

• kills bacteria;
• widens the airways by reducing inflammation;
• reduces the chances of infection;
• triggers anti-allergic mechanisms.

Statistics:  Approx 12 million people in UK (one in five people)– suffer from allergies, with hay fever being one of the most common. There is evidence that people with allergic rhinitis may experience decreased quality of life due to: loss of sleep, decreased cognitive functioning and decreased long-term productivity.

  Main features:  

• inflammation (swelling and/or irritation) of the inside of the nose.

Common triggers: pollen, drugs, cold spores, foods, insect stings, pet dander.

 Symptoms: 

• sneezing;
  
• itchy/runny nose;
  
• congestion;
  
• red, itchy, watery eyes;
  
• sore or itchy throat;
  
• ear pain;
  
• irritability;
  
• depression. 

How can Halotherapy help?

• removes allergens and histamine  (reducing the need of anti-histamines)
• clears mucus and sticky phlegm from the lungs
• reduces inflammation
• strengthens the immune system
• makes nasal secretions thinner and easier to clean.

It is an Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI) that usually develops after a cold or flu-like disease. 

 Main feature: 

• the swelling of the sinuses interferes with the normal flow of mucus. Trapped mucus can then fill the sinuses, causing an uncomfortable sensation of pressure and providing an excellent environment for the growth of infection-causing bacteria.

 Symptoms:

• blocked or runny nose( green or yellow mucus);
  
• pain and tenderness in the face (near the infected sinuses);
  
• high temperature.

How can Halotherapy help? 

• kills bacteria;
• clears mucus and sticky phlegm from the sinuses;
• it is anti-inflammatory;
• reduces the risk of infection;
• strengthens the immune system.

 It is an inflammation of the bronchi, which are the airways of the lungs. 

Main features:

• some respiratory infections can cause the bronchi to become inflamed, swell and increase mucus production causing coughing due to exposure to smoke, bacterial or viral infections.

Symptoms:

• coughing up clear, yellow, green or bloody phlegm;
  
• fever, chills, body aces;
  
• pain in the chest;

• congestion;
  
• short of breath;
  
• feeling lethargic;
  
• wheezing.

 How can Halotherapy help?

• reduces inflammation;
  
• clears mucus and sticky phlegm from the lungs;
  
• strengthens the immune system.

 Statistics: affects more than 200 million individuals around the world, being the third leading cause of death worldwide. 

 Main feature:

• airway mucus obstruction - a thin layer of mucus covers healthy airway surfaces and acts as an important protective mechanism in lung defence, but in COPD, excess mucus produces airflow obstruction and increases the opportunity for bacteria to accumulate and infection to occur.

 Symptoms: 

• cough;
  
• shortness of breath;
  
• wheezing.
  

These tend to become gradually worse over the years if the individual continues smoking or if he/she is exposed to workplace dust found in coal mining, gold mining, the cotton textile industry, chemicals or air pollution. 

 How can Halotherapy help? 

• clears mucus and sticky phlegm from the lungs;
  
• it reduces the inflammation of the airways;
  
• it kills bacteria.

Statistics: It is a lifelong, hereditary disease that affects approx 70,000 individuals worldwide and over 9,000 in the UK 

 Main features:

• airway mucus obstruction breathing difficulties;
  
• infections;
  
• increased inflammation. 

 Symptoms: 

• frequent cold or sinus infections;

• wheezing;
  
• shortness of breath;
  
• persistent cough;
  
• repeated chest infections swollen belly and abdominal gas;
  
• decreased fertility.

 How can Halotherapy help? 

• improved lung function;
  
• clears mucus and sticky phlegm from the lungs;
  
• it reduces the inflammation of the airways;
  
• it kills bacteria.