I have recently been diagnosed with asthma. Since I am very susceptible to the side affects of my inhaler, are there any home remedies in case it gets a little hard to breathe? I'm just talking about when my breathing is a little bit below normal capacity.
I'm looking for nonmedicated solutions, and not solutions for actual attacks, but when it feels mildly uncomfortable. I have a daily inhaler and a rescue inhaler in case of a serious attack.
Some things I do are drink small sips of hot water, caffeine (helps open the airways), and rest as much as possible.
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Use the inhalers with the steroids in them. And the ventolin for only sudden attacks. In other words try to prevent an attack but if it happens get aggressive. If it doesn't ease up after 3-4 puffs of ventolin get somebody to drive you to the hospital. Even if that has to be 911.
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When I was little I use to have breathing problems where i would start wheezing and coughing. When this happened my mom would turn on the vaporizer and put me under it covering me with a huge towel and she would tell me to inhale. I heard that also works if its really hot water and your using your bathroom sink.
Or try one of these websites:
http://www.homemademedicine.com/home-remedies-asthma.html
http://www.natural-homeremedies.com/homeremedies_asthma.htm
My future husband has asthma really bad and his doctor gave him some breathing techniquest just in case he couldnt use the inhaler maybe you should ask your doctor about those… or call a nurse's hotline they can give suggestions as well. Here is a link to learn about the Buteyko technique: http://www.buteyko.com/
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Some things I do are drink small sips of hot water, caffeine (helps open the airways), and rest as much as possible.
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