What to do if you have a problem with Shortness of breathing?

When people know what is causing their shortness of breath and it is not a medical emergency, they may want to try treating it at home.

The following exercises can help treat breathlessness at home:-

1. Deep breathing

Breathing in deeply through the abdomen can help someone manage their breathlessness. You can get the Deep breathing technique through you tube or you can follow procedure mention below:

• lie down, putting your hands on your abdomen
• breathe in deeply through nose, expanding your abdomen and letting the lungs fill with air
• hold your breath for a couple of seconds
• breathe out slowly through the mouth, emptying lungs
• repeat this pattern for 5 to 10 minutes
• This exercise can be done several times a day, or as often as you can experiences shortness of breath. It is best to keep breathing slowly and easily, and deeply rather than quickly.

2. Finding a comfortable and supported position

Finding a comfortable and supported position to stand or lie in can help someone relax and catch breath. If shortness of breath is being caused by anxiety or by over-exertion, this treatment is particularly helpful.

The following positions can relieve pressure on a person’s airways and improve their breathing:

• sitting forwards in a chair, preferably with the head supported by a table
• leaning against a wall so the back is supported
• standing with the hands supported on a table, to take the weight off the feet
• lying down with the head and knees supported by pillows

3.    Using a fan

According to the Research, it is found that using a handheld fan to blow air across the nose and face could reduce the sensation of breathlessness. Feeling the force of air while inhaling made it feel like more air is getting in. The treatment was found to be effective in reducing the sensation of breathlessness. However, The Researchers did not find that the use of a fan actually improved symptoms when they were caused by an underlying condition.

4.    Inhaling steam

Inhaling steam can help to keep a person’s nasal passages clear, which can help them breathe more easily. Heat and moisture from steam may also break down mucus in the lungs, which might also reduce breathlessness.

To try steam inhalation at home, you should:

• fill a bowl with very hot water
• add a few drops of peppermint or eucalyptus essential oil
• place their face over the bowl, with a towel over their head
• take deep breaths, inhaling the steam

It is important to make sure that the water is left to cool slightly if it has just boiled. Otherwise, the steam could scald the skin.

5.    Drinking black coffee

Black Coffee may be used as a home remedy to help treat shortness of breath. It may help to treat breathlessness, as the caffeine in it can reduce tiredness in the muscles in a person’s airway. Some Research has found that caffeine’s effects slightly improve the way the airway functions in people with asthma. This can be enough to make it easier for them to take in air. However, it is important to remember that drinking too much coffee can increase a person’s heart rate. It is best to watch caffeine intake when trying this treatment, to make sure not too much is drunk.

6.    Eating Fresh Ginger

Eating fresh ginger or adding some to hot water as a drink, may help reduce shortness of breath caused by a respiratory infection.

I hope you have all enough information to fight back against shortness of breathing. Please apply these procedures and informs me if it had worked on you or not. I will be very grateful if I could get positive response from you.

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