Does anyone visit a Salt Cave to help with airway clearance?

Posted by jillyjill55 @jillyjill55, Aug 21 8:54pm

I've recently started visiting a Salt Cave 2-3 times a week and it really helps me clear out mucus. I'm curious if anyone else has any longer term experience with this.

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we do have an ancient "Gradierwerk" nearby. Salty water rins down
the small thorns, people sit or walk next to it so to breath it.
They use it in advertisements to attract medical tourists.
I never understood this.

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If it the same as the Salt Room I used, I’d spend 45 minutes in a room that salt air was pumped twice per week. I benefited greatly from these visits. Cleared up my airways and I had much less sputum. I found it so useful that I purchased a salt air generator for my bedroom.

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Rumania what is a salt air generator and where do you buy it. But doesn’t salt also dries your lungs so you clear less sputum.

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I found a salt air generator online, may have been Amazon. You mix salt and water and it vaporizes the mixture as you sleep. It doesn’t dry you out because of the water vapor. I’m no expert but I think it is similar to nebulizing saline. While it was helpful, it isn’t as good as visiting the Salt Room.

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@tumanic

I found a salt air generator online, may have been Amazon. You mix salt and water and it vaporizes the mixture as you sleep. It doesn’t dry you out because of the water vapor. I’m no expert but I think it is similar to nebulizing saline. While it was helpful, it isn’t as good as visiting the Salt Room.

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Thank you. I checked them online. A few are in $100s and most are around $1000. Quite an expense. What type do you use?

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@tumanic

I found a salt air generator online, may have been Amazon. You mix salt and water and it vaporizes the mixture as you sleep. It doesn’t dry you out because of the water vapor. I’m no expert but I think it is similar to nebulizing saline. While it was helpful, it isn’t as good as visiting the Salt Room.

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I would be cautious about these - you may eventually end up with salt residue all over your room, and there is little evidence that they are effective because the particles are not the same as being surrounded by dry salt particles. Finally, be sure to keep the reservoir sanitized.

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For me, the solution is to nebulize with 7% sodium - at home. No reason to subject yourself to others who might have respiratory issues at these salt facilities

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