Smokers cough How salt therapy can alleviate Smokers cough

We are all aware of Smokers cough. Whether we are the sufferers or whether it is a friend or relative who has to endure its irritating and painful presence, smokers cough is a debilitating symptom of a dangerous habit. The smoker’s immune system is weaker than those who do not smoke and so they will find themselves more susceptible to common colds, flu and traditional coughs. Heavy smokers will recognise the early morning cough – the true smokers cough – which is the result of the bronchi resistance to the effects of smoking.

Clinical causes of Smokers cough

Many people think it is the smoke itself that causes the smokers cough, and it is true that there are many types of environmental pollutants which can irritate the respiratory system such as dust smoke or smog. But it is in fact the nicotine in the smoke which enhances the violent breathing problems. Within the nose it works to paralyse the hairs (which are called cilia) that regularly flush mucus from the respiratory system. Once the Cilia are unable to move they are unable to do there work. The body has to rid itself of the mucus which has built up. The only way to do this is to force its removal by coughing. The smokers cough which is so apparent in the morning occurs because the body needs to ejaculate the mucous which has built up overnight.

Salt therapy relief

Salt therapy has been used in eastern European countries as a complimentary medicine and alternative therapy for skin problems for many centuries. Now the benefits of this ancient natural therapy are becoming known in the United Kingdom. Its greatest asset is it has a positive effect on sufferers without ingesting steroids which may cause harm over a long period of time.

Salt therapy offer relief for sufferers with smokers cough. It can provide relief to the sufferer with Bronchitis by opening the airways and expelling the mucus which is clogging the bronchi. Once the mucous becomes looser, the patient is able to release the sputum (or mucous) by coughing it out of their system more easily.