Does steam inhalation work?
Steam inhalation has been practiced to cure various infectious ailments for thousands of years.
This post will help to know how beneficial it is, if you do it rightly, why it can affect your respiratory system if done wrongly.
Steam inhalation has been prescribed by all form of medical practice to get immediate relief from nasal congestion and keep respiratory system healthy.
The main benefits would be to clear nasal passage from blockages, remove mucus from the lungs and to make breathing normal to give enough oxygen to your respiratory system.
Even people with sinusitis problem will get relieved by steam inhalation.
People with coughing issue also will get relieved.
There is misconception that you can kill the corona virus by steam inhalation.
Steam inhalation can give a coating to your respiratory system and improve your immunity, which can safely help you to breathe better.
It cannot totally eradicate the Corona virus.
The right way to do steam inhalation would be to do it once a day for 2 to 5 minutes especially just before going to sleep in the night.
It will help you to breath properly, make you to have deep sleep which will remove nasal congestion and keep your respiratory system healthy with free flow of oxygen.
Best steam inhalation would be to use normal water without adding any ingredients. That itself will be best solution.
Incase, you feel like adding any herbs, you can add one teaspoon of turmeric powder or lemon skin to the boiling water.
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