One of the most effective methods of treating respiratory system diseases and colds is considered inhalation, that is, the inhalation of certain drugs. By inhalation, you can treat a runny nose, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia, etc. Inhalation is used in the form of aerosols or steam, therefore, as the medicinal substances contained in the inhaler relate to the largest area of the mucous membranes, the respiratory tract, they are more likely to be absorbed directly into the blood, and therefore act faster.
Is it worth doing inhalation at a temperature above 38 degrees? Doctors do not recommend it, because under the influence of very hot steam, the temperature can rise even more. You can do the procedure if your temperature drops to at least 37.5 degrees. If you have a special device-inhaler, then the steam will act only locally, on the throat and nose. In this case, the effect of hot steam on the body as a whole will be less.
Also, you can not carry out inhalation with nosebleeds, with respiratory and cardiovascular failure. Therefore, whether it is worth doing this procedure at a temperature, your doctor must decide.
So that there is only benefit from carrying out inhalations, they should be carried out two hours after a meal, focus on the procedure, nothing should be distracted. Inhalation of the drug during inhalation is necessary without tension through the nose or mouth, and depending on the disease. Within an hour after the procedure, you should not take food and strain yourself with long conversations or singing.
Doctors say that inhalation can be done with a nebulizer at a temperature, but steam inhalation at a temperature should not be done, since the nebulizer does not have hot steam, and the fog is a kind of aerosol cloud, which consists of solution microparticles.
It should only be taken into account that today there are heated nebulizers that combine the advantages of steam and ultrasonic atomization; such inhalers at elevated temperatures should also not be used. As for the composition of inhalations, you can use saline solution, mineral water, you can use sage or chamomile. The main thing in the procedure for dry cough is moisturizing the respiratory system. It is not recommended to use essential oils, as they can often intensify a dry cough. When deciding whether to do inhalation with a nebulizer at a temperature or with the help of steam, discuss with your doctor. If you do not have an inhaler, then you can do steam inhalation. To do this, take an ordinary kettle, which tightly closes the lid. A rubber tube should be put on the spout of the kettle, and a funnel made of plastic should be attached to its other end, through which the vapors will come out.
Reduce the heat so that the water is moderately boiling, carry out a similar inhalation before bedtime in the evening or in the afternoon, when you do not have to, then go outside, because in cold air the whole effect of the procedure disappears.
Be extremely careful when conducting steam inhalation in children! Please note that children are strictly forbidden to inhale continuously boiling water! Often there are steam burns in the upper respiratory tract in children as a result of such procedures. Warm procedures (up to 40 degrees) are more suitable for children. Should a child do inhalation at a temperature, the pediatrician should tell you. To prepare such an inhalation, pour water of the required temperature into a teapot with a rather narrow nose, a funnel made of cardboard is put on it (the younger the child, the greater the distance should be to boiling water). The duration of inhalation for a child is approximately three minutes, they are advised to do them 2 times a day.