The treatment of various colds is more effective if inhaled. The solution for inhalation may contain both medications and tinctures of various medicinal herbs.
Anti-inflammatory drugs
If you use a solution for inhalation, which contains medical preparations, then inhalations must be carried out through a nebulizer.
To obtain an anti-inflammatory effect, a 4% solution of gentamicin is used. The inhalation solution that contains this drug is effective in the presence of chronic bronchitis. To carry out such inhalation, one ampoule of Gentamicin should be used, which is dissolved in 3 ml of saline.
The use of "Dioxidine" in solution allows you to fight against diseases such as tracheitis, diseases of the pharynx, lungs. In order to make a solution for inhalation with bronchitis, you must follow the instructions for its dilution.
If the patient has signs of respiratory disease, it is possible to take "Rotokan", which is an extract from medicinal herbs. It includes yarrow, chamomile, calendula. To prepare a solution for inhalation, you need to take a teaspoon of the drug and dilute in 100 ml of saline. For one session, take up to 5 ml of the resulting solution and perform inhalation 3 times a day.
If a person is sick with SARS, you can use a solution for inhalation, which includes interferon. The specified drug has a pronounced antiviral effect. For inhalation, one ampoule of powder is diluted with 5 ml of saline
Sputum thinners
To obtain an expectorant action, it is necessary to use "Lazolvan" - a mucolytic. This solution is available in finished form and is used in the treatment of pneumonia and bronchitis, when sputum is difficult to separate. Such procedures must be carried out several times a day.
The use of "Fluimucil" can significantly reduce the viscosity of existing sputum. You should not use it in the presence of "dry" bronchitis and tracheitis.
To reduce shortness of breath, you can also use Gensalbutamol or Steri-Neb Salamol. In the presence of acute attacks, 2 solution ampoules are used, and with mild forms, half the ampoule is quite enough. These inhalations should be carried out from 1 to 4 times a day, based on the patient's condition.
Antibacterial agents
If you have bronchitis of bacterial origin, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, then you need to use the antibiotic Fluimucil. In order to treat the disease, it is necessary to carry out inhalation with the use of this drug twice a day, and once to get a preventive effect.
Inhalation with the use of natural preparations
For inhalation, you can use natural preparations, and one of them is honey. To do this, one spoon of honey is diluted in 100 ml of water and aerosol inhalation is carried out with this solution.
An aqueous solution of propolis has an immunostimulating and anti-inflammatory effect. For inhalation, it is necessary to dilute 1 drop of an aqueous solution of propolis with furacilin or saline in a volume of 5 ml.
You can also use onion juice or garlic. They have an antimicrobial effect. To carry out inhalation, you need to take 3 ml of the juice of these plants and dilute them in 5 ml of saline. The use of Kalanchoe juice, which has anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects, is very effective.
A solution for inhalation with a runny nose has an effect much faster and better than the use of tablets. This is because the tablets first enter the gastrointestinal tract and only after that begin to act. The use of inhalation allows you to immediately deliver drugs to a sore spot.