10 Home Remedies For Bronchitis
Home Remedy #9: Pursed-Lips Breathing
Breathing difficulty is one of the symptoms of bronchitis. This may also present with pain in the throat and chest. These symptoms are more pronounced in cases of chronic bronchitis. Besides other remedies like sipping on water, eucalyptus oil, and a humidifier, breathing exercises can help make breathing easier.
Pursed-lips breathing is a technique used to inhale through the nose and exhale through pursed lips. The technique is used to slow down the breathing rate and increase the time the airways remain open. This way, you can get more oxygen into your lungs and expel more carbon dioxide. To do pursed-lips breathing, you start by inhaling through the nose for a few seconds; then with pursed lips, blow out air from your lungs for twice or thrice the amount of time you breathed in.
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