Allergies
In Myrtle Beach you know allergy season has arrived when you see the thick yellow coating of pollen on all of the cars. Seasonal allergies bring on many uncomfortable symptoms like a constant runny nose, sneezes, itchy teary eyes, and recurrent cough that come with this time of year. Many of us spend time suffering while we search for solutions to provide relief.
An allergy is our immune system’s response to environmental triggers called allergens. There are several types of allergens such as foods like nuts, milk, and eggs as well as pollen, insect bites, mold, animal fur, dust mite, and pet dander. For those who are sensitive to any of these triggers, our bodies release a chemical called histamines as our body’s defense to try to remove these allergens.
Salt therapy is a natural treatment which may help reduce the
symptoms and frequency associated with these allergies.
5 Ways Salt Therapy Helps with Allergies?
1. Reduce inflammation and open airways
During a salt therapy session, you will breathe in dry salt particles. The salt particles will travel deep into your sinuses and respiratory system. These particles help reduce the increase of cellular inflammatory in the area, thus helping to reduce your symptoms.
2. Fight against bacteria in the air ways
Bacteria may trigger or complicate an allergy. The dry salt particles help to reduce the spread and growth of bacteria. Additionally, salt particles also absorb bacteria, clearing them from the airway.
3. Promotes adequate airflow and improved sleep
The salt particles break up mucus in your airways and sinuses, allowing more room for air to flow through. The improved air flow results in less sleep disturbance as air tends to flow freely during sleep.
4. Purges allergy triggers form the airways
Salt therapy soothes your airways and absorbs the irritants and allergens lining
your airways. By reducing the amount or allergens in the airways, this will help
to reduce the allergic response and inflammation which results in reducing your symptoms.
5. Helps reduce sinus pressure and discomfort
Sinusitis usually leads to headaches and facial pain, as well as runny nose. Headaches and facial pain in sinusitis are caused by mucus collection in the sinuses. The pressure on the sinuses, as a result of mucus accumulation, results in pain.
Salt therapy causes break down and clearance of mucus from your airways, reducing the symptoms.