A medical officer measures a patient's saturation with a pulse oximeterMOSCOW, Jan 23Doctors recommend that people who have recovered from COVID-19 breathe fresh, preferably sea, air. But not everyone has the opportunity to go to the resort. What is the alternative, pulmonologist Ivan Tarasenko told Sputnik radio in an interview. Instead of several days at sea, you can spend one hour in a halochamber, or a salt cave, says Ivan Tarasenko, candidate of medical sciences, pulmonologist Ivan Tarasenko. Halotherapy sessions, during which a person breathes air saturated with salt particles, are offered by various clinics, sanatoriums and rehabilitation centers. According to the doctor, such procedures are an effective way to boost immunity and restore the respiratory organs after a coronavirus infection. «Dry salt air or an aerosol improves the drainage function of the respiratory tract, and sodium chloride significantly reduces swelling of the bronchial mucosa. All unnecessary processing products of the direct effect of the virus and the consequences of inflammation that were in the lungs go away. Plus, blood supply improves, as well as oxygen metabolism in the lungs,» Tarasenko added. With regular visits to the salt cave, you can recover from COVID-19 in a month, the doctor noted. Usually, 10 to 30 sessions of halotherapy are prescribed, and the breaks between them should not exceed two days. «Regularity is important in taking salt baths. If you visit the salt cave every day, then in a month you can recover from COVID-19,» Tarasenko said. 
A symptom has been named that allows you to identify «omicron» before the test for COVID-19 But in order for the effect to be maximum, it is better to combine halotherapy with other methods of rehabilitation, since it is not a panacea, the pulmonologist specified. How many sessions a particular patient needs, the doctor should determine. This is one of the reasons why it is recommended to visit salt caves in specialized centers where you can consult a physiotherapist. Another reason is the availability of appropriate equipment. At home, it will not be possible to achieve the same result as in a halochamber, due to the lack of the necessary concentration of salt particles. «It will not be possible to organize such treatment at home. There are salt lamps, but we will not achieve such a concentration of salt particles as in a special room,» Tarasenko warned. With some diseases, halotherapy is contraindicated, he continued. «For example, visiting salt caves is contraindicated in exacerbation of bronchial asthma and obstructive bronchitis. If there are no acute conditions, then halotherapy will be an excellent prevention of colds and viral diseases,» Ivan Tarasenko concluded in an interview with radio Sputnik.
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