How and Why Do Allergies Develop? Allergies are your bodys reaction to allergens (particles your body considers foreign), a sign that your immune system is working overtime. The first time your body encounters an allergen, your plasma cells release IgE (immunoglobulin E), an antibody specific to that allergen. IgE attaches to the surface of your mast cells. Mast cells are found in great numbers in your surface tissues (i.e., those with close proximity to the external environment, such as in your skin and in the mucous membranes of your nose), where they help mediate inflammatory responses. Mast cells release a number of important chemical mediators, one of which is histamine. So, the second time your body encounters a particular allergen, within a few minutes, your mast cells become activated and release a powerful cocktail of histamine, leukotrienes, and prostaglandins, which trigger the entire cascade of symptoms you associate with allergies: sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, hacking cough, itchy eyes, etc. Histamine can cause your airways to constrict, like with asthma, or cause blood vessels to become more permeable, leading to fluid leakage or hives. Leukotrienes cause hypersecretion of mucus, which you commonly experience as a runny nose or increased phlegm. Pollen is an extremely common mast cell activator, but other agents can trigger these processes as well. Mold spores, dust, airborne contaminants, dust mites, pet dander, cockroaches, environmental chemicals, cleaning products, personal care products and foods can all cause allergic reactions. Every person is different in what he or she reacts to. And, just because you havent reacted to something in the past doesnt mean you wont react to it in the future—you can become sensitized at any point in time. So how Does Salt Therapy help? Allergies are one of the most frequently occurring diseases in the world. Allergies occur when your body gives an unnatural response to harmless substances. Medical treatment of allergies can prove to be expensive. The US spends more than $10 billion in the treatment of allergies. If you suffer from allergies, halotherapy brings you hope of a long term, drug-free cure. The allergy patient is asked to relax in the Salt Room which includes salt coated walls and floor. These salt coated walls function like a buffer for air moisture and goes a long way in maintaining the environmental aseptic properties. All the patient is required to do is to inhale naturally. Dry sodium chloride aerosol at a mass concentration varying from 1-16 mg/m3 with a particle size of 1-5 um creates the ideal environment. The Salt Room is equipped with a halogenerator which functions like a nebulizer and ensures a flow of clean dry air. The salt aerosol is constantly blown and scattered into the room. These salt particles change positive ions into negative ions which play a pivotal role in strengthening the allergy sufferer’s immune system. The halogenerator possesses advanced computer which is responsible for maintaining the temperature, relative humidity and mass of aerosol in the salt therapy chamber. The temperature in the treatment room ranges between 18-20 degrees Celsius. Humidity is between 40-50%. When the patient inhales, aerosolized micro particles around 10 microns in diameter are trapped in the upper airways of the allergy sufferer’s respiratory tract. These particles are then evicted out of the respiratory tract with the help of the mucociliary system. However, micro particles which are below 5 microns succeed in reaching deep into your lungs and penetrating into every nook and corner of the bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli and deposit upon the surface. They are responsible for bringing down the viscosity of the allergy sufferer’s mucus and help restore the normal mucociliary flow that removes mucus, pathogens, and debris from the airways and thereby clearing them. If you suffer from allergies the Salt Room treatment brings allergy relief by humidifying the bronchial secretions thereby reducing broncho-spasm. Smoke residual tar, phlegm and other allergens are removed and the respiratory tract is cleared bringing relief especially to asthma patients. Patients suffering from nasal allergies will experience the opening of their nasal airways, reducing nasal congestion, and facilitating the drainage of the sinuses. A patient with allergy symptoms will benefit most by sitting in salt room for a few 45 minute sessions over a course of a few weeks. A full course can last up to about 7-20 sessions depending on the allergy patient’s condition. After 7-12 sessions of salt therapy treatment at the Salt Room you will discover that your airways are free of congestion, your nasal passage clear, your coughing decreases and you will breathe more easily. Clinical studies have proven the benefits of salt therapy. More than 4,000 patients were treated with salt therapy in a 10-year period in Hungary. The majority of the patients reported remarkable improvement and long lasting benefits. In 1995, the Russian Ministry of Health even recognized the Halo Complex Chamber as a medical device and Dry Saline Generators have been certified as medical devices throughout Europe and has made considerable progress into North America. Although allergy symptoms vary — if you are suffering from allergies, you are likely to have allergic conjunctivitis, itchiness, and runny nose, sneezing, rashes and swelling. Allergens can also cause asthma by constricting the airways and increasing the production of mucus. Halotherapy/ Salt Therapy provides the ideal complementary remedy for allergies. It will not only bring relief but also present a long term solution to your problem.
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:00:00 +0000
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