Cough Treatment: 3 Easy Breathing Exercises
This most natural
cough-treatment method (a simple
breathing exercise) was developed and used by over 170 Russian medical doctors. The
breathing exercise has been tested on thousands of patients with asthma, cystic fibrosis, and COPD with a striking success. Over 90% of people
can dramatically reduce their bouts of coughing.
Tens of medical studies proved that people with asthma, COPD, bronchitis, and many other "coughers" breathe about 2-3 times more than the medical norm. Overbreathing makes any cough treatment ineffective unless it is eliminated.
Minute ventilation rates (chronic diseases)
| Condition | Minute ventilation |
Number of people |
All
references or click below for abstracts |
| Normal breathing | 6 l/min | - | Medical textbooks |
| Healthy Subjects | 6-7 l/min | >400 | Results of 14 studies |
| COPD | 14 (±2) l/min | 12 | Palange et al, 2001 |
| COPD | 12 (±2) l/min | 10 | Sinderby et al, 2001 |
| COPD | 14 l/min | 3 | Stulbarg et al, 2001 |
| Asthma | 13 (±2) l/min | 16 | Chalupa et al, 2004 |
| Asthma | 15 l/min | 8 | Johnson et al, 1995 |
| Asthma | 14 (±6) l/min | 39 | Bowler et al, 1998 |
| Asthma | 13 (±4) l/min | 17 | Kassabian et al, 1982 |
| Asthma | 12 l/min | 101 | McFadden & Lyons, 1968 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 15 L/min | 15 | Fauroux et al, 2006 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 10 L/min | 11 | Browning et al, 1990 |
| Cystic fibrosis* | 10 L/min | 10 | Ward et al, 1999 |
| CF and diabetes* | 10 L/min | 7 | Ward et al, 1999 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 16 L/min | 7 | Dodd et al, 2006 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 18 L/min | 9 | McKone et al, 2005 |
| Cystic fibrosis* | 13 (±2) l/min | 10 | Bell et al, 1996 |
| Cystic fibrosis | 11-14 l/min | 6 | Tepper et al, 1983 |
What
are the effects of chronic heavy breathing in relation to a possible treatment of cough?
Among the known effects of chronic hyperventilation and hypocapnia (see CO2
links in resources), in relation to
cough, are:
- overstimulation or irritation of cough receptors in the
tracheobronchial tree and larynx due to hypocapnia (low CO2)
- constriction of airways due to hypocapnia
- mechanical irritation of the constricted airways due to large
movements of air during coughing
- chronic respiratory infections and inflammation due to suppression of
the immune system caused by cell hypoxia and other effects caused by
hyperventilation
- low oxygen content in mitochondria of cilia cells that prevent normal
removal of mucus and other debris out of the lungs and airways (not
only humans, cilia cells also experience chronic fatigue due to low O2
content, causing their inability to beat in unison and remove mucus and
pathogens).
Complete and best treatment of coughing
Here are details for this best and successful cough treatment. This YouTube video (below) is currently ranked as Number 1 for "cough treatment" in YouTube search.
If you retrain your breathing pattern so that you have 30 or more seconds for the body-oxygen test 24/7, your chronic problems with coughing will disappear completely.
Related web pages:
- Get Rid of Cough - The main breathing exercise that is used during bouts of coughing to stop them and reduce the damage caused by coughing to airways, lungs, and all body cells
- Stop Coughing At Night - A breathing technique and exercise to reduce duration and severity of night coughing. A similar exercise is used for insomnia problems
- Cause of Cough - A general
overview of the physiological mechanism that makes coughing chronic or
persistent.
References
J Assoc Physicians India. 2000 Mar; vol 48(no. 3): p. 343-345.
The role of cough and hyperventilation in perpetuating airway
inflammation in asthma.
Singh V, Chowdhary R, Chowdhary N.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur-302 016,
India.
Air flowing through a pipe exerts frictional stress on the walls of the
pipe. Frictional stress of more than 40 N/m2 (velocity equivalent of
air 113 m/s) is known to cause acute endothelial damage in blood
vessels. The frictional stress in airways during coughing may be much
greater, however, since the velocity of air may be as high as speed of
sound in air. We suggest that high levels of frictional stress
perpetuate airway inflammation in airways which are already inflamed
and vulnerable to frictional stress-induced trauma in patients with
asthma. Activities associated with rapid ventilation and higher
frictional stress (e.g. exercise, hyperventilation, coughing, sneezing
and laughing) cause asthma to worsen whilst activities that reduce
frictional stress (Yoga 'Pranayama', breathing a helium-oxygen mixture
and nasal continuous positive airway pressure) are beneficial. Therefore
control of cough may have anti-inflammatory benefits in patients with
asthma.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2007 Jun 15; 156(3): p. 331-339.
Cough and ventilatory adjustments evoked by aerosolised capsaicin and
distilled water (fog) in man.
Lavorini F, Pantaleo T, Geri P, Mutolo D, Pistolesi M, Fontana GA.
Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico Chirurgica, Unità Funzionale di
Medicina Respiratoria, Università di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni 85,
50134 Firenze, Italy.
Airway receptors mediate cough and ventilatory adjustments.
Simultaneous assessment of cough sensory-motor components and changes
in breathing pattern may provide insights into the receptors
prevailingly stimulated by inhaled irritants. Nineteen subjects
inhaled capsaicin and fog up to threshold concentrations for cough.
Cough intensity, respiratory sensations and changes in breathing
pattern induced by the two irritants were compared. Capsaicin and fog
cough threshold values did not correlate. Coughing induced by both
agents was preceded by qualitatively similar sensations and by
significant increases in minute ventilation and respiratory drive due
to selective increases in tidal volume (P<0.01). Cough intensity was
similar with both agents. Cough frequency and the intensity of the urge
to cough were higher with capsaicin (P<0.01). The lack of
correlation between fog and capsaicin cough threshold values suggests
differences in the neural mechanisms activated. The selective increase
in tidal volume suggests prevailing involvement of rapidly adapting
receptors. The stronger sensations evoked by capsaicin may contribute
to the higher cough frequency observed with this agent.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 1999 Jun;54(3):275-9.
Advances in understanding and treatment of cough.
Widdicombe JG.
Sherrington School of Physiology, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus (UMDS),
London, UK.
Many different conditions and diseases cause cough. The commonest acute
causes are pollution, including cigarette smoke, and upper respiratory
tract infection. The commonest chronic causes are postnasal drip,
asthma, chronic bronchitis and gastro-oesophageal reflux.
Epidemiological studies give widely different patterns of incidence. The
different conditions that cause cough have in common the fact that the
cough is mediated via the vagus nerves, with sensory receptors in and
under the epithelium from the larynx down to the smaller bronchi. These
receptors are polymodal, responding to a large variety of stimuli,
including mechanical and chemical irritants, inflammatory mediators,
intraluminal material and large volume changes of the lungs. With
irritation and inflammation, C fibre receptors release neurokinins such
as substance P, which in turn stimulate cough receptors. The central
nervous pathways for the cough reflex are poorly understood. They
can be activated or inhibited voluntarily. Studies on the pharmacology
of the central nervous pathways of coughing are opening up new
therapeutic possibilities. Other new therapies include drugs acting on
the sensory receptors for cough, thereby avoiding adverse central
nervous effects.
Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2007;20(4):416-22.
The problem of cough and development of novel antitussives.
Barnes PJ.
Department of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute,
Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK. p.j.barnes@imperial.ac.uk
Cough is a very common clinical symptom and current therapies are
largely ineffective, indicating a major unmet medial need. There is
a pressing need to develop novel and safe antitussive therapies. This
is likely to arise from better understanding of the sensory nerves
involved in cough and the signalling pathways that are activated. A
major therapeutic target should be sensitization of the cough reflex
which is a feature of patients with both acute (virally induced) cough
and chronic cough, including chronic idiopathic cough. Studies on human
cough mechanisms are limited. There are several novel therapeutic
approaches that are currently being explored. Perhaps the most
promising drugs are transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV(1))
antagonists, selective cannabinoid agonists (CB2 agonists), maxi-K
channel openers and P2X3 antagonists. New cough therapies may target
airway nerve sensitization and may best be delivered as inhalers to
minimize any systemic effects. Understanding the intercellular
signalling pathways involved in nociception may lead to novel drugs,
such as p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitors, being
used in the treatment of cough in the future. It is also likely that
several novel treatments that are developed as analgesics will also
prove to be beneficial in the treatment of cough.
Reference pages: Breathing norms and medical facts:
-
Breathing
norms: Parameters, graph, and description of the normal
breathing pattern
- 6 breathing myths: Myths and superstitions about breathing
and body oxygenation (prevalence: over 90%)
- Hyperventilation: Definitions of
hyperventilation: their advantages and weak points
- Hyperventilation syndrome:
Western scientific evidence about prevalence of chronic hyperventilation in patients with chronic conditions
(37 medical studies)
- Normal minute ventilation: Small and
slow
breathing at rest is enjoyed by healthy subjects (14 studies)
- Hyperventilation prevalence: Present in
over 90% of
normal people (24 medical studies)
- HV and hypoxia:
How and why deep breathing reduces oxygenation of cells and tissues of
all vital organs
- Body-oxygen test (CP test)
: How to measure your own breathing and body oxygenation (two in one) using a simple DIY test
- Body oxygen in healthy:
Results for the body-oxygen test for healthy people (27 medical
studies)
- Body oxygen in sick
: Results for the body-oxygen test for sick people (14 medical studies)
- Buteyko
Table of Health Zones: Clinical description and ranges for breathing zones:
from the critically ill (severely sick) up to super healthy people
with maximum possible body oxygenation
- Morning hyperventilation: Why people feel
worse and critically ill people are most
likely to die during early morning hours
References: pages about CO2 effect:
- Vasodilation: CO2 expands arteries and arterioles facilitating perfusion
(or blood supply) to all vital organs
- The Bohr effect:
How and why oxygen is released by red blood cells in tissues
- Cell oxygen levels: How alveolar CO2 influences
oxygen transport
- Oxygen transport: O2 transport is controlled by
vasoconstriction-vasodilation and the Bohr effects, both of which rely on CO2
- Free radical generation:
Reactive oxygen species are produced within cells due to anaerobic cell respiration caused by cell hypoxia
- Inflammatory response: Chronic inflammation
in fueled by the hypoxia-inducible factor 1, while normal breathing reduces
and eliminates inflammation
- Nerve stabilization: People remain calm due to calmative or
sedative effects of carbon dioxide in neurons or nerve cells
- Muscle relaxation: Relaxation of muscle cells
is normal at high CO2, while hypocapnia causes muscular tension, poor posture
and, sometimes, aggression and violence
- Bronchodilation: Dilation of
airways (bronchi and bronchioles) is caused by carbon dioxide, and their constriction
by hypocapnia (low CO2)
- Blood
pH: Regulation of blood pH due to breathing and regulation of other bodily fluids
- CO2: lung damage: Elevated carbon
dioxide prevents lung injury and promotes healing of lung tissues
- CO2: Topical carbon dioxide can heal skin and tissues
- Synthesis of glutamine
in the brain, CO2 fixation, and other chemical reactions
- Deep breathing myth:
Ignorant and naive people promote the idea that deep breathing and breathing
more air at rest is beneficial for health
- Breathing control: How is our
breathing regulated? Why hypocapnia makes breathing uneven, irregular and erratic.
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