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An hour a day is a lot. However, as someone who suffers from allergies and is not able to control symptoms with allergy medications alone, I am willing to give

An hour a day is a lot. However, as someone who suffers from allergies and is not able to control symptoms with allergy medications alone, I am willing to give it a try (although this method is intended to treat irritation from fungus). Incidentally, this reminds me of something very similar for treating COPD called the "Lung Flute". It also works by using low frequency vibrations to clear the airways in the lungs. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4299801/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4299801/

hinkley 6y ago
I had the same thought. There’s a particular interview about that where the writer confessed that after trying out the flute he fell into a serious coughing fit. But I thought it was more for Cystic Fibrosis than Obstructive Pulmonary disease (they do have their own breathing exercises and devices to increase breathing muscles and lung capacity though).
- treeman79 6y ago
  A bad coughing fit often means My lungs are clearing. I will feel much better in a bit. Usually after an inhaler. Or I have an embolism. That’s less fun
  - hinkley 6y ago
    Any time lung health comes up and I can squeeze it into conversation: Belly Breathing is amazing. I started in college, and I have had two chest colds in my entire adult life (and only one up until a couple years ago). Diaphragmatic breathing (autocomplete tells me that's the word but it don't look right) assists the cilia in ejecting foreign matter from the lower lungs. When I was a kid I'd feel like I was drowning when the cold hit its apex, even when I was into endurance sports, and I knew I was on the mend when I started clearing my lungs. (If there's a downside it's that I clear my throat all the fucking time when I have a cold now, but I'll take loud over bacterial pneumonia)
ahstilde 6y ago
Have you tied immunotherapy? It's become much easier in the USA recently with the arrival of allergy drops. see Wyndly Health https://www.wyndly.com https://www.wyndly.com
- hinkley 6y ago
  Idiopathic rhinitis: you’re having a histamine reaction but you have no antibodies for any allergens. Basically, you’re allergic to dust. I don’t think they’ve worked out how to treat for that.
brsanders 6y ago
another anecdote, but i was having chronic chest pains and unsure why. it felt to me like some sort of mild infection, and discomfort. typical for me, i reluctantly went to the doctor, they couldn't find anything, and all my tests checked out fine. every few saturdays during the lockdown, myself and my neighbors/close friends would have some mushrooms. one time i was laughing a lot for an extended period of time, like really laughing, and it made me cough up some mucus, and that cleared me instantly of my ongoing chest pain. no doubt that unconventional "treatments" or solutions can help certain ailments, or at the very least, hearing other people's experiences can help when highly, maybe overly, trained professionals may miss the simplicity of a problem.

hinkley 6y ago

I had the same thought. There’s a particular interview about that where the writer confessed that after trying out the flute he fell into a serious coughing fit. But I thought it was more for Cystic Fibrosis than Obstructive Pulmonary disease (they do have their own breathing exercises and devices to increase breathing muscles and lung capacity though).

treeman79 6y ago
A bad coughing fit often means My lungs are clearing. I will feel much better in a bit. Usually after an inhaler. Or I have an embolism. That’s less fun
- hinkley 6y ago
  Any time lung health comes up and I can squeeze it into conversation: Belly Breathing is amazing. I started in college, and I have had two chest colds in my entire adult life (and only one up until a couple years ago). Diaphragmatic breathing (autocomplete tells me that's the word but it don't look right) assists the cilia in ejecting foreign matter from the lower lungs. When I was a kid I'd feel like I was drowning when the cold hit its apex, even when I was into endurance sports, and I knew I was on the mend when I started clearing my lungs. (If there's a downside it's that I clear my throat all the fucking time when I have a cold now, but I'll take loud over bacterial pneumonia)

ahstilde 6y ago

Have you tied immunotherapy? It's become much easier in the USA recently with the arrival of allergy drops. see Wyndly Health https://www.wyndly.com https://www.wyndly.com

hinkley 6y ago
Idiopathic rhinitis: you’re having a histamine reaction but you have no antibodies for any allergens. Basically, you’re allergic to dust. I don’t think they’ve worked out how to treat for that.

brsanders 6y ago

another anecdote, but i was having chronic chest pains and unsure why. it felt to me like some sort of mild infection, and discomfort. typical for me, i reluctantly went to the doctor, they couldn't find anything, and all my tests checked out fine. every few saturdays during the lockdown, myself and my neighbors/close friends would have some mushrooms. one time i was laughing a lot for an extended period of time, like really laughing, and it made me cough up some mucus, and that cleared me instantly of my ongoing chest pain. no doubt that unconventional "treatments" or solutions can help certain ailments, or at the very least, hearing other people's experiences can help when highly, maybe overly, trained professionals may miss the simplicity of a problem.