Health advice on wheezing cough
Wheezing is characterized by prolonged exhalation through an obstructed lower airway, bronchi and bronchioles.
Wheezing cough is especially seen in three clinical manifestations
- Bronchial asthma.
- Chronic bronchitis
- Tropical eosinophilia.
What Causes Wheezing
- Invasion of allergens is the prime cause for wheezing cough apart from other obstructive causes which requires hospital management.
- Wheezing cough can be taken care of during the initial stages with home remedies, but wheezing for a longer duration and during a severe acute attack causes hypoxic changes which needs to be stabilized under medical supervision.
- Usually allergens like pollen, feathers, food, fur, house mice and drugs lead to a wheezing attack.
- Many people have a family history of specific allergies. Even aggravation can be seen due to specific factors like cold air, tobacco smoke, dust and acrid fumes, respiratory viral infection and stress.
Prevention of Wheezing Cough
- Common foods which trigger wheezing are animal foods, milk products, mucous producing foods like curd, bananas, sugar, black gram etc. should be avoided.
- Drink plenty of liquids, 8-10 glasses a day, to keep secretions loose.
- Avoid exposure to smoke, perfumes, paints and other strong chemical odors.
- Make an effort to keep the bedroom allergens free. Sleep with a foam or cotton pillow.
- Clean the room often with vacuum cleaner and wear a dust filter mask while cleaning.
- Wear a scarf round your mouth and nose in cold weather.
- During an acute attack sit up straight and bed forward, do not lie down.
- Change the filters of air-conditioner regularly.
Home Remedies for Wheezing Cough
- During acute phase of wheezing, keep a hot towel over chest and shoulder after every half an hour, which will have a sedative effect on nerves and relaxing influence generally.
- Hot water when sipped little by little provides relief.
- Inhalation of steam is very effective in relieving spasms.
- Turmeric paste used as a poultice on chest is very soothing.
- During acute phase, drink some hot water with a clove of garlic in it.
- The rhizomes of turmeric are to be baked in hot sand slightly and made into fine powder. This is to be taken twice daily with sugar. (Minimum 3gms).
- Mustard oil is also a good remedy. Take a spoonful with jaggery twice a day helps relieving wheezing cough.
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