6 Remarkable Home Remedies To Get Relief From Breathlessness

Do you often suffer from shortness of breath (breathlessness or ‘dyspnea’) while doing your regular activities? Then check out below the 6 remarkable home remedies to get relief from breathlessness.

1.Pursed-lip breathing
If the cause of your breathlessness is anxiety, pursed-lip breathing can really relieve you by slowing down your breathing pace. You can try it anytime and as many times in a day as you need. Just follow these steps:

• Sit straight in a chair, relaxing your shoulders.

• Press your lips together with some gap between them.

• Inhale through your nose for few seconds.

• Slowly exhale through your pursed lips with a count of four.

• Repeat it for 10 minutes.

2.Belly breathing

Also called deep breathing or diaphragmatic breathing, it’s done by inhaling deeply through your abdomen. It can remarkably manage breathlessness. To try it:

• Sit straight in a chair with relaxed shoulders.

• Keep your hand on your abdomen.

• Inhale deeply through your nose. Feel your lungs puffing up with air and your abdomen expanding.

• Hold your breath for few seconds.

• Exhale very slowly through your mouth (rather pursed-lips) in a prolonged way, emptying your lungs.

• Repeat it for 5-10 minutes.

3.Find a supported and comfortable position

Such a position will help you catch up your breath again and relax. Again, if your breathlessness is due to anxiety, this a wonderful cure. Here are some positions to relieve pressure on your airways and improve your breathing:

• Sit in a chair, leaning slightly forward, preferably supporting your head on a table (or a pillow on a table).

• Stand by supporting your hands on a table, to take the pressure off your feet.

• Lean against a wall to support your back.

• Lie down, supporting your head and knees by pillows.

4.Use a fan

A study revealed that cool air brings relief to breathlessness. Only 2 steps to follow:

• Hold a handheld fan blowing air into your nose and face.

• Feel the force of air as you inhale and imagine you’re inhaling lot more air!

5.Drink black coffee

A study says that the caffeine in black coffee actually relaxes the muscles in the airways of asthma patients. This further boosts the functioning of their lungs for up to 4 hours. Similarly, it helps you get relief from breathlessness.

6.Eat fresh ginger

A study has found that ginger can effectively fight the RSV virus which commonly causes respiratory infections. So, chew some fresh ginger or add some of it to hot water to prepare a drink. This can help reduce your breathlessness if caused by any respiratory infection.

Which of these home remedies benefitted you the most to get relief from your breathlessness? Let me know in the comments section below!