A healthy body requires some mucus or phlegm in the lungs and lower respiratory tract as a protective lining, both to keep these areas from drying out, and to defend against things like bacteria and viruses.
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A healthy body requires some mucus or phlegm in the lungs and lower respiratory tract as a protective lining, both to keep these areas from drying out, and to defend against things like bacteria and viruses.
Curious to learn why the medical and sports communities praise this affordable and drug-free lung clearing device? What is it, how does it work and why do you need one?
Are you unsure how to clear mucus from your lungs and no amount of warm fluids or essential oils seem to work?
The lungs allow for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, both that are essential for the body to function. In this article, we go over three exercises to increase lung capacity.
Phlegm is a natural part of the body, an important element in your passive immune system. The passive immune system is everything in your body that exists to protect your insides from outside irritants such as dust, smoke, bacteria and viruses 24/7.
Cystic Fibrosis, also known as ‘CF’, is a progressive genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive systems. The condition is known to damage the cells that help in the secretion of sweat, mucus, and digestive enzymes.
Each and every day, our body produces mucus to ease the movement of foreign objects inside our airways. But what happens when our body produces too much sticky and viscous mucus?
A flutter valve is a one-way valve used in respiratory medicine to prevent air from travelling back along a chest tube.
A flutter valve device, on the other hand, is a device used by individuals to mobilize mucus and expand airways.
When exhaling into the device, a steel ball resting on a cone begins to vibrate, causing oscillation through the whole airway, which in turn mobilizes sticky mucus.
What is mucus? Your body naturally makes mucus every day and its presence isn’t always a sign of something unhealthy. Mucus is produced passively by your body to help protect you from infection by trapping and dissolving foreign particles. It traps dead cells, debris, and/or bacteria from the upper and lower respiratory tract, so… Continue reading How to remove mucus from the lungs naturally
PEP Therapy is a method used to open up clogged airways and clear mucus. A person undergoes several cycles of breathing into a PEP device to open up their airways. These are then followed by coughing to expel mucus from the airway.
