It’s Been a few days since last post and. I hope things are picking up for both of you, if not and breathing still difficult call 999 ambulance
The below exercises are supposed to help
The most serious cases of COVID-19 involve lung infections where the virus can cause
acute respiratory distress syndrome, which can be potentially fatal as it closes off air sacs and causes inflammation of the lungs, making breathing difficult.
Although most COVID-19 cases resolve with mild to moderate symptoms, it is important to keep the lungs healthy during this time. For many patients, deep breathing exercises can be helpful.
The Today show
recently featured a British doctor who demonstrated deep breathing. Here’s how it works:
- Take a slow, deep breath in.
- Hold it for five seconds, then slowly exhale.
- Repeat five times, ending the fifth repetition with a cough to expel any mucous.
If you are ill, you can do this exercise every couple of hours.
Patients who have had surgery in the past are probably familiar with this exercise. Oftentimes, the exercise is done with a spirometer and patients breathe in through a tube and move a piston up the device to measure their breaths.
Taking in a slow, deep breath and then coughing helps open the lower part of the lungs, where infection can set in, and dislodge any mucous that may have collected there.
In more serious COVID-19 cases, physicians also position patients in the hospital on their stomachs (called prone positioning). Lying on your back can put pressure on some sections of the lung, but proning opens the lungs, helping oxygen flow.
96 today though
