Salt therapy (halotherapy) – salt cave air therapy is a recognized medical method. Saltdome devices generate salt cave air in your home, helping in conditions where mucus accumulates in the airways.
It can be used both for prevention and as a complement to medical therapy. It is a completely natural and safe method.
Mechanism of action: The microscopic salt particles inhaled attract water in the airways, loosening thick, adhered mucus which then can be more easily removed. Salt is a natural antihistamine; it reduces mucous membrane swelling and inflammation.
Respiratory Issues
For those suffering from asthma, COPD, respiratory allergies
Provides symptomatic relief for cold, flu, smoker's cough, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis
Allergies
Pollen, hay fever, ragweed
Also suitable for preventing allergy symptoms
Home Use
Suitable for night-time treatment
Ideal for extended, all-night treatments for all ages
The Mechanism of Salt Therapy
When you inhale salt air, microscopic salt particles reach your airways. Depending on their size, these particles penetrate deep into the lungs.
Salt particles adhere to the mucous membrane attracting water (osmotic effect).
This loosens and liquefies thick, adhered mucus, making it easier for your body to clear.
This is especially helpful for asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, and also for congestion and runny nose during colds or flu.
Salt is a natural antihistamine that reduces mucous membrane swelling and inflammation. You will particularly appreciate this if you suffer from allergies.
When Is It Effective?
The effectiveness of salt therapy greatly depends on the amount of time spent in salt air!
The longer you spend in salt air, the more salt particles reach your airways, and the stronger the therapeutic effect can be.
Optimal results require several hours of daily treatment. This might seem difficult in today’s busy world... but there is a solution!
Modern Solution – "Salt Cave" at Home
Home salt therapy devices offer a solution to these challenges.
Using it at night during sleep provides the required long treatment duration.
One device running every night for years in the bedroom can benefit the whole family's health.
No extra costs or travel – just plug it in and enjoy the effect.
Applications and Safety
Salt therapy is excellent for a wide range of respiratory issues, either alone or as a supplement to medical therapy.
Customer feedback indicates noticeable improvement in asthma, chronic bronchitis, respiratory allergies, cold and flu symptoms.
The method is completely natural and extremely safe with no known contraindications or harmful side effects, even suitable for people with high blood pressure. Consider that millions living by the sea are exposed to salty air daily without health problems.
Use as a complementary therapy alongside medical treatments to significantly improve quality of life and reduce respiratory symptoms.
Respiratory Diseases
Salt air vapor can help manage symptoms of:
- cold, flu, influenza
- prevention of croup
- acute and chronic sinusitis
- acute bronchitis
- chronic obstructive bronchitis (COPD), emphysema
- persistent dry cough (especially at night or after physical activity)
- mucus buildup in airways (e.g. cystic fibrosis)
- respiratory allergies, respiratory edema
- tonsillitis (acute tonsil inflammation)
- mucous membrane inflammations, pharyngitis
- pneumonia (initiate salt therapy only a few days after acute onset!)
- smoker's cough, breathing difficulties
Skin Conditions
- allergies caused by industrial, household, plant, or animal substances
- eczema
- psoriasis
- neurodermatitis
Salt Therapy for Preventing Recurrent Colds and Allergy Flares
One of the main uses of salt therapy is prevention of upper respiratory infections and allergic diseases.
During the spring-autumn and winter periods, fluctuating damp and mild weather favors colds, flu, sinusitis, bronchitis, etc. At workplaces, people pass pathogens to each other, which then "bring home" infections affecting the whole family.
A recent study by Semmelweis University's ENT Clinic proved that individuals receiving preventive salt therapy while healthy had significantly fewer respiratory illnesses.
The same applies for allergies triggered by spring to autumn pollens. Starting salt therapy 1-2 weeks before allergy season can prevent symptoms or significantly reduce their intensity.
Watch Dr. Zsolt Zátrok's film about salt therapy.
Limitations of Built-in Salt Rooms
While built-in salt rooms offer excellent salt therapy opportunities, practical challenges arise. Typical treatment sessions last only 45-60 minutes, insufficient for maximum therapeutic effect. Each session costs 1000-3000 HUF, requiring 10-15 sessions for effective therapy, which can be costly for families. Traveling for regular treatments adds time and expenses.
Not all salt therapy devices are appropriate for therapeutic use!
For example, coarse salt crystals from salt pipes deposit in the throat area, so their effect is limited to mouth and throat diseases.
For respiratory diseases, the best results come from devices producing salt particles smaller than 5 micrometers (e.g., the ultrasonically nebulizing SaltDome device). These tiny particles reach not only the throat but also the sinuses, large and small airways, and the lung alveoli.
From a therapeutic standpoint, the smaller the salt particle, the more effective the treatment.
Suitable Ages
Salt therapy is effective for both children and adults!
Mild symptoms can improve with salt therapy alone.
For severe symptoms or serious diseases, it is used as a supplement to medical treatment. It helps relieve symptoms, supports the immune system, aids healing, and may reduce required medication doses.
The method is natural and very safe with no known contraindications or harmful side effects; suitable even with high blood pressure.
Think about it: millions living by the sea inhale salty air for decades without health issues.
