Folk remedies for the treatment of tracheitis in adults

Treatment with folk remedies

When treating tracheitis with folk remedies, expectorants and herbal inhalations are most often used.
Decoctions for expectoration are prepared from young shoots of coniferous plants (pine, spruce). Take one glass of fresh or half a glass of dried shoots per liter of water, bring to a boil and infuse. Take before meals at the rate of one spoon per glass of water. Syrup from young pine shoots gives good results. The shoots are picked, sprinkled with sugar, tightly closed with a lid and left in a dark place for forty days. Afterwards, express the syrup and drink one teaspoon after meals. Sugar is added to the jar and left to steep again. The shoots can be used several times, but only until they emit a pine aroma.

Decoctions of oregano, elecampane, and marshmallow root relieve acute periods. A decoction of creeping thyme, coltsfoot, perfectly thins phlegm. An inflammatory process in the throat is relieved by a decoction of raspberries, calendula, and onion peels.

The onion mixture helps clear mucus and relieves coughing. You can prepare it yourself, at home:

1. Grind the onion until you get a glass of onion pulp;
2. Add a glass of apple cider vinegar (natural, not store-bought), mix, grind and filter;
3. Add a glass of honey to the mixture;
4. Mix and take one teaspoon after meals and every hour on a full stomach (no more than eight times a day). The product is intended for adults only.

Children are recommended to drink juice before bed (1:1). Carrot and black radish juices (1:1) are good for relieving coughing attacks.

Rubbing the chest with pork fat with the addition of pine essential oil is used in treatment. For inhalation use the same decoctions as for oral administration. Plantain grass, sage, and chamomile are also used.

In addition to active treatment, the patient needs constant warmth and drinking plenty of fluids. These can be teas made from raspberries, viburnum, and currants.

How can tracheitis be cured with folk remedies?

Treatment of the disease depends on the symptoms that accompany it. Usually the patient suffers from a dry barking cough at night and in the morning. After a coughing attack, pain is felt in the chest and throat. Over time, the cough may become wet and produce phlegm.

Children suffer from this disease more severely than adults. Their temperature can rise to 38-39 degrees. In adults, other than cough, no other symptoms are observed.

Usually, for tracheitis, mucolytic and expectorant medications are prescribed. If you have a fever, take antipyretics. It is important to find out the causative agent of the disease and take antiviral drugs or antibiotics. Therapy can be supplemented with folk remedies. It is recommended to coordinate their use with your doctor.

In addition to medications, homeopathic medicines can be used. But remember that some of them are incompatible with antibiotics. Homeopathic remedies for tracheitis:

• Aconite tincture – relieves inflammation, should not be given to children;
• Pulsatilla - thins sputum, prescribed for wet cough;
• Bryonia – treats dry cough;
• Nux vomica – relieves spasms.

When treating with folk remedies, remember that they do not replace drug therapy; to treat tracheitis, an integrated approach is needed. To speed up recovery, regularly ventilate the patient’s room and do wet cleaning every day.

During treatment you need to follow a diet. Products that irritate the mucous membrane of the throat are prohibited. You need to give up spicy, sour and salty foods. Smoking and drinking alcohol are not recommended.

Physiotherapy for tracheitis

When considering the pathogenesis of tracheitis, swelling and inflammation of the mucous membranes of the trachea and respiratory tract are revealed. Physiotherapy is used to normalize blood circulation in the tracheal area, absorb and anti-inflammatory effects, improve expectoration and prevent bronchial pathology. Physiotherapeutic treatment significantly accelerates the resolution of pathology without complications.

In the acute period of tracheitis, patients are advised to use UHF therapy on the tracheal area, taking into account the longitudinal technique for 5-10 minutes for 3-5 days, inhalations with Borjomi or Krasnousolskaya No. 12 mineral water for 5-15 minutes twice a day day for 5-7 days, ultraviolet irradiation (UVR) of the projection of the trachea from the back and front for 5-6 days.

In the subacute stage of tracheitis, patients are prescribed physiotherapeutic procedures such as:

1. EVT therapy, which involves the use of a magnetic field with ultra-high frequency, on the projection of the trachea for 8-15 minutes for 6-10 days.
2. ICV therapy, based on the use of an alternating magnetic field with a high frequency, causing eddy currents in the tissues, which are converted into heat, onto the trachea projection for 10-15 minutes for 6-10 days.
3. Electrophoresis with two percent solutions of ZnSO4, MgSO4 or KI on the projection of the trachea using the transverse technique for 8-15 minutes daily for up to 10 days.
4. Inductophoresis, which is the sequential use of inductothermy and electrophoresis on the tracheal area using a transverse technique, 6-10 minutes daily for 6-8 days.
5. SMT therapy, based on the effect of sinusoidal modulated currents on the tracheal area in a transverse manner, carried out for up to 10 days.
6. SMT-phoresis with two percent solutions of MgSO4, aminophylline or ZnSO4 on the chest area for 5-7 minutes daily for 10 days.
7. UV projections of the trachea from the back and front along the fields every day for 5-6 days.
8. Infrared irradiation of the trachea using a Minin lamp with light heat for 8-15 minutes for 5 days.
9. Stable contact laser therapy from 2 to 5 minutes daily for 6-8 days.

When the period of resolution of tracheitis begins, physiotherapy is also usually used as a fixative treatment. At this point, patients are shown the use of electrophoresis, UV projection and aeroion therapy.

Inhalations ↑

One of the most effective methods of treating tracheitis, which helps to quickly relieve a coughing attack, is inhalation. The procedure is used for both adults and children. Nebulizers help simplify the inhalation procedure. This is a special device for inhalation, allowing the necessary drug to enter directly into the trachea. Inhalation with a nebulizer is especially convenient for preschool children. For inhalation in this way, special solutions are used, for example, Lazolvan, Berodual, Ambrobene, etc.

If there is no nebulizer, use the usual method of inhalation, using a container of steam and a towel, inhaling the escaping vapors. For home inhalations, you can use not only specialized medications, but also folk recipes. For example, herbs (coltsfoot, immortelle, St. John's wort, chamomile) have a good expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect; decoctions of them are quite suitable for inhalation. Inhalations with soda or saline solution, essential oils, and boiled potatoes also help to quickly cure a cough.

Inhalation helps moisturize the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, has an anti-inflammatory effect and relieves spasms in the bronchi.

Drinks and tinctures ↑

Any disease of the ENT organs requires a large amount of fluid intake; the more the patient drinks warm decoctions, teas, juices, etc., the faster the infection is eliminated from the body. You can drink any non-carbonated and non-alcoholic drinks, only warm, not hot or cold. For example, you can give a patient something to drink:

• tea with raspberries or currants, it helps reduce temperature;
• milk with honey and alkaline mineral water. Excellent cough remedy;
• rosehip, a diuretic and sweat-removing drink that also lowers temperatures and normalizes blood pressure;
• herbal or green tea with ginger and honey. This drink is a storehouse of useful substances; it is one of the best ways to boost immunity;
• herbal decoctions. Coltsfoot, St. John's wort, chamomile, calendula, hawthorn, sage - all these herbs can help in the treatment of tracheitis;
• juices, especially cranberry, carrot, beetroot.

Citrus fruits help restore strength and improve immunity. Therefore, it is recommended to add a slice of lemon to tea, and also eat oranges and tangerines.

Various syrups and tinctures prepared at home have a significant effect, the following are especially noted in the treatment of tracheitis:

• radish with honey. A cone-shaped hole is cut out in the root vegetable, a spoonful of honey is poured into it, it sits for a day, after which the vegetable begins to release juice. The resulting mixture of honey and radish juice is taken a teaspoon 3-4 times a day;
• milk with onions. Over low heat, cook a large onion in 0.5 liters of milk until it becomes completely soft. After which, cool the milk to room temperature, crush the onion and take a spoonful 4-5 times a day;
• aloe juice and honey, mix these two components and take a teaspoon three times a day;
• anise seeds, honey and cognac. Boil the anise seed over low heat for 20 minutes, then cool, strain and add about a glass of liquid to the resulting decoction, add a tablespoon of honey and 2 tbsp. l. cognac Drink the resulting drug in small sips throughout the day. This recipe helps not only to stop coughing, but also to restore ringing to a hoarse voice.

For adults

There are a number of alternative medicine methods that need to be used in the treatment of tracheitis in adults.

Expectorants

With tracheitis, most patients have difficulty removing accumulated sputum. Thus, it is necessary to use special decoctions that will not only warm, but also have an expectorant effect. Today, the most effective cough recipes with onions include:

1. Take 100 g of honey, 150 g of chopped onion and 500 ml of red grape drink .
   Combine everything, wait 10 days, filter, take 20 ml 3 times a day. This information will help you understand how effective tea with ginger and honey is for colds. honey and onion to treat trachiitis
2. This recipe must be used to relieve inflammation and achieve an expectorant effect . You need to take 500 g of onion and chop it using a meat grinder. Then add 2 cups of sugar, a cup of honey and 1 liter of water to the gruel. Place on the stove and cook for 3 hours. At the same time, stir the product from time to time, filter and take 20 ml 4 times a day.
3. A remedy obtained according to a Siberian folk recipe will help alleviate the symptoms of the pathological process, which is characterized by shortness of breath. To do this you will have to take 10 lemons, 10 garlic cloves, 80 ml of sea buckthorn oil. Extract the juice from the citrus, pass the garlic through a garlic press. Combine everything, wait 10 minutes, filter and take 40 ml once a day. How to make and use a tincture of lemon and garlic for colds is described in detail in this article.

Treatment of cough with tracheitis

The most basic symptom of tracheitis remains a severe cough. The reason for its development is severe irritation of the respiratory tract. Using proven folk therapy recipes, you can soften a cough, remove accumulated mucus and make you feel better.

Use the following recipes effectively:

1. At the first manifestations of inflammation, you need to inhale the vapors of onions and garlic wrapped in gauze every day.
   onions and garlic for the treatment of tracheitis
2. Drink 200 ml of carrot juice. Do this several times a day. With the help of juice, you can slow down inflammatory processes, as well as charge the body with the necessary dose of vitamins.
3. When coughing, acute pain occurs. To reduce it, you need to use radish juice and honey. Combine them in equal quantities. Then use to rinse.
4. Raspberries are one of the most effective folk remedies for sore throats and coughs. It can be used in absolutely any form. You can take 100 g of leaves and add boiling water. Place the resulting broth in a thermos and leave for 30 minutes. Use the filtered broth when gargling.
5. To relieve cough symptoms, it is necessary to perform potato inhalations.
   Boil it together with the peel, drain the liquid, bend over the container, covering yourself with a towel. Breathe over the potatoes for 20 minutes. But this article will help you understand how effective a potato cough compress is for children. potato inhalations
6. Take a head of garlic, remove the husk, chop it on a grater, and place the pulp in a bowl. Place a couple of glasses of milk there. Place on the stove, wait until it boils, cook for 20 minutes. Take the cooled decoction 20 ml 3 times a day.
7. Cough due to tracheitis can be cured using an infusion obtained from onion peels. Take 40 g of it and pour boiling water over it. Wait 4 hours and then use to gargle.

Herbal inhalations

When treating the inflammatory process in adults, you can use inhalations using medicinal herbs:

1. Take 40 g of eucalyptus, 20 g of chamomile, 20 g of sage, 20 g of mint, 20 g of pine buds, 40 g of elecampane rhizome and 20 g of thyme.
   For 20 g of collection, a glass of water. But whether chamomile helps with coughs, and how to take it correctly, is described in great detail in this article. eucalyptus and chamomile for healing and enhalation
2. Take 40 g of eucalyptus, 20 each of calendula, sage, chamomile, elecampane, licorice, linden and wild rosemary. For 20 g of collection, 200 ml of water.
3. Take 10 g of thyme, 20 g each of fennel, mint, plantain, marshmallow, licorice and 40 g of coltsfoot. For 20 g of collection, take 200 liters of boiling water.
4. Take 20 g of coltsfoot, 40 g of plantain, 60 g of horsetail and 80 g of primrose. The cooking method is similar.

Traditional methods of therapy are in great demand in the treatment of tracheitis. Thanks to them, you can ease the course of the pathology, reduce symptoms and quickly defeat the disease. But when using these recipes, you need to understand that they can lead to the development of allergies, so be sure to consult your doctor about this.

What rules must be followed for tracheitis?

1. Only a doctor can make a correct diagnosis and prescribe appropriate medications, so you should not self-medicate.

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It is very important to drink a lot during illness. Warm herbal decoctions, vitamin fruit drinks and compotes, and still mineral water are especially useful.

The liquid will help improve mucus removal and quickly cleanse the body of toxins, bacteria and viruses.

3. Both adults and children who have been diagnosed with “acute tracheitis” receive treatment at home. But it is advisable to observe bed rest. The room where the patient lies needs to be wet cleaned regularly. The room must be ventilated and the air humidified to facilitate breathing and expectoration.

4. Most often, people are worried about acute tracheitis. Treatment should mainly be aimed at eliminating the main symptom of the disease – dry cough. For this purpose, antitussives and mucolytics, expectorants and sputum thinners are used. Only a doctor can determine which treatment to choose.

5. Tracheitis is especially dangerous in children. Treatment should begin as soon as you notice the appearance of a dry cough in order to prevent complications. Even if the child does not have a fever, you need to show him to the doctor.

Features of infant treatment

Treatment of tracheitis in infants under one year of age is complicated by the fact that many medications are contraindicated for them. In addition, folk remedies are not used in most cases to treat newborns. Not so long ago it was not possible to carry out inhalations for small children, but today in pharmacies you can purchase special nebulizers for infants, with which you can alleviate the condition and speed up treatment.

A pediatrician can recommend special medicinal ointments that are used for respiratory diseases and promote normal breathing and cough relief.

Warming procedures ↑

The main symptom of the disease is a dry, barking cough, so treatment of tracheitis with folk remedies cannot be effective without warming procedures, in particular compresses.

At home, mustard plasters are good for stopping a cough and relieving pain in the chest caused by spasms in the bronchi. They are applied to the chest area and between the shoulder blades. For adults, mustard plasters soaked in warm water are applied to the body, after which the patient is covered with a warm blanket. The procedure should be carried out within 15-20. Mustard plasters should not cause a strong burning sensation, but only a slight tingling and warmth, otherwise there is a danger of burns. For children, the method of applying mustard plasters is slightly different. Due to the fact that children's skin is more delicate and there is a greater likelihood of burns, mustard plaster should be placed on top of the diaper, without pressing it close to the body.

Another method of using mustard powder at home is foot baths. Add a tablespoon of mustard powder to a bowl of hot water and steam your feet. An alternative is to put mustard powder in cotton socks at night. Both options help improve blood circulation and blood outflow from the larynx, which relieves swelling of the throat. These procedures should not be performed on children or during pregnancy.

Compresses on the chest area are also an effective method of treating tracheitis, in particular cough, at home. Warming effect, relieves spasms and promotes mucus removal. They are used for both adults and children.

There are many types of compresses, the most common are:

• vodka;
• honey;
• based on boiled potatoes;
• mustard with honey and olive oil.

You can treat a cough with rubbing. This is also one of the effective treatments at home. Rubbing can be done either with special ointments and solutions from a pharmacy, or with folk remedies, including:

• camphor oil, it can be used for rubbing, compresses and bathing. For infants, rubbing the chest area with camphor oil is not recommended, as it can negatively affect the baby’s heart function;
• badger fat. This remedy is often used for rubbing, used at home, in the treatment of diseases of the ENT organs. Badger fat contains a complex of vitamins and warms the area it is applied to. It also effectively fights dry cough and helps improve sputum discharge;
• The simplest recipe for rubbing is honey. This product can be found in almost everyone’s household. For the best effect, it is recommended to use natural liquid honey. This is a safe at-home treatment option for children of any age. Rub the area of ​​the chest and shoulder blades with honey, apply a cabbage leaf on top and put on warm clothes, preferably natural, woolen ones;
• Rubbing is also done with alcohol or vodka, but this method is better for adults; for children, you need to use a reduced degree of ethyl to prevent burns.

Traditional methods of treatment

There are also many folk remedies that can alleviate the condition of a patient with tracheitis, as well as speed up his recovery. Among them:

• Herbal inhalations. You need to take a spoonful of chamomile, mint, sage, eucalyptus and pour a glass of boiling water. If you have an inhaler, this mixture can be poured into it. If you don’t have an inhaler, you can simply pour this mixture into a pan of hot water and breathe in the vapor for 15 minutes.
• Potato compress. To prepare it you will need three large potatoes. They need to be boiled, kneaded, wrapped in gauze and placed on the chest while they are still warm. Be careful: do not place still hot potatoes on your chest, as you may cause a burn to the patient.
• Inhalations with propolis. You need to take beeswax and propolis in proportions 6:4, warm these components in a water bath, mix. Breathe the vapors of the resulting mixture for 15 minutes daily.
• Honey mustard compress. To prepare such a remedy, you will need a tablespoon of vegetable oil, the same amount of honey and mustard powder. All this needs to be mixed, heated (it is best to do this in a water bath), add 1.5 tablespoons of vodka to the resulting mixture. Wrap this compress in gauze and place it on your chest. You need to leave it overnight.
• Mustard foot baths. This remedy should be used if you do not have a high fever. You need to take a basin with hot water, add 2-3 tablespoons of dry mustard to it, and lower your feet into it. The procedure should be performed 15-20 minutes before going to bed; as the water cools down in such an improvised bath, you need to add a little more hot water. After completing this procedure, you should put socks with mustard powder on your feet and go to bed.

In order for traditional treatment methods to give the desired result, use them only after consulting a doctor. This will help you correctly draw up a treatment regimen, as well as avoid any unpleasant consequences.

Treatment with drugs

As mentioned above, the main symptom of tracheitis is a severe cough. To combat it, you need to start taking antitussive medications on the first day. Typically, the cough is dry, and the use of mucolytics and expectorants is considered inappropriate. But if a small amount of sputum appears, you can add drugs that remove it. It is also mandatory to take antibacterial drugs, especially if the disease is accompanied by persistent hyperthermia. Treatment is prescribed by the attending physician, taking into account the patient’s complaints.

1. For a dry, hysterical cough without obvious signs of sputum, drugs are prescribed that inhibit the cough reflex at the level of the central nervous system: Libexin, Codterpin, Codesan, Cofex.
2. If sputum appears in the first three days, take drugs based on acetylcysteine ​​or carbocysteine: Acc, Asibrox, Fluditec. Starting from the third day, add expectorants: Lazolvan, Ambrobene. Combination drugs that have both mechanisms of action at once also provide good results: Pectolvan C, Pulmobreeze.
3. The drugs Amoxicillin, Azithromycin, Biseptol, Macrotussin are suitable as antibacterial therapy.
4. If there are obvious manifestations of bronchospasm, antihistamines that have a bronchodilator effect are prescribed: Ketotifen, Loratadine. Also, for the same purpose, you can carry out inhalations with glucocorticoid drugs: Berodual, Pulmicort, Ventolin. For this procedure, you need to have a household nebulizer at home.
5. When the temperature rises, antipyretics are prescribed: paracetamol, ibuprofen, acetylsalicylic acid, mefenamic acid.
6. If there are obvious signs of a viral infection, such as lacrimation, body aches, thirst, or an increase in body temperature above 39 C, antiviral drugs are prescribed: Amiksin IC, Lavomax, Groprinosin.

Diagnosis of acute tracheitis

To make a diagnosis, the doctor conducts an examination, studies the medical history, and asks about the nature of the cough.

During the examination, redness in the throat, hoarseness, runny nose and nasal congestion may be observed. There may be wheezing, which quickly disappears when coughing up sputum, while breathing is harsh9.

Laboratory tests are usually ordered to determine the type of infection - viral or bacterial - which may determine treatment tactics10. In adult patients, a general blood and urine test is mandatory, in children - in cases of prolonged fever and no improvement10.

To exclude a severe bacterial infection in the presence of appropriate clinical manifestations, it is recommended to determine the level of C-reactive protein10. The following test results speak in favor of a viral infection:

• normal or reduced number of leukocytes,
• C-reactive protein is less than 20 mg/l5.

With a bacterial infection, the number of leukocytes increases to 12x109/l or more5.

Instrumental studies (laryngotracheoscopy, tracheobronchoscopy) are not performed in uncomplicated disease10. They are prescribed only in cases where symptoms indicate the development of complications - bronchitis or pneumonia.

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Rinsing, inhalation, compresses and rubbing

For tracheitis, folk remedies are used to gargle. They relieve inflammation, have a bactericidal effect and prevent further spread of infection through the respiratory tract.

Recipes for rinsing infusions:

1. For cough, brew a handful of raspberry leaves with a liter of boiling water in a thermos. The broth will be ready in two hours, rinse three times a day with warm infusion.
2. Chamomile infusion relieves inflammation. Brew a spoonful of herbs in a glass of boiling water, use when the infusion becomes warm.
3. A decoction of calendula flowers has a bactericidal effect. Method of preparation: 5 grams of dried flowers, bring to a boil in 500 ml of water.
4. The most popular remedy: take a teaspoon of baking soda and half of table or sea salt per glass of water. You can add 2-3 drops of iodine.

You need to gargle 3-4 times a day, half an hour after meals. After the procedure, do not drink, eat or smoke for at least an hour.

Recipes for solutions:

1. Combined inhalation for the treatment of chronic tracheitis. For preparation you need: a tablespoon of sage and eucalyptus leaves, anise oil, 15 drops of iodine, 2 drops of fir essential oil. Pour a liter of boiling water and breathe for no more than 7 minutes.
2. Dissolve a tablespoon of baking soda and a few drops of tea tree oil in a liter of boiling water. Breathe for 5-7 minutes. Has an expectorant and antiseptic effect.
3. Pine inhalations relieve inflammation. Preparation rule: take a handful of pine, spruce or fir needles, add two glasses of water and boil for 3 minutes. Breathe for 5-7 minutes. The decoction can be made combined or from one type of pine needles.
4. Boil the potatoes with their skins, mash them and add a little butter. Helps remove mucus from the respiratory tract.

Inhalations relax the respiratory muscles, thin out sticky mucus, make breathing easier and stop coughing attacks. Steam inhalations are prohibited at high temperatures, bronchial asthma and cardiovascular diseases.

Recipes:

1. Warming compress made from bee products. To prepare it, take a tablespoon of ingredients and mix with three drops of eucalyptus or fir oil. Before going to bed, rub the product into the chest area, cover with foil and dress warmly.
2. Mash boiled potatoes in their jackets and wrap the resulting mass in gauze or cotton cloth. Apply to your chest until it cools down.
3. Rubbing with animal fats helps well: bear, badger, goose, pork. The fat is heated and rubbed on the chest and feet before going to bed. After rubbing, dress warmly and cover yourself with a blanket.
4. To warm the chest, mustard plasters should be applied, not directly to the skin, but through gauze or a diaper. Mustard plasters can be replaced with mustard ointment purchased at a pharmacy, or dilute dry mustard powder with warm water.

Warming compresses are contraindicated at elevated temperatures. Their use is possible within a day, after the temperature has returned to normal and is no higher than 36.8°C.

Treatment of tracheitis at home is effective and efficient if you follow all the doctor’s recommendations. Improper treatment can lead to airway obstruction or chronic tracheitis.

Inhalations and cough rinses for tracheitis

It is best to treat tracheitis using local methods. Rinse and inhalation deliver medications directly to the site of infection. This helps prevent bacteria from spreading in the respiratory tract. Remember that inhalation is prohibited at elevated body temperatures.

Gargling

You can gargle with boiled water with soda and iodine or infusions of medicinal herbs. For example, raspberry leaves help well. They need to be poured with boiling water in a thermos and left for 2 hours. Gargle three times a day.

Chamomile infusion will help relieve inflammation of the trachea. Pour a glass of boiling water over a spoonful of herbs and leave for 1 hour. Gargle with warm broth several times a day. Calendula infusion kills germs and relieves pain; it is prepared in the same way.

Rinsing has an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. The tracheal mucosa recovers faster from the disease if the procedure is performed 4-5 times a day. After it, it is advisable not to eat or drink for 1 hour.

Inhalations

Inhalations help get rid of bacteria and dry cough. They need to be done 1-2 times a day. It is best to purchase an inhaler at a pharmacy. If you don’t have one, you can use a kettle, bowl, or teapot with a hole in the lid.

Chronic tracheitis can be cured by inhalation with the following mixture:

• Sage;
• Anise oil;
• Eucalyptus leaves;
• Iodine;
• 2 drops of fir essential oil.

Mix the ingredients and pour boiling water. Breathe over the mixture for 5-7 minutes.

For wet coughs and to thin sputum, you can use tea tree oil. It is mixed with soda and dissolved in boiling water. Breathe for no longer than 7 minutes.

You can relieve inflammation using pine inhalation. For it they take pine or spruce needles. If you don't have them, you can replace them with essential oils. Natural pine needles must first be washed and boiled for 3 minutes. Breathe for 5-7 minutes.

Please note: the use of essential oils should not cause dizziness, nausea or other side effects. If they occur, stop using ethers. It is not recommended to give such inhalations to pregnant women and children under 12 years of age.

How to recognize tracheitis

One of the main signs of tracheitis is a cough. Most often it is dull, low-pitched, dry and painful. During the development of the inflammatory process, nerve endings are affected, of which there are a lot on the tracheal mucosa. The receptors are irritated and a cough reflex occurs. Often the cough is accompanied by pain inside the sternum. If tracheitis is not associated with inflammation of the bronchi, then the sputum is difficult to separate, it is often viscous and there is very little of it.

As a rule, the cough worsens at night and in the morning. This is due to the horizontal position of the body and deep breaths. Cough with tracheitis most often begins with a slight tickling and coughing, and in the acute period it becomes very painful and paroxysmal. The cough also worsens after running, laughing, crying and emotional shock.

Tracheitis in its acute form can also change the timbre of the voice. Most often, the voice becomes hoarse and hoarse. But this condition rarely lasts more than 4 days. Over time, the inflammation subsides, the voice returns to normal, the cough becomes softer, and sputum begins to disappear. From now on, attacks occur less and less frequently.

During tracheitis, the general condition of the child also changes. He becomes apathetic, drowsy, capricious. If tracheitis occurs against the background of respiratory diseases, accompanying symptoms may be present - fever, runny nose, aching joints.

If the runny nose becomes barking and whistling, the baby most likely has laryngotracheitis. This is an inflammation of the trachea and larynx

With such a diagnosis, it is very important to keep your finger on the pulse - inflammation can lead to a narrowing of the respiratory lumen, which can lead to suffocation. This is especially dangerous for young children

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Symptoms of different types of tracheitis

Before you figure out how to cure tracheitis at home, we suggest considering the types of the disease.

Tracheitis can be chronic or allergic, but the acute form is more common. Depending on the characteristics of the course, two types of pathology are distinguished - atrophic and hypertrophic.

In acute and allergic tracheitis, the symptoms are pronounced: severe cough, disturbing especially at night and in the morning, prolonged attacks, fever (febrile or not), weakness, poor general condition, irritability, chest pain.

The patient often suffers from headaches and runny nose. In the chronic form, which often occurs as a complication of the acute form, the symptoms are not so strong, but they are present.

With atrophic tracheitis, the mucous membrane of the trachea and throat is affected. The harmful effects of bacteria or viruses that attack the body lead to a gradual thinning of the membranes, which also change color to gray. With this type, the risks of damage to other respiratory organs are extremely high.

Hypertrophic appearance means abundant formation of sputum. Otherwise, the symptoms are no different from the usual ones characteristic of the disease in question.

How to cure quickly?

To treat tracheitis, complex treatment is usually used. Prescription of medications should be done exclusively by a doctor. For this, potent antibacterial drugs can be used, but do not forget about traditional medicine. Combining home remedies with drug treatment increases the effectiveness of treatment several times.

What medications help?

As mentioned earlier, doctors often prescribe antibiotics to treat tracheitis.
This helps stop the spread of infection. If the disease manifests itself against the background of a viral infection, then antiviral medications are used. For tracheitis resulting from an allergic reaction, antihistamine medications are suitable. But the need to use potent drugs disappears if the disease is uncomplicated. In such cases, herbal remedies can cope with the disease.

If the sputum gradually disappears, and the cough has acquired a productive form, then you need to help the patient’s body so that it gets rid of the accumulated mucus. For this purpose, various sputum thinning and expectorant drugs are actively used. Among them, Herbion stands out in the form of syrup. This is an effective complex medicine with expectorant properties.

It contains various vitamins and minerals that promote rapid recovery of the body after illness. The syrup is also used to treat residual cough caused by tracheitis, which may last 1-2 weeks. Thanks to the rapid liquefaction of mucus, the body is able to get rid of it, as well as accumulated toxins.

Traditional methods

Folk home remedies are also used to treat tracheitis, the most effective of which include:

• mustard foot baths. This procedure has nothing to do with water. You just need to take dry mustard and pour it into your socks. Then put on your socks and go about your business. Repeat the procedure every day until symptoms are completely eliminated;
• treatment with propolis. Place 60 grams of propolis and 40 grams of wax in an aluminum vessel and place it in a steam bath. After this, you need to breathe in the wax vapor, covering your head with a towel or blanket. The duration of the procedure is no more than 10 minutes, and the frequency is 2-3 times a day;
• pine buds. Pour 500 grams of boiled milk over 20 grams of pine buds and leave the product for 30-40 minutes. After this, the liquid is filtered and taken in small portions throughout the day;
• honey compress Mix 20 grams of vodka, sunflower oil, flour, dry mustard and honey in one container. Mix all ingredients and cook in a steam bath. After this, you need to make a compress from the prepared product and apply it to the patient’s upper chest. Make compresses every day before going to bed;
• potato treatment. Boil as many large potatoes “in their jackets”, and then mash them together with the peel. Make a compress from crushed potatoes on your chest before going to bed. Repeat the procedure daily until symptoms disappear completely.

When the body temperature is elevated, it is not recommended to use heat compresses, as this can harm the body. You need to wait until the temperature stabilizes.

Treatment with medicinal herbs

Traditional medicine also uses various medicinal herbs that have unique properties. Among them, it is worth highlighting aloe, chamomile, St. John's wort, yarrow, thyme and other plants.

Let's consider the most effective remedies based on medicinal plants:

• chamomile. Pour 2.5 liters of water into 100 grams of chamomile flowers and boil so that a certain amount of water evaporates. There should be no more than 500 grams left. After this, the product is cooled, filtered and mixed with 250 grams of sugar. After stirring the ingredients, also add 250 grams of honey. The finished product is taken 3 times a day. Single dose – 100 grams;
• thyme. Pour 200 grams of boiling water over 50 grams of chopped thyme and leave for 60 minutes. Take the finished product 5-6 times a day at the rate of 200 grams per day;
• mullein. Pour 200 grams of boiling water over 20 grams of crushed mullein leaves and leave for 30-50 minutes. After this, the liquid must be filtered through several layers of gauze and drunk throughout the day, divided into 3-4 servings. The next day, the product is prepared again.

Features of treatment of tracheitis in children

The main goal of therapy is to relieve attacks of night cough. In addition, it is necessary to completely remove the virus from the child’s body, as well as activate natural protective functions.

It is necessary to treat tracheitis in children at home after consultation with a specialist: some medications may be incompatible with folk remedies.

Treatment of the disease in a child includes drinking plenty of vitamins:

• Milk and mineral water are combined in a 1:1 ratio. Use the resulting solution three times a day between meals.
• Cranberry juice. The drink is taken instead of tea, 4-5 times a day. To treat children under 7 years old, 1 liter of drink is required, from 7 years old and older - 2 liters.
• Carrot juice. Carrot juice has a beneficial effect on the respiratory system and slows down the progression of the disease. The child should be given 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed juice twice a day for 2 weeks.
• To speed up the healing process and soften the cough, it is recommended to give your baby a drink based on milk, butter and honey before bedtime. For a glass of warm milk you will need 5 g of linden honey and a piece of butter. The composition is mixed and consumed half an hour before bedtime. The duration of treatment is 10 days. This drink helps strengthen the immune system and reduces the intensity of coughing attacks.

Inhalations will help relieve the inflammatory process:

Tea tree oil showed good results. In the room where the patient is, light an aroma lamp for half an hour, dropping 10-12 drops of oil into it. The evaporation saturates the air with healing vapors, which helps eliminate inflammation in the trachea. If you don’t have an aroma lamp, the following method may help. Place a bowl of warm water on the heating device, in which 15 drops of oil are dissolved.

When putting mustard plasters on your child at home, you must be careful. Burns may remain on delicate children's skin, since skin sensitivity in children is much higher than in adults.

If a strong burning sensation occurs, the procedure should be stopped.

If tracheitis progresses or traditional methods of therapy are ineffective, the help of a qualified specialist and the use of traditional remedies are required.

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Prescribing medication

Before moving on to the question of how to treat tracheitis at home in adults, let’s consider what therapeutic methods of treatment are offered in hospitals.

The essence of drug treatment comes down to the selection of drugs that suppress the activity of the causative agent of the disease. An important point in the treatment is the localization of the inflammatory process and alleviation of symptoms; cough with tracheitis does not allow the patient to lead a full life, depriving him of productive wakefulness and sleep.

Drugs are prescribed by a doctor depending on the causative agent of the pathology. Treatment with antibiotics is carried out in rare cases if there is a risk of complications (in some situations it is advisable to give injections for tracheitis).

When there is inflammation of the trachea, it is important to pay attention to the issue of general strengthening of the body. If the pathology is not treated correctly, the inflammatory process can reach the trachea and develop into pneumonia. There are risks of transition from the acute to the chronic type, which is much more difficult to combat with traditional and folk methods of treating tracheitis.

The following will help relieve symptoms and speed up recovery:

• Gargling.

Periodic direct exposure to agents localized in the oral mucus helps, firstly, to reduce their quantitative presence, and secondly, to remove pain and relieve other unpleasant sensations (stingling, dryness).

• Inhalations.

This method of therapy helps the active ingredients of drugs accurately reach the target. Inhalations speed up recovery and soothe cough. To carry out the procedure you will need a nebulizer.

• The use of mustard plasters.

Many people wonder whether it is possible to install mustard plasters for tracheitis. There are no obvious contraindications unless the patient has an elevated body temperature. Before using mustard plasters, you should consult your doctor. It is better not to apply mustard plasters during pregnancy.

Warming treatments

Warming treatments help the body fight infection or viruses. They warm the throat and chest, expand the airways, and promote the removal of mucus. But they cannot be used at temperatures. Usually all compresses and rubbing are done at night, after which it is recommended to wrap the chest warmly and sleep under a blanket.

Honey is considered one of the most effective medicines. It is mixed with 3 drops of eucalyptus essential oil and rubbed into the chest. After this, you need to cover it with polyethylene and tie it with a warm scarf.

Boiled potatoes have a good warming effect. It needs to be kneaded and wrapped in gauze or cotton cloth. Apply the compress to your chest and hold until it cools down.

Another warming agent is mustard plasters. It is recommended to apply them to the chest or shoulder blades through gauze. Keep until cool. You can prepare the mustard mixture yourself from powder and boiling water.

Rubbing with animal fat - pork, badger, goose, bear - helps to heal quickly. It needs to be melted on the stove and rubbed on the chest, shoulder blades, and feet. After this, put on warm clothes and go to bed.

Compresses for the throat

Cough-relieving compresses on the throat can quickly cure colds and diseases of the upper respiratory tract. They are made from several layers of fabric with medicinal components. You can leave them overnight or do them during the day. The main thing is not to tighten the bandage too much.

A compress of alcohol or vodka has a warming effect. It is recommended to dilute pure alcohol with water in equal parts. Gauze is soaked in it, squeezed out and applied to the throat. You need to put a film on top for a warming effect. The third layer is cotton fabric.

A salt compress will help reduce swelling and relieve inflammation. It is best to use sea salt, but table salt will also work. It needs to be heated in a frying pan and poured into a fabric bag. It is applied to the throat and lies covered with a blanket until it cools down.

Methods and means for treating tracheitis at home

Traditional therapy involves taking mucolytic, expectorant, antipyretic, antiviral and antibacterial drugs. Also, in addition to it, homeopathic and folk remedies can be prescribed. However, when taking the last two types of drugs, you need to remember that some of them are incompatible with antibiotics. Among the good and effective homeopathic medicines, the following should be highlighted:

• Bryonia (relieves dry cough),
• Nux vomica (relieves spasms),
• tincture of aconite (relieves inflammation, contraindicated for children),
• Pulsatilla (thinner phlegm, treats wet cough).

We should also not forget that treatment with alternative methods at home does not replace drug therapy and can be used purely in addition to it.

Warming treatments

They help the body fight viruses and bacteria, warm the throat and chest area, expand the airways, and help eliminate mucus. But they are contraindicated when the temperature rises. Often, rubbing and compresses are done at night, after which it is recommended to wrap the chest and go to bed under a warm blanket.

Honey is considered the most effective folk remedy. It is mixed with eucalyptus essential oil and rubbed into the chest area. After this, the chest is covered with cling film and wrapped in a warm scarf. You can also use boiled potatoes. It is kneaded, wrapped in gauze and a compress is applied to the chest until the potatoes cool.

How else can tracheitis be treated? You can use mustard plasters. They are also used for warming up, applied to the chest area and on the back between the shoulder blades. Keep them as in the previous case until they cool down. Another effective remedy to help quickly recover from tracheitis is rubbing with animal fats. Pork, goose, badger or bear fat is used. It is melted, rubbed into the chest area, after which they dress in warm clothes and go to bed.

A local compress on the throat can also be used. It is made with various components, placing several layers of gauze on top. Such compresses can be left overnight or done during the day. As a base, you can use alcohol or vodka, which is diluted half with water. Then gauze is soaked in the solution, placed on the throat and wrapped with film on top. A cotton cloth is placed on top for a better warming effect. A salt compress will also help relieve inflammation and remove swelling. To do this, the salt is heated in the oven and poured into a fabric bag, which is then applied to the throat and placed under a blanket until it cools.

Inhalations

Another home method that effectively treats tracheitis is inhalation. They can be done either using a nebulizer or using improvised means. A regular pan and towel will do for this. Such procedures help eliminate dry cough, reduce sore throat and eliminate runny nose. However, inhalations are contraindicated at elevated temperatures.

The simplest inhalation is done with soda. To do this you need to dissolve 2 tsp. in 800 ml boiling water. You can also use potato decoction. For this purpose, boil potatoes in their jackets twice a day and breathe in the steam for 10 minutes. For better effect, it is recommended to add herbs such as marshmallow, chamomile and plantain or other medicinal plants with antibacterial properties.

Ordinary validol also helps with sputum discharge. For this purpose, dissolve one tablet of the drug in 1 liter of boiling water and inhale the vapors. You can also use eucalyptus. Take 20 g of dry plant per 500 ml of water, bring it to a boil and breathe over the steam for 5-7 minutes. Honey is also used for inhalation: 5 g of honey is dissolved in 250 ml of hot water, then the mixture is heated and the vapors are inhaled for 10 minutes.

Rinse

To prepare a rinse solution, any plants that have antibacterial properties are used - calendula, oak bark, chamomile, sage, thyme. On the 3rd day of the disease, the patient begins to intensively discharge mucus, which leads to the appearance of a wet cough. In such cases, infusions of medicinal plants that have an astringent and drying effect will come in handy. These include:

• thyme,
• eucalyptus,
• snake mountaineer,
• pine buds,
• lingonberry leaves.

To prepare the infusion you need 1 tbsp. l. pour a glass of boiling water over the herbs. This infusion can be used both for rinsing and for oral use.

If we talk about mitigating a cough, then this is facilitated by an infusion of raspberry leaves. To prepare it, you will need to grind 40 g of raw material and pour 2 cups of boiling water over it. Leave the infusion for 2 hours, after which the finished product is filtered. Gargle with it 4 times a day. The course of treatment is 10 days.

Chamomile infusion will also be effective for tracheitis, as it perfectly eliminates inflammation of the tracheal mucosa. To prepare a healing infusion you need 1 tbsp. l. pour herbs for an hour. Gargle with the still warm infusion. Repeat the procedure several times a day. In the same way, you can prepare a calendula infusion, which not only kills pathogenic microorganisms, but also relieves pain.

Products for internal use

With tracheitis, as with any ailment of the upper respiratory tract in adults and children, it is recommended to drink as much fluid as possible. The following will be especially useful:

• tea with raspberries,
• mineral water,
• warm water and milk,
• tea or milk with honey (but not at fever).

For inflammation of the tracheal mucosa, freshly squeezed vegetable juices will also be useful. Twice a day it is recommended to drink 100 ml of carrot or cabbage juice before meals. In addition, you can make healthy syrup from black radish. For this purpose, rub the root vegetable, mix the resulting mass with honey and leave for 4 hours. Take the product during the day, 1 tsp. at intervals of 2 hours. The finished mass can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 24 hours.

Medicinal herbs also help fight tracheitis. So, a healing drink based on milk is prepared from sage. For this, 1 tbsp. l. The raw materials are poured into a glass of milk and boiled for a quarter of an hour over low heat. The resulting drink is filtered, flavored with honey, and drunk 1 glass three times a day. However, this method of treatment is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women.

The next useful herb is marshmallow. Pour boiling water over it and leave for 5 minutes. Afterwards, filter and gargle with the infusion. The infusion is also taken orally, 0.5 cups twice a day. Nettle herb helps to significantly relieve wet coughs and speed up the discharge of sputum. To do this, add 50 g of herb to 250 ml of boiling water and let it brew. The filtered infusion is consumed 100 ml twice a day.

Licorice root also helps with the removal of phlegm. This medicinal plant also stimulates the immune system. Prepare an infusion of 1 tsp. dry root with a small amount of water, and leave for about half an hour. Take the product 1 tsp. 5 times a day. To eliminate spasms and soreness in the throat, you can make a drink from viburnum. For this purpose, some dried berries are poured into 1 liter of water and boiled for 5 minutes, covered with a lid. Drink this drink 0.5 cups three times a day. In addition, instead of the usual tea and coffee, patients can drink decoctions of herbs such as elecampane, chamomile and thyme.

Recipes for folk remedies for oral administration

Treatment of tracheitis at home is not complete without warm drinks. You can drink tea, heated milk, warm mineral water. An effective drink is green tea brewed with raspberries. The familiar folk remedy of milk with honey and butter helps treat tracheitis in children and adults.

For tracheitis, vegetable juices that relieve inflammation are useful:

1. Drink 50 ml of freshly squeezed cabbage juice three times before meals.
2. Grate the black radish on a fine grater, mix with honey, the syrup will be ready in 4 hours. Adults take a tablespoon every 2 hours; children need one teaspoon. Store the product in the refrigerator for no more than 24 hours.
3. For acute tracheitis, it is useful to take half a glass of carrot juice twice a day.

Tracheitis can be cured with herbal decoctions:

1. Marshmallow decoction – pour boiling water over 5 grams of roots and keep on low heat for 5 minutes. When the broth becomes warm, strain it and drink half a glass twice. This product can be used as a gargle.
2. Pour a tablespoon of sage into a glass of milk and simmer over low heat or a water bath for 15 minutes. When the product has cooled, add a spoonful of honey. Take a glass 2-3 times a day. This drug is contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation. During these periods, you can drink milk with honey, without adding sage.
3. Drink from dry viburnum: take a liter of water for a handful of dry berries, bring to a boil and cover with a lid. When it cools down a little, strain and drink 100 ml 2-3 times a day.
4. An infusion of nettle flowers has an expectorant effect. To prepare 50 grams of herb, brew a glass of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes, drink half a glass twice a day.
5. A decoction of licorice root thins, removes mucus and improves immunity. Take a teaspoon of dried roots per glass of boiling water and leave for half an hour. Drink a tablespoon 4-5 times a day.
6. Bring a tablespoon of dry or fresh plantain leaves to a boil in 200 ml. water. Consume after meals 4-5 times a day.
7. A decoction of a teaspoon of dry oregano relieves spasms and has a coughing effect. Pour a glass of boiling water over the herb and drink half a glass three times a day.

Infusions of many herbs help against tracheitis: deyatsil, chamomile, thyme, sage, pine buds.

Drink

Drinking warm drinks regularly will help relieve a sore throat and soothe sore tonsils.

Herbal decoctions

At the very beginning of the disease, the use of warm herbal infusions prepared from chamomile, honey or lemon showed a good effect.

In addition, infusions of the following plants may help:

• sage;
• St. John's wort;
• Linden;
• elecampane;
• pine buds;
• yarrow;
• coltsfoot.

To prepare the infusion, you will need 10 g of dry plants and 200 g of boiling water. Take the product on an empty stomach 3 times a day, 1/2 cup.

Vegetable juices

You can relieve a hoarse throat with cabbage juice. To do this, take the juice 4 times a day, on an empty stomach.

Black radish juice mixed with honey has proven itself to be excellent in the treatment of tracheitis. Grate the radish, add 20 g of honey and drink the resulting juice, 20 g three times a day, after meals.

Carrot juice may also help. The carrots are crushed with a grater, the juice is squeezed out of the pulp, mixed with honey and consumed 3-4 times a day.

Teas

You can strengthen your immune system, lower your temperature and ease your breathing with raspberry and mint tea.

Tea prepared according to the following recipe will help reduce inflammation in the trachea. You need to add a piece of butter and ginger root to a glass of tea. This drink will reduce cough, relieve fever and eliminate the inflammatory process.