Hi gailchap,
After reading your reply I find it to be truly frightening, and I posted below your original reply, of my humble consumer opinion relative to the purchase this type of item, and hope it is read with an open mind.
This second reply below I am posting now, and I am doing so hoping you may also reply with additional information relative to what you personally experienced, and the after effects you had with the asthma attacks you stated on this thread were brought on, each time you used this item.
Please understand only reply gailchap if you willingly, and so desire to reply of your own accord. (This is solely your decision and I respect it either way).
If you do desire to reply again, perhaps your additional reply will enable others, so they can fully understand the severity and painful ill heath endangerment effects effects brought on, relative to your numerous asthma attacks initiated each time you used this item.
In either case I am offering this information below, which is intentionally long and detailed, as an enabler to help everyone reading this thread to thoroughly understand what I experienced. It took a lot of my time to construct and type this, and I do hope others can become more enlightened, and also benefit by it.
I also would like to share with everyone what can occur to anyone suffering from impaired lung function diseases, and allergies.
All this information below was taught to me on behalf of my own personal experiences, and Medical Professionals who examined/treated me after the 911 health related ill effects enacted which I also suffered.
gailchap I hope you did seek immediate medical help when this occurred, and also discussed this asthmatic item related multi occurrences with your Physician.
gailchap if you have experienced any allergy symptoms I hope you also had allergy testing enacted by a qualified medical professional, so you could receive proper medical diagnosis/treatment, and prescription meds & creams to help assist you, relative to these very painful blister type eruptions of various allergic reaction skin related occurrences.
(Also at the time a person receives the allergy testing photocopy for their own records, they learn exactly what they are allergic to, and if possible try to limit or refrain from eating those foods, and also try to refrain from actions in certain areas which may promote dangerous asthmatic allergic reactions).
People can also ask their Medical Specialist for an in network referral to a licensed Dietitian Allergist Specialist, who can read their allergy tests results faxed by their Medical Specialist, so a custom tailored diet plan can be implemented for them.
Anyone with breathing problems relative to Asthma, COPD, Allergies or anything else should immediately seek the medical diagnosis and have tests performed by qualified medical personnel, relative to their specific ailments and problematic lung/allergy function impairment situations.
I am listing below what I was medically informed of by many Medical Specialists relative to Asthma, COPD impaired lung function, and Allergies, which may also help others reading this thread.
Unless an asthmatic or a person with COPD or allergies is tested and treated for these various respiratory conditions, asthma & allergic reaction attacks can very quickly become fatal, if not treated medically. .
All asthmatics and people with other impaired lung function disabilities allergies should keep two life saving Physician prescribed Epi Pens within reach all the time, followed by extremely quick medical intervention treatment in a hospital, immediately after Epi Pen use. (Also it is best to be with someone else who can administer the Epi Pen life saving injection in the thigh area, and immediately call for an ambulance equipped to begin life sustaining treatment while taking the person to the nearest Hospital.
"Fatal reactions can and do occur if medical intervention and treatment is not administered within a very short period of time sue to the onset of Anaphylaxis Shock. An Epi Pen thigh injection buys life savnig time, but geting to the Hospital is imperative.
You can learn more here:
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/anaphylaxis
All asthmatics and people with allergies are usually tested for current lung function/ and allergy reactions.
"Knowing the results is imperative to hopefully stop death resulting from Anaphylaxis Shock, and also for continued good health, & medical well being.
Having prescription medication at the ready, if one is asthmatic, and allergic is always medically advised, and it should be kept within reach by people people who suffer these life threatening medical disability impairments at all times.
Many prescription medications are available, and are more potent than over the counter Benedryl which is taken for allergies, but of course not as potent as a Physician's script for this type of oral medication & skin cream, which is applied to hives, or other related skin lesions & flare ups.
I respectfully suggest if anyone who has asthma, any other shortness of breath episodes, or allergic reactions be tested asap. They need to get a written script referral from their Physician, to be seen by an in network Pulmonologist who is medically qualified to treat them for lung function and allergies.
Anyone who suffers with various respiratory lung ailments diseases/or allergic reactions is treated in a very controlled medical environment by a highly qualified medical technician, and these life saving tests are painless. The test results afford the patient and their Physicians, a true accurate diagnosis of their immediate lung function and allergies, function, so then can begin proper safe medical treatments to help and enable them to live more safely and comfortably.
A Pulmonologist or Physician can order the allergy test, but a lung function breathing test is also usually also advised. Again I state a Pulmonologist is medically qualified to treat these disabilities.
Many people never had allergies, but as they age they unexpectedly develop them, and allergic reactions for asthmatics can be fatal if not under the care of a medically qualified Pulmonologist/and Primary Care Physician.
BTW many people are misdiagnosed with asthma for years, and they are only given an emergency inhaler by their MD to use if they suffer any shortness of breath. Many are not advised to take lung function/ and or also under go allergy tests from a qualified medical source.
Many suffer needlessly for years with COPD but were misdiagnosed stating they have asthma.
Many people in NYC and surrounding areas and States also experienced the after effects of chemically polluted environment's both outside and inside their residences, when the very sad 911 event occurred, and the environment was polluted with numerous toxic contaminants for a very long period of time.
Many lost friends, relatives, and neighbors.
"This is something which we must never forget!".
Those highly toxic chemicals also polluted and contaminated not only the surrounding NYC areas, but also other States.
My Physician stated it was right after that time that she had so many new patients flood her office with Parent, children and adults all wheezing, coughing, eyes throat and nose burning, in addition to numerous complaints of evident respiratory breathing and shortness of breath problems.
In my NYC area I experienced that horrific sickening painful burning smell, the stinging of the eyes, nose, and throat, and even keeping everything sealed as best as I could, did not stop those horrible dangerous toxic chemicals, and ill health effects from coming indoors, and suffering all the above for many months.
These damages were very painful to endure in my NYC area, as was trying to breathe both inside and outdoors, and continually suffering the painful burning after effects, I outlined above. Many companies were out of stock relative to professional masks worn inside and outside for the after effects of continued chemical environmental pollution contamination conditions. Many sold out quickly after the WTC attack.
BTW for those unaware "COPD is a terminal illness reflective in 4 stages and requires different life sustaining prescription medications which are inhaled by mouth, also Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. “Progressive” means that the disease gets worse over time.
COPD is caused and attributed to many various factors...Taking medications, smoking, second hand smoke exposure, environment, environmental chemically related air pollution, pollution from other sources, various industry related employment contamination/pollution, asbestos exposure/ contamination, coal mining exposure/contamination, hazardous chemical and chemical waste environment exposure, home usage of different toxic chemicals and cleaners, Pesticide exposure and contamination, various allergies which also promote COPD and chronic heart failure, and many other factors also play into this very dangerous scenario.
You can read more about COPD here:
http://www.healthline.com/health/copd
Would appreciate your reply again on this thread to clarify gailchap, especially since you replied on this thread that the asthma attack you experienced, occurred when you used this type of item.
gailchap your additional informative reply may also enable others to make a wise decision from all the gathered information posted on this entire thread.
Of course a reply is solely up to you, and it is only a respectful suggestion, so many can/may benefit, and learn from your personal asthmatic experience, related to the usage of this specific item many posted about on this thread.
Please gailchap do not feel you must reply, only reply if you truly agree, and feel your reply will help others.
In any event I am so relieved to read you survived that dangerous asthma attack, when you used this type of item.
I hope you are actively seeing a licensed highly qualified Medical Specialist to oversee your condition, who is ultimately qualified to make proper diagnosis relative to your asthma situation, and any allergies you may have or may have and not yet be aware of.
I thank you in advance gailchap for all your considerations and replies if you so chose to willingly reply with any additional information, and am really relieved to read you are now well after your dangerous asthma attack.
I hope my lengthy detailed written information I listed above, will enable others to make better informed decisions in general about their health and purchasing items which state claims that they promote better health.
WHen in doubt check it out and ask your trusted Physicians for their medical opinions.
As for salt inhalers many Physicians I spoke with feel they are still questionable and medically unproven.
Also people with high blood pressure on meds are always advised to lower their salt intake, should never use them.
Pertaining to overall health, I have always been advised to check with my Physicians, before purchasing anything which claims it promotes better breathing and better health, etc.
I wish gailchap and everyone, a very Happy safe New Year 2016, in addition to safety in all your 2016 endeavors.
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