It has been observed that in developing countries like Pakistan, every year thousands of poor and needy people die from Asthma because of their lower purchasing power of highly expensive medicine available in the market as well as relief providing tools. For this I am proposing the idea of salt based inhaler. These inhalers will be introduced to secure asthma patients. It is a potential opportunity for us to use cheap resources of our country and converting them into profit making products. As available inhalers are expensive and sometimes not safe for the patients, salt based inhaler can provide a perfect balance in between patient care and cost effectiveness.
Dry-salt-inhalers have a lot of benefits for human body. It will not be out of place to say that salt can be considered as an essential constituent of human body. Dry-salt-inhaler will utilise the simple curative principle of breathing salty air as in salt therapy centres. The dry-salt-inhaler is a convenient, drug-free and non-invasive device and falls under the category of physical care. The salt’s antiseptic and detoxifying properties will not only kill germs and bacteria in the air before it is breathed into the system but it will also help the absorption of oxygen.
Using it is as simple as putting the mouth piece into mouth and start inhaling normally, exhaling through the nose. Deep breathing helps too. A 15-20 minutes daily use is useful. With its low cost and better results, many patients in the country would find it extremely useful.
KANEEZ ZAHRA
Lahore
