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Has anyone had experience with using ultrasound treatments to reduce lung inflammation:
I am at a more advanced stage of bronchiectasis, so I am always looking for ways to reduce inflammation/mucous. I am currently using a Healthy Wave PEMF mat (electromagnetic pulse treatment), which has been helpful in reducing mucous. I also just came across several articles about studies that are being done using ultrasound treatments in Covid patients to help reduce lung inflammation. Attached is a link to a study being done at Univ of California. Univ. of Minnesota has also done a similar study. The study participants are also being given some anti-inflammatory drugs in the California study but not in the Minnesota study. This could be promising.
https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2021-0...
https://cse.umn.edu/college/feature-stories/ultras...
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Looks really interesting. It would be great if a non invasive therapy like this could be effective. Interesting to read that they did past research on the vagus nerve with similar technology
Sounds promising !!
This is very interesting article.
Hi Daj,
How is the ultrasound treatment going?
Hi JohnT - In answer to your question, I only used the ultrasound treatment once. It definitely did seem to help to reduce mucous. Shortly after that, I got bronchitis and spent about 6 weeks getting over that. I will definitely use ultrasound again.
DAJ,
I hope that you are feeling better soon. Please do keep us posted w tge ultrasound treatments once you resume
Hi Daj,
I'm sorry to hear about your bronchitis, but I am looking forward to your comments about ultrasound whe you get back to it.
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