The practice of cupping ones hands and pounding on the back of someone with lung congestion goes back quite a ways. Anyone with a child that has cystic fibrosis is familiar with this. It's called cupping. When my son was small and going to the hospital frequently with pneumonia etc., they did a lot of cupping on him there. Easy to do, but man, do your hands get the cramps.
Sounds like horses cantering about. My son didn't have CF, but does have cerebral palsy and a reactive airway due to scarring and other damage incurred shortly after his traumatic birth. When he was home, it was one of the fastest ways to get him to sleep as it's very relaxing. I think some people use tennis balls cut in half to avoid the strain on your hands. But a lung flute to effectively and easily do the same thing or better? This is tremendous! Steve G. --- On Sat, 1/9/10, Annie B Smythe <[email protected]> wrote: From: Annie B Smythe <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>Unidentified subject! To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7:19 PM It may not be quite as effective but I always used a cupped hand to percuss the back and chest when my kids were congested. Of course it's very hard to do that to yourself. So yeah, neato idea. Annie If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. Abigail Van Buren Steve G wrote: > Hey, I looked at the intriguing video of a guy blowing one of these >things. Sure looks pretty simple to me, as are many of the alternative >therapies I've been running into in recent weeks. > > Only $40 for one of these things sounds like a bargain for someone who really > needs it. Of course, I don't want to wait until the FDA gets around to > approving it and adding to it's cost. I'm guessing that with a little bit of > patience, a plastic tube and some scotch tape someone could build one of > these things that would work just as well. The length of the scotch tape > would be the biggest issue. I'd plan on making it too long, and then tuning > it by cutting off a half inch at a time until it was 'just right.' > > Cool! > > Steve G. > > > --- On *Sat, 1/9/10, [email protected] /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: CS>Unidentified subject! > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 6:30 PM > > Info at http://medicalacoustics.com/ > > Chuck > "Vegan Vampire Attacks Trees" > > > On 1/9/2010 5:58:27 PM, Brooks Bradley ([email protected] > </mc/[email protected]>) wrote: > > Circa about 12 months ago, I posted some information relative to > research > > (some of it peculiar to our staff)relating to the value of using > a simple > > "humming" technique for aiding/relieving some cases of persistent > sinus > > blockage involving mucous accumulations. Several months later we > evaluated > > several deep-breathing protocols for aiding in poor oxygen intake > (the > > most effective one being the technique Wayne Fugitt posted at his > website). > > There is yet, another protocol we have recently stumbled upon, which > > promises > > quite effective aid in addressing many of the more > challenging/chronic > > pulmonary insults. The protocol involves a very simple mechanical > device > > invented by an acoustics engineer named Sandy Hawkins. The device is > > nothing more than type of vibrating reed fabricated from a > plastic tube > > and a reed-thin strip which vibrates the chest----dislodging mucous > > accumulations/impacted debris located in the lungs. Rapid,favorable, > > results > > have been reported by a research group with whom we exchange > information > > on a regular basis. > > For those interested in reviewing an article on Mr. Hawkins > efforts---and > > results---one may > > obtain a copy of the December 2009 issue of Popular Science Magazine. > > Sincerely, Brooks Bradley. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum f > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > </mc/[email protected]> > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > </mc/[email protected]> > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected] > </mc/[email protected]>> > > >
