Re: air hunger--what helps?

[Guest guest]

Have you thought of trying a salt pipe? You could google to get more

information as to how they work.

>

> what helped you most with the air hunger? arteminsinin? (i've not

tried it

> yet.)

>

> i was neg on babesia test, but pos by clinical symptoms. four months on

> mepron and zithromax helped night sweats and severe loss of balance,

but not

> the breathing.

>

> struggling to breathe is one of my most distressing symptoms (very

difficult

> all evening now). i often think, if only i could breathe easily, i could

> deal better with the terrible pain and fatigue, etc. this past

february, i

> was also in emergency room to rule out heart attack, severe short of

breath

> and chest pain. heart and lung tests looked fine...

>

> gratefully breathing,

> receiving, releasing,

> kendra

>

[Guest guest]

hmm. I never heard of this before. It certainly sounds distressing.

And you're right, taking deep breaths would help with fatigue.

I wonder if deep yogic breathing would help.

Would you like me to post a description?

Also, it was said at my support group, that BB doesn't like oxygen,

hence, we sometimes start the meeting with deep breathing.

Best,

ellen

>

> what helped you most with the air hunger? arteminsinin? (i've not

tried it

> yet.)

>

> i was neg on babesia test, but pos by clinical symptoms. four

months on

> mepron and zithromax helped night sweats and severe loss of

balance, but not

> the breathing.

>

> struggling to breathe is one of my most distressing symptoms (very

difficult

> all evening now). i often think, if only i could breathe easily, i

could

> deal better with the terrible pain and fatigue, etc. this past

february, i

> was also in emergency room to rule out heart attack, severe short

of breath

> and chest pain. heart and lung tests looked fine...

>

> gratefully breathing,

> receiving, releasing,

> kendra

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am glad to read that more than just I are 'conscious' of our breathing b/c

it doesn't seem to be enough. I have too, had shortness of breath, which lead to

negative asthma tests and lots of steriods. Ugh. Went to the ER two days in a

row because of it. I did not know until just now that is most likley Babesia.

I am too just going to start the Babesia protocol for my ten year old fever

and night sweats. Funny the cooler it is the more sweats I have. Who know. But I

had great results w/ the Neuro Buhner so I have great hope my Babesia symptoms

clear. That would be great to be free of fever for once.

Thanks to all for sharing. Makes things so much easier to deal with.

Tara

[Guest guest]

ellen & ballady: thanks for your offers.

fyi, i am certified breathworker, daily practice conscious breathing for

several years, do yogic breathing like alternate nostril, and use neti pot

(which helps some of congestion but not the constriction). all this is most

difficult when breath is so constricted. i did look into salt pipe, but it

was uncommon here in usa, seems mostly in europe.

[ ] Re: air hunger--what helps?

hmm. I never heard of this before. It certainly sounds distressing.

And you're right, taking deep breaths would help with fatigue.

I wonder if deep yogic breathing would help.

Would you like me to post a description?

[Guest guest]

Many people on the LS board are using the pipe. I bought one as well

(I'm from the US). It definitely does help.

I think that conscious awareness can do a lot toward easing fear and

anxiety that might arise in different phases of an illness. Air hunger

certainly does require calmness as the sensation of not being able to

get a full breath can lead to panic, which can lead to even more

constriction. That being said, there is still the actual symptom that

will arise and needs to be addressed in the best possible way. I think

that Artimisinin is helping to address it (for me) on a deeper level

and the salt pipe helps me to feel more comfortable in the process.

B.

>

> ellen & ballady: thanks for your offers.

> fyi, i am certified breathworker, daily practice conscious breathing for

> several years, do yogic breathing like alternate nostril, and use

neti pot

> (which helps some of congestion but not the constriction). all this

is most

> difficult when breath is so constricted. i did look into salt pipe,

but it

> was uncommon here in usa, seems mostly in europe.

>

> [ ] Re: air hunger--what helps?

>

> hmm. I never heard of this before. It certainly sounds distressing.

> And you're right, taking deep breaths would help with fatigue.

> I wonder if deep yogic breathing would help.

> Would you like me to post a description?

>

[Guest guest]

ballady: i appreciate your response.

do you have suggestions for where to purchase salt pipe? when i searched

before, seems like sites were mostly prices in euros. i now found this one:

http://www.natural-salt-lamps.com/saltpipe.html

the elephant shape looks fun :-)

what is " LS board " ?

regarding fear and breathing: since i shifted four years ago from resisting

this illness to accepting it as my teacher, it has presented me with wealth

of opportunities to learn, grow, develop--and let go, surrender at deeper

and deeper levels. learning more about how fear and breathing are related

has been wonderful. yet, sometimes, like last night, i reach another edge of

frustration and just need to " vent " --which sometimes seems to help allow

more " space " to unfold.

may we all breathe in grace and ease.

kendra

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Many people on the LS board are using the pipe. I bought one as well

(I'm from the US). It definitely does help.

.... I think that Artimisinin is helping to address it (for me) on a deeper

level and the salt pipe helps me to feel more comfortable in the process.

[Guest guest]

Hi Kendra,

First, the LS board is the Lyme Strategies forum for people doing the

salt/c protocol, but other adjuncts are discussed as well. This is

where I first learned about the salt pipe. My pipe is from the UK.

Here is the URL:

http://www.thesaltpipe.co.uk/?gclid=CNGAlLKnkocCFTgkLAod_k8tpw

It looks like the difference between this and the one you found is

that mine guarantees the crystals for 5 years. The one you found (yes,

the elephant is cute!)only lasts a few years but apparently the salt

is replaceable. There was also a disucssion on the LS board about a

much cheaper pipe but I can't remember the name offhand. I have come

to believe that salt is a great healer so it made sense to me that

breathing it into my lungs might also be beneficial.

I completely agree with you about an illness being a teacher. I have

come to regard it as a gift, although not always so easy to do when

confronted with an uprising of symptoms. I think it not only healthy,

but imperative, to acknowledge what we really feel, especially when

immersed in the rough spots. But I do think we often emerge from these

painful sieges a little softer, maybe even with some of our edges

honed, and that is a beautiful thing.

All the best,

Ballady

[Guest guest]

Hi Kendra,

I bought my Beathe Easy Salt Pipe from fulloflife.com

1-800-244-9116 They are in Florida and the most reasonable price I could

find Total was $47.96 WHSE.LOC ITEM 71910 BLESSINGS JOYCE

ballady4 <ballady4@...> wrote: Hi Kendra,

First, the LS board is the Lyme Strategies forum for people doing the

salt/c protocol, but other adjuncts are discussed as well. This is

where I first learned about the salt pipe. My pipe is from the UK.

Here is the URL:

http://www.thesaltpipe.co.uk/?gclid=CNGAlLKnkocCFTgkLAod_k8tpw

It looks like the difference between this and the one you found is

that mine guarantees the crystals for 5 years. The one you found (yes,

the elephant is cute!)only lasts a few years but apparently the salt

is replaceable. There was also a disucssion on the LS board about a

much cheaper pipe but I can't remember the name offhand. I have come

to believe that salt is a great healer so it made sense to me that

breathing it into my lungs might also be beneficial.

I completely agree with you about an illness being a teacher. I have

come to regard it as a gift, although not always so easy to do when

confronted with an uprising of symptoms. I think it not only healthy,

but imperative, to acknowledge what we really feel, especially when

immersed in the rough spots. But I do think we often emerge from these

painful sieges a little softer, maybe even with some of our edges

honed, and that is a beautiful thing.

All the best,

Ballady

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I had never heard of " Air Hunger " before -- but perhaps it was the

first symptom that I had with Lyme's?

Until June 2005, I was very healthy & happy & life was good!

Then I was moved to an off-site office that was truly toxic. The

building was moldy & mildew-y -- it stank! Then, to make matters

worse, it was also vermin infested. There was a part-time worker

who was always screaming about the roaches & mouse droppings. So

what did they do about it? They put rat-traps everywhere & kept

spraying the building with bug-spray!

I thought that I was going to die because I literally could not

breathe when I was at the office! For a while, I would pry open one

of the doors, which seemed to help tremendously. -- that is until

the part-timer complained to the main office & then I couldn't

breathe again! That's when I decided to purchase an air purifier.

It is very important to get one where you can turn of the ionizer,

because that depletes a room's ozone levels.

Anyway, I always had to keep on the air purifier. The main guy came

over and said, " How come you are always complaining about " smells? " -

- nobody else in the office is complaining about smells. What's

wrong with you? " (It was difficult for me to keep a straight face!)

Then, I would have to bring the air purifier home on the weekends,

because I would find myself gasping for air at night. It seemed

very strange, but I felt like I was choking!

At any rate, as I read more & more about how global warming is

growing out of hand -- how the ocean oxygen bacteria, and old trees

are dieing -- how more and more methane and CO2 are being released

into the atmosphere due to glacial melting -- I am beginning to

wonder if the Bb, and even the Lyme's patients -- are we all like

the " Canary in the Coal Mine? " -- are we the one's that are most

sensitive to toxins that are slowing killing everyone?

Damn that is a big disspointment! I was really hoping to stick

around to see the " new day dawning " -- I am still hoping for a new

age of peace, love and harmony -- maybe it is silly to hope for such

things... but I still believe that could be possible