Common Breathing Problems: Holistic Treatments

The part of NV I live in has been plagued by smoke from the CA fires for the last two weeks or so. As a result, the smoke gets into my sinuses and chest, and I'm having a hard time breathing. I've used cayenne for a while now, but never thought to drink it in hot water. So I tried it a few minutes ago; I've been spitting up mucus and blowing my nose, but at least now, I can kind of breathe through my nose. Cayenne isn't helping my chest pain- I've walked in the smoke because I live within walking distance of the majority of stores in my area.