bachomeo (India) on 04/04/2020
Replied By Micha-El (Portugal) on 05/27/2020
Replied By Msilpi (MS) on 09/24/2021
I rubbed vapor rub on my chest and put a big dab of it in my bath water when I took a bath. I used alot of those very strong Vicks vapor cool menthol cough drops and peppermints candy. It really helped with the breathing.
I had so much trouble getting rid of all of the congestion until I read about using some pineapple. So I bought some pineapple chunks in juice.. and that weekend got rid of almost all of the chest congestion that had been staying in my chest for so long.
So that is helped not only me but the rest of my family to get through this virus. And I really hope this helps somebody else as much as it's helped us.
Replied By GertJr (Madison) on 09/25/2021
My DH used vick's vaporub constantly for his copd. It may not have opened the airways, but certainly made him feel as if it did and that reduced the anxiety of not being able to breathe and that was beneficial. All the dr's were impressed, but I doubt whether they recommended to any other patients (except one, at UAB's Kirklin Clinic--he was great and kept a list of non-traditional hints for his VA patients. He realized that older, independent patients would try anything rather than go to the dr.)