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justjilly
06/09/08
justjilly
Category:Adult Asthma

is steam from a hot shower good if your having a asthma attack to open airways

hello I just got out of the hospital I was diagnosed with asthma with acute exacerbation I was on 4 liters of oxygen and they weened me down to 2 liters im having a lot of trouble breathing but a nurse told me to sit in the bathroom with the shower running and breath in the steam I was wondering...
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