Heating compresses are often used in traditional and folk medicine. Due to their active components they contribute to the inflow of blood to the problem site and thereby help to fight inflammation.
Indications and contraindications for warming compresses
Most often compresses are put at the following problems:
- inflammatory processes in the throat and larynx;
- bronchitis ;
- cough;
- inflammation of the middle ear;
- inflammatory processes of the skin and joints.
In this case, there are a number of contraindications for which you should avoid or temporarily postpone the use of a warming compress:
- acute inflammatory processes of the skin;
- skin diseases;
- suppurative inflammation;
- tendency to bleed;
- elevated temperature.
Heating compresses on the throat and ear
The most common are compresses on the throat. Once a person begins to swell the tonsils, he immediately tries to apply a warming bandage, which will reduce the sensitivity of the sore throat. It is important to know that such a compress should not concern the thyroid gland.
Most often for a warming compress with a cough used diluted alcohol or vodka, but in the folk recipe can be used:
- boiled potatoes;
- propolis ;
- honey;
- camphor oil;
- cottage cheese;
- essential oils.
One of the best ways of warming a compress at a bronchitis and an inflammation of a throat is alcohol. Thanks to its components, he copes quite quickly with the disease. It is done as follows:
- It is necessary to put a piece of gauze or cotton cloth in several layers.
- Abundantly moisten the cloth in a solution of alcohol or, if there is, in vodka.
- To put on the inflamed place and from above to cover with polyethylene.
- On the surface of the resulting compress put a thick layer of cotton wool and wrap it with a warm scarf or warm cloth.
They put a warming compress on the ear during acute inflammatory processes. In this case, most often it is again made from alcohol. But they impose in such a way that the ear itself is open. For this:
- In the gauze a hole is cut.
- Apply the compress so that the wetted cloth lies on the surface of the skin around the ear.
- After that, you should cover the gauze with polyethylene, in which you also need to make a hole.
- Then you need to tie your head and ear with a warm cloth.
It is best to do such activities at night to achieve maximum effect.