Practicing breathing can cure Covid-19

practicing breathing
@Babale (1866)
Semarang, Indonesia
August 18, 2020 6:53am CST
I just read an article in a newspaper that tells the experience of a Covid-19 patient, who managed to recover after diligently practicing breathing while undergoing treatment in the hospital's ICU. Do you think this is reasonable or is it just nonsense?
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18 Aug 20
It depends. If a person becomes seriously infected with any kind of virus and they become sick they can get well again but are they cured? Cured in my mind is solving the problem of getting rid of a disease in the first place. If a people get sick from drinking bad water or eating poison food then solving that problem would be the cure. In advanced stages once a person's lungs fill with water they drown in their own fluids. Therefore anything which can be done to slow or stop that from happening might give the patient time to recover from their illness. I also read briefly in the media that some patients were mismanaged and put on a ventilator too soon. Like everything which is healthy for living, good breathing exercise is an asset. So is fresh air, water and good food as it helps the body cope. Doctors tell patients to exercise under some conditions by walking the hallway - not related to covid-19. The problem with these reports of "cures" is that every person is different and has different requirements. Also a disease will exist in our bodies in various stages at any given time. So who can really make a claim that one thing alone is a cure?
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
20 Aug 20
I know it is good for our health in general but it is too early to say it cures covid 19
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
22 Aug 20
@Babale may be yeah
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@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
22 Aug 20
It seems that it really depends on the beliefs of each individual.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
18 Aug 20
I practice breathing exercise or pranayam. That may help the patient a little bit but can't depend on it as cure or treatment.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
19 Aug 20
@Babale I agree with you fully.
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@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Aug 20
At least it can help strengthen the body's resistance and ultimately be able to ward off diseases like Covid-19.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
20 Aug 20
I don't know, but I'm glad the patient recovered.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
22 Aug 20
@Babale I hope it works out.
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@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
22 Aug 20
This information is still confusing.
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@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Aug 20
I think it is nonsense but if a person thinks it helps then it can't do any harm.
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• India
18 Aug 20
It is an ancient practice.
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@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Aug 20
So true. Perhaps it is because of this that ancient people rarely contracted deadly diseases and lived a long life.
• India
19 Aug 20
@Babale Slow and rythmic breathing helps.
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@May2k8 (18391)
• Indonesia
18 Aug 20
That is not true, depending on the condition of the body.
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@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Aug 20
True, the average person recovered from Covid-19 because they had no other acute illnesses before.
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
18 Aug 20
Careful you are likely to get splash back posting anything that suggests a person can do something for themselves. Don't know about this but do know 'breathing' is one way to fight pneumonia and it's hospital approved so this likely is a great factor to getting better. We know the opposite kills people.
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@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Aug 20
Yes, I totally agree with your opinion.
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@parpande (1515)
• Bangalore, India
20 Aug 20
Yes it is not just Covid case in particular rather many disorders can be put on radar from spreading further. While holding the breath for few seconds, it is obvious that the exhale of breath would be more spontaneous and it releases the depositions in lungs, also the tissue of the lungs and respiratory tracks are contracted/relaxed which lets the blood gush on those areas and it would help recovery of such tissue faster.
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@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
20 Aug 20
That's right, besides being able to nourish the lungs, adjusting the rhythm of the breath can also slow down the heart rate, so that it can extend our lifespan, as long as it's done in the right way.
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@Mbenieve (567)
• Kenya
19 Aug 20
It might be true. Since there's no a common treatment for all, patients are going through the healing process differently.
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@Babale (1866)
• Semarang, Indonesia
19 Aug 20
Right, at least we tried our best.
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