STEAM THERAPY – GOOD FOR YOUR EYES?
STEAM INHALATION
Do you know it is important to take care of your eyes while Steam Inhalation? Are you aware of the impacts of continuous steam Inhalation?
Steam Inhalation or Steam therapy involves inhalation of warm and moist air, the water vapour. Steam therapy is good to clear up the nasal and respiratory paths when you are ill with a cold. During the pandemic, some people may do steam inhalation frequently. It is good to take certain preventive measures while steaming.
Steam therapy may provide temporary relief from cold, cough, headache, breathing problems, blocked nose and nasal allergies.
MAY IMPACT YOUR EYES
Steam Inhalation with added medications can irritate your eyes. Continuous steaming and too much of exposing our eyes to the warm air can damage the sensitive nerves in the eyes. It may reduce the blood supply to eye muscle. Even frequent water steaming without medication added in it can cause eye related problems like watering of the eye, swelling and redness of the eye. It may impact on our eyes if we do it for an extended period.
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES?
It is very important to take care of your eyes while doing steam inhalation.
· Do not open your eyes while steam Inhalation.
· It is also important to cover your eyes with a thin cotton cloth.
· Be sure to maintain a good distance between the eyes and the hot steam. Avoid the hot steam to make contact with your eyes.
OTHER SIDE EFFECTS
· Frequent steaming can make our skin dry and can burn our skins.
· The nose and throat cells are damaged with impaired function of cells due to excess steam inhalation.
· Due to the extended period of heat, frequent steam inhalation damages the nerve cells by reducing blood supply.
THE BOTTOM LINE
It is advised not to steam longer than 10 – 15 minutes each session. Based on your health condition, you can follow steam inhalation for 3 – 5 days one or two times per day.
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The body speaks(introducing new heading in which parts of the body speaks about themselves) The Eye: “I am the key symbolic sensory organ. I represent truth, light, alertness, Cleverness and morality. I like carotenoid rich foods like carrot, spinach, papaya, mangoes, watermelon and sweet potato. Regularly practicing Surya Namaskar at sunrise makes me strong. Also practicing yogasanas like Halasana, Sarvangasana and chakrasana makes me strong. I become weak if exposed to too much of mobile, laptops and TV screens.”
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