Cleaning of the lungs | Lung

Cleaning of the lungs

There is no lung cleaning in the true sense of the word. However, there are some behaviors that can ensure that toxins and tars that have accumulated in the lungs over time are slowly washed out. These measures must be applied regularly and a positive effect will only occur after a longer period of time.

The first measure, which should be carried out in the best possible way, is to reduce the inhalation of toxins, which of course includes stopping smoking or reducing passive smoking. After that, steam inhalation should be carried out as often as possible to ensure that the sensitive lung epithelium regenerates and any inflammation present there is reduced more quickly. The lungs can regenerate faster with clean breathing air.

Above all, travel in mountainous regions or to the sea ensures that clean air can be inhaled at least for the duration of the journey. There is also the possibility to go into artificial salt tunnels or salt caves, where you can do a salt inhalation. This measure also leads to a faster regeneration and “cleaning of the lungs”.

Lung Puncture

A distinction is made between the frequently performed pleural puncture and the somewhat less frequently performed pulmonary puncture. A pleural puncture can be performed easily and always takes place when fluid accumulates in the pleural gap and presses on the lungs. The pleura is punctured from the outside with a small needle, after prior ultrasound control and under sterile conditions, and the fluid is drained via the needle.

The less frequent pulmonary puncture is always performed when a suspicious finding or focus is found in the lung, but the exact cause is unknown. Lung puncture is always CT-guided and is used to obtain tissue samples from the suspicious focus for further investigation. For this purpose, a CT image is first taken and the suspicious finding is displayed.

A puncture needle is then used to puncture the chest wall and lungs in order to hit the focus. Depending on the location of the focus, the procedure takes from a few minutes to half an hour. If such suspicious foci are located near large bronchial tubes, an attempt is made to obtain the samples by lung endoscopy (bronchoscopy) in order not to injure the thorax. Often, when lung cancer is suspected, the aim is to obtain samples by puncturing the lung.