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What is pursed lip breathing and how does it help a patient who has asthma?
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Breathing technique: It's a method of breathing control to relieve shortness of breath. Meditation & abdominal breathing are other techniques that help. A description of pursed lip breathing is found at www.Clevelandclinic.Org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2408.Asp?Index=9443. Asthma triggers rapid breathing triggering anxiety increasing the sensation of distress. Slow down breathing with pursed lips relieve to anxiety.
Answered 12/9/2013
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See below: I think i may have answered this before - it provides another level of higher resistance at the pursed lips so it alleviates the resistance in the bronchial tubes caused by asthma, as air flows through the path of least resistance.
Answered 12/28/2022
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