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[Effect of inhalation of freshly melted water on the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract].
Lastkov Do, Lastkov Oa, Lozitskaia Vi, Spesivyĭ Vs, Shaparenko Ba
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Abstract
The authors conducted experiments on healthy people-volonteers and found that inhalation of freshly melted water definitely intensified the activity of the ciliated epithelium of the upper respiratory tract mucous membrane. They pesent result of the investigation permitting to eliminate the effect of ciliated epithelium "fatigue': after prolonged use of such inhalation. Data of comparative observations with the use of functional methods of investigation show that freshly melted water has a definitely normalizing effect on reflex stimulation, secretory function, temperature and other factors of mucous membrane activity.