The
saltpipe derives from an ancient natural salt treatment which
has been used for decades for treating respiratory problems. During
the WWII, residents of a German city of Ennepetal were using Klutert
cave as a bomb shelter. Amazingly, they found that they were coughing
considerably less and breathing easier with each air raid. Later
on it was confirmed by scientists that many of those using the
cave as a bomb shelter were indeed cured of their asthma, chronic
bronchitis, and other diseases of the respiratory tract. The healthy
individuals hiding in that cave had strengthened their immunity
and stopped catching colds. Europeans have long had the advantage
of special clinics in salt caves to help alleviate their breathing
problems. This method has been named "Speleotherapy."
Scientists
developed the medical device called a halogenerator, or Microclimate
aerosol chamber. The modern Microclimate Aerosol Chamber uses state
of the art technology to completely reproduce the atmosphere of
the clinics located in salt caves or in special mines, and it has
a monitored therapeutic microclimate. Air with low concentrations
of curative NaCl (salt) is ionized and saturated with a natural
substance.
Doctors
have noted that "thousands of patients have been successfully
treated by this method. After taking the Halotherapy treatments
their breathing becomes easier. Symptoms such as sneezing, coughing,
and shortnes of breath are alleviated and patients may no longer
have to take large amounts of prescription medications."
Parents
with concerns about the use of prescription medicine on their children
will be glad to know that medical research has shown "Halotherapy
can be one of the most effective in children as they respond exceptionally
well to any kind of natural treatment"(see reference).
Halotherapy has passed many clinical trials in Europe, Russia, and
Canada, and has been found to be a safe and effective, drug-free
method for treatment of respiratory diseases. The Halotherapy belongs
to the category of the physical therapies non-drug and non invasive
treatments of diseases. In the former Soviet Union, medical researchers
engaged in a concerted effort to develop physical therapies in order
to avoid the costs and side effects of drug therapy as well as microbial
and tumour resistance. Russia has become the world leader in developing
and testing new and increasingly effective physical therapies. Many
of the clinical trials have focused on Halotherapy as a treatment
of asthma and chronic bronchitis and also very effective as a main
or adjuvant therapy across the entire range of upper and lower respiratory
tract diseases.
Very well known and appreciated in these middle-eastern European
countries, this therapy is covered by the public health care system.
Now the salt therapy room are also available in UK.
Going
to the salt-chamber (halochamber) or salt mine is inaccessible
for everyone. It can also become costly attend the sessions regularly.
Even though there has been some inventions about how to make the
device for inhaling salty air such as Areosal, Mr. Imre Bekefi
and Mr. Laszlo Budai from Hungary successlly invented the first
Saltpipe in the world in 2002 known as Sopipa in Hungary and Cisca
Saltpipe in UK. They both had been subjected to asthma and allergy
problem. Before Salt Pipe was invented, they used the Salt-Chamber
and visit Salt caves several times to treat the illness but without
regularly basis, it is difficult to get rid of this problem. Also,
visiting salt caves and halo chamber became very costly and time
consuming. Inventing the Saltpipe is the great success for them
and several people suffering with breathing problems that they
can obtain the treatment at homes. Saltpipe now has become one
of the natural devices in Halotherapy providing the salty air
through a handy ceramic container which is safe to use.
Two
men, from Budapest, invented a Saltpipe which is filled with minerals,
mined from salt-caves.(Hungarian Magazine 2002)
"László Budai (38) & Imre Békefi
(40) both swear on it! The saltpipe helps in case of allergies
or cold the same way as the salt caverns, but without the need
of traveling day by day.
They draw experience from their own breathing problems which are
asthma and allergies.
Laszlo said 'Everybody knows that salt caverns and the fresh salty
sea breeze clean the lungs. But! You have to thake a trip for
that. I myself traveled many times with my family for the same
reason when my allergies are getting worse. Then I realized that
we could "store" the same salt materials at home.
That is how the idea of the Saltpipe came from. His inventor partner,
Mr. Imre Békefi was suffering from asthmatic problem. They
combined forces and together developed the small ceramic pipe
it is called Sopipa.
'I could hardy work then, since I couldn't breathe' says Mr. Békefi.
The small, palm-size ceramic pipe contains several salt crystals
from the most famous healing caves in Europe, and these 20-22
millions of years old materials reach the most hidden corners
of the respiratory system and there dissolve all the crusts, sediments
and regenerate the whole breathing system. As soon as I started
to use the pipe, my allergy - with mild symptoms - for the hazelbush,
has disappeared. My eyes are weeping from the ragweed for 2 weeks
the most instead of the formerly extant 3 months. But of course
we cannot avoid the pollens of the ragweed, which goes through
everything. In order to prevent allergies, the best thing to do
is to continuously as cleaning the body.
According to the inventors the pipe also helps in case of having
cold, because some of the salt crystals kill bacteria. The best
is, to start using the pipe as before the illness could evolve."
Saltpipe
has been on UK marekt for 5 years. it is an original patented
product known as Cisca Saltpipe. Until now, it is still not well
known in UK about salt therapy, halotherapy or speleotherapy and
saltpipe. Prof. Jakab first obtained The first piece of The Saltpipe
in UK which the name on the box is Hungarian language called "SOPIPA".
He has been using it and became the UK distribtutor of this saltpipe
since 2005. Prof. Jakab accidentally found this product in Christmas
time when he went to visit his family in Hungary. He had no asthma
problem but with his jobs for coaching related to using voice
for teaching fencers, he had problems with stubburn coughing.
He went to see many of doctors and the cough still persisted.
One of his close friend advice him to get this saltpipe and at
first reaction as normal people who have not known this device,
he was hesitated and his friend tried very hard to convince him
to buy and use it. Eventually, when he got back to UK and still
using this saltpipe, his coughing was lessen and now disappear.
Before he decided to promote the saltpipe, he had an opportunity
to know the inventors of the saltpipe. So, he decided that he
would like to give the same benefit what he got to many of people
who may have the same problem or suffering from respiratory problems.
That is the reason why we see "Saltpipe" here. He said
"My aim is wanting to help and I would like to offer the
alternative way for the people. I hope the saltpipe can help people
more or less." See his testimonial
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