What is Salt Therapy?

Salt therapy (Speleotherapy or Halotherapy) is a completely natural respiratory remedy where dry salt aerosol is passively inhaled in a specially constructed salt room or Speleochamber.

The therapy involves breathing in microscopic salt particles which act as a natural disinfectant and clear the lungs of phlegm, allowing the patient to breathe more easily.

Salt therapy is a completely non-invasive, natural treatment with no side effects to harm the body in any way. The patient simply spends an hour in the Salt Room twice a week. Speleotherapists recommend an initial treatment course of 4 trial sessions in order to check the effect. If it is found to be beneficial, patients sign up for a course of 14 one-hour treatments, ideally twice a week with a 48-hour break between sessions, to see optimum results.

A typical above-ground Salt Room is built with 50 tons of natural rock salt containing 98% sodium chloride. This rich resource compares to salt from the Dead Sea which typically contains 15% sodium chloride. The natural aerosol effect of a Salt Room typically delivers 5mg of salt during a one-hour session through normal inhalation.

Sodium chloride is a substance that absorbs moisture and has cleansing and disinfectant properties, so if a person has breathing problems, such as a concentration of mucus in their sinus tracts, the salt penetrates inwards and draws the fluid out, while killing all the bacteria and soothing the respiratory system.

In the Salt Room itself there are no microbes or allergens, which gives the body’s immune system a chance to rest during treatment. The salt particles also convert positive ions into negative ions, which is key to strengthening the body’s immune system, better equipping it to work again when you leave the Speleochamber.