Treating hay fever and allergies with halotherapy at HaloClinic Nederland

Halotherapy for hay fever and allergies

Hay fever and allergies can seriously affect daily life. Sneezing, a blocked nose, itchy eyes, tightness of the chest, mucus production and fatigue often return during the pollen season or when exposed to allergens.

Despite nasal sprays, antihistamines or other medication, many people continue to have complaints.

We see many clients whose hay fever symptoms initially diminish, and who eventually no longer have any sensitivity or hypersensitivity to pollen, for example. 

What is hay fever?

Hay fever is an allergic reaction of the body to pollen from:

• Grasses
• Trees
• Flowers
• Plants

In addition, people may be sensitive to:

• House dust mites
• Moulds
• Animals
• Dust particles

Common symptoms are:

• Sneezing
• Blocked nose
• Runny nose
• Itchy eyes
• Coughing
• Tightness of the chest
• Fatigue
• Pressure on the sinuses

For many people these symptoms last weeks or even months every year.

How can halotherapy help with hay fever and allergies?

Halotherapy recreates the microclimate of a natural salt cave. During the session a professional halogenerator disperses fine, dry medicinal salt particles throughout the room. While you sit or lie back and relax, you inhale this air naturally. The salt particles reach the airways and nose, where they kill bacteria, help dissolve mucus and support the immune system in regulating itself.

Many visitors experience that halotherapy can help to:

• Destroy bacteria in the airways
• Widen the airways by reducing inflammation and mucus
• Dissolve mucus, which lowers the chance of further inflammation
• Lower the IgE level, so the body does not overreact to allergens

IgE stands for immunoglobulin of class E. These antibodies are involved in the defence against parasites and in allergic reactions. An elevated IgE level is therefore seen in an allergic reaction or in an infection with parasites.

Many visitors also report feeling fitter during periods with pollen and allergens.

Michael's experience with hay fever and halotherapy

Michael suffered from hay fever and recurring allergy symptoms for eight years. During the pollen season, he would not go outside for days. 

Now he has only mild symptoms for perhaps one week a year, and can go outside as normal again.

Experiences of clients with hay fever

Curious about what other people with hay fever notice from halotherapy? On our experiences page, clients share their own accounts of fewer sneezing fits, a clearer nose, calmer eyes and less use of tablets and nasal sprays.

Read all experiences with halotherapy for hay fever

Why choose HaloClinic Nederland?

Specialised in halotherapy since 2011

HaloClinic Nederland is among the first professional salt rooms in the Netherlands and has been helping visitors with airway and skin complaints for more than 15 years.

Professional salt rooms

Our salt rooms are designed for the optimal dispersion of dry medicinal salt aerosol.

Relaxing 60-minute sessions

During a session you relax in comfortable chairs while the dry salt microclimate does its work.

Also suitable for children

Children are welcome from six months of age. In Zaandam we have a dedicated children's salt room.

Research into halotherapy at HaloClinic

A researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam spent six months observing in our salt room and following a representative sample of our clients. 9 out of 10 clients who received halotherapy in our salt room stopped taking their medication entirely. The remaining clients reported that they had been able to reduce their medication. All twelve clients reported significant clinical improvements in their health. Read more about the research here.

What were the outcomes of the research?

The participants described coughing less, being less short of breath or no longer short of breath, and feeling they could breathe more freely. They also had not had a cold since starting halotherapy and had less mucus, including trapped mucus, in their lungs or throat.

Client 3 says: ‘Immediately after my first visit to the salt room, the mucus loosened completely. The effect was immediately noticeable.’

Clients also reported sleeping better, having more energy and being able to exercise and be active again. They reported an increase in their lung capacity or a halt in its decline. Client 4 reports that her lung function initially ‘was 42, but when I came here it suddenly went up to 51’.

Client 8 says: ‘I really do not want to stop coming, because I feel so much healthier and fitter. Watch out; it is addictive!’

We have been seeing what the research found for 15 years. Thousands of visitors share their experiences with halotherapy for complaints such as:

• Asthma
• COPD
• Bronchitis
• Hay fever
• Allergies
• Sinusitis

First session FREE

Would you like to discover what halotherapy can do for hay fever and allergies?

At HaloClinic Nederland the first session is free and non-binding.

Hay fever and allergies: professional salt rooms in Noord-Holland

During the pollen season, people with hay fever visit our salt rooms from across a wide region. HaloClinic Nederland has two professional locations: Zaandam, a short journey for many residents of the Zaanstreek and Amsterdam-Noord, and Heemstede, which is centrally located for Haarlem, Kennemerland and the north of Zuid-Holland. Halotherapy in Zaandam or professional salt room in Heemstede.

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