Dry air can irritate your bronchial tubes. Therefore, make sure that the humidity in living rooms and bedrooms is sufficiently high. Inhale essential oils to moisturise and cleanse the airways. Also care for your dry and irritated nasal mucosa with a moisturising nasal ointment.

Have cough-relieving and soothing sweets to hand when you're out and about.

Rubbing cold ointments with essential oils on the chest, throat and back has a calming effect on the respiratory tract. Partly absorbed through the skin and partly inhaled, the ointments make breathing easier and help you sleep peacefully.

Warm compresses relax the tense bronchial muscles and promote the removal of mucus from the bronchial tubes.

Avoid smoky rooms – and for all you smokers out there, it's time to quit. The harmful substances in cigarette smoke can not only worsen the symptoms, but also delay the healing process.

Tea with soothing substances such as mallow, marshmallow root, ribwort, thyme and camomile helps to liquefy the mucus. Sweeten the tea with honey, which also has a soothing and calming effect. Find out more at Dr Andres Apotheke Stadelhofen about how you can relieve throat and respiratory complaints in a natural way.