The Effect of Hypnosis on Respiratory Function in Addicted to Cigarette Smoking
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AIM: Most notably chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and smoking brings about a variety of diseases
contributing to lung cancer. Our aim is to investigate the effect
of hypnosis on pulmonary functions in case smoker with
spirometry.
METHOD: Our research was done on a 53-year old patient
with COPD who has been smoking a pack of cigarettes a day
for 30 years and suffering from exertional dyspnea for last 5
years. Spirometry was applied on the male patient consulted
for smoking cessation by taking advantage of hypnotherapy.
Using fast hypnosis technique, the patient was put into trance.
Positive imaginations and breathing techniques were exerted
during hypnosis. Spirometric measurements were recorded
before and during hypnosis. The man was woken up by using
count down method. These sessions were repeated once a
week for three weeks. Teaching autohypnosis and breathing
techniques, this method was done in home in intervals between
sessions.
RESULTS: In our study, FEV1: %41, FCV: %69, FEV1/FVC:
%49.7, FEF25-75: % 10.9 were recorded before hypnosis. In
the first session, the measurements during hypnosis were
FEV1: %45, FVC: % 70, FEV1/FVC: % 50.6, FEF25-75:
%11.5, in the second session FEV1: %49, FCV: %72,
FEV1/FVC: % 53, FEF25-75: %12, and in the third session
FEV1: %50, FVC: %75, FEV1/FVC: %55, FEF25-75: %14
were found. At the end of the third week the number of daily
smoking fell by half.
CONCLUSION: Improve in respiratory functions was
recorded once the patient went under hypnosis process.
Exerting positive imaginations on patient by hypnotherapist
leads to an elevation in the blood circulation in limbic region
there by the endorphins level goes up and unrest feelings
reduce. Relaxation occurs in pulmonary muscles. Our research
can be the first to show the impacts of hypnosis on dyspnea
rehabilitation in smoker patient suffering from COPD.
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