冷風は呼吸困難に効くのか?
論文の結果は賛否あるものの,安価で有害事象がないので試しても良いのではないでしょうか.
健常なボランティアでは,顔に冷風を当てると呼吸困難が改善.
Coldfacial stimulation reduces breathlessness induced in normal subjects.
FreedmanS.
AmRev Respir Dis. 1988 Feb;137(2):492-3.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3605841
冷風機を足に当てるより顔に当てた方が呼吸困難が改善
Doesthe use of a handheld fan improve chronic dyspnea? A randomized, controlled,crossover trial.
GalbraithS, Fagan P, Perkins P, Lynch A, Booth S.
JPain Symptom Manage. 2010 May;39(5):831-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20471544
hand-heldfanで呼吸困難は改善せず.
Effectivenessof a hand-held fan for breathlessness: a randomised phase II trial.
BauseweinC1, Booth S, Gysels M, KühnbachR, Higginson IJ.
BMCPalliat Care. 2010 Oct 19;9:22.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20958972