Is it useful to wash your nose with salt water?
People who often suffer from allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinitis hope to have a safe and effective treatment. Saline nasal washing is a new method advocated by European and American countries in recent years, that is, normal saline is used to remove allergens, bacteria, inflammatory secretions and other dirty things in the nasal cavity, reduce nasal mucosal edema, restore the detoxification function of the nasal cavity itself, and thus eliminate rhinitis symptoms. This method has a good effect on allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis.
Wash your nose with salt water several times a day.
In general, it is usually twice a day. Saline nasal washing is a good way to treat rhinitis, but it is important to wash the nasal vestibule alone before washing the nasal cavity deeply. Rushing directly from one nostril to another nostril or directly to the depths of the nasal cavity is easy to flush the dirty things in the nasal vestibule directly to the depths of the nasal cavity. The deep structure of nasal cavity is very complicated, and it is easy to accumulate dirty things (which is why some people can't blow out their noses).
It is best to wash your nose with normal saline for injection, for one thing, it is clean, and for another, the concentration is appropriate. If you make your own brine, you can add 4.5 grams of salt to 500 ml of water to get 0.9% brine. Commercial pure salt without iodine should be used, and pure water or distilled water should be used as water.
If the nasal mucosa edema is serious, you can use 2%-3% high concentration physiological saline. After washing with high concentration physiological saline, the liquid in the edema nasal mucosa can quickly ooze out, which can eliminate edema and relieve nasal congestion. Generally, nasal irrigation with high concentration saline should not exceed 7 days. People who have no symptoms of nasal congestion, dry nose and nosebleeds should not use high-concentration physiological saline.
It is best to use a special tool-electric nose washer to clean the nasal cavity. In addition, you can also choose large-capacity medical syringes, nasal spray bottles and yoga nasal wash pots.
When washing, lower your head first, and be careful that your nose can't be lower than your mouth. Let the left nostril face down, pour salt water into the right nostril, and water will flow out of the left nostril. Repeat it several times. Turn your head and rinse the other nasal cavity. When washing your nose, open your mouth and breathe. If water comes out of your mouth, don't swallow it, let it flow naturally. Saline nasal washing therapy is safe for children and pregnant women and can be used for a long time. Generally speaking, you can wash your nose 1-2 times a day.
In the cold season, it is best to heat the water before washing your nose with salt water. The water temperature is similar to the body temperature, and the effect will be better. This is especially important for patients with allergic rhinitis, because many patients are very sensitive to temperature changes, and if cold water is used, symptoms will be induced.
Precautions for nose washing
To clean the nasal cavity, it is best to use a special nose washing tool. Nose washer belongs to the second kind of medical equipment. Pay attention to the purchase of products with the batch number of medical devices.
Normal saline for cleaning, you can buy 0.9% normal saline at a drugstore or clinic near your home; Generally, there will be prepared physiological saline in the nose washer, and 2 bags can be used. Pour into a 1000ml measuring cup.
When washing, first lower your head, pay attention to the nose can not be lower than your mouth;
One nostril is filled with salt water, and the water flows out from the other nostril, which is repeated several times; Turn your head to wash the other nasal cavity;
When washing your nose, open your mouth and breathe. If water comes out of your mouth, don't swallow it, let it flow naturally.