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how to do nasal irrigation?

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What is a Nasal irrigation?

Nasal irrigation is to rinse the necrosis and secretions in the nasopharyngeal cavity.
The advantage is that it can reduce the short-term complications of the nasopharyngeal cavity after radiotherapy. And prevention of long-term complications

Steps for Nasal Irrigation:

  1. Buy the right sinus rinse machine.
  2. Prepare a water cup or prepared rinse solution, gauze or towel.
  3. Rinse next to the sink. Lean forward a little 30 degrees, and lower your head a little, and wash one nostril each time, alternately. When rinsing, do not use too much force, and let the water flow out of the opposite nostril or mouth. Rinse for no less than 1 minute each time, 3-4 times a day.
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What are the benefits of insisting on nasal irrigation?

  • Rinse the nasal cavity to flush out nasal secretions, allergens, bacteria, viruses, etc. The nasal mucosa can be kept clean and moist.
  • Rinsing the nasal cavity can reduce radiation damage to the nasal mucosa and relieve discomfort. Promotes normal mucosal repair.
  • Rinsing the nasal cavity significantly reduces the incidence of sinusitis and nasal adhesions.
  • Rinsing the nasal cavity can help shrink the turbinates and effectively relieve nasal congestion caused by rhinitis or sinusitis. Relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion, headache, and headache, and improve the quality of life.

Nasal Rinse Before & After

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Nasal irrigation Tips:

  • When rinsing, avoid excessive force. Otherwise, it is easy to damage the nasal mucosa, resulting in epistaxis. Or it can cause water to enter the Eustachian tube. There may be inflammation of the Eustachian tube, and even fluid accumulation in the middle ear cavity.
  • When flushing the right nasal cavity, flush water through the right nasal cavity. Make the water flow out of the left nasal cavity to make the flushing more adequate. Alternate flushing of the two nasal cavities can make bilateral nasal flushing cleaner. Flush the secretions out completely.
  • When rinsing, the temperature and concentration of the rinsing liquid should be avoided to be too high or too low. Rinse with room temperature water and choose a suitable rinsing solution under the guidance of a doctor.
  • When rinsing, do not speak, do not swallow, and breathe through your mouth.
  • After rinsing, be sure to clean the rinser and let it dry naturally. And store in a clean and dry environment. Regularly clean and replace the nasal irrigation device according to the instructions for use.
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Do nasal irrigation really work?

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For cold nasal congestion, rhinitis, sinusitis and adenoid hypertrophy patients. Doctors recommend that the first choice of treatment is nasal irrigation.
At the time of COVID-19, professional medical practitioners recommend that healthy people also strengthen nasal irrigation.

Nasal irrigation can avoid part of the cough and nasal dryness.

Cough and nasal dryness can be relieved not only by humidifier, but also by nasal irrigation and nasal spray.

Many times, the snot backs up into the throat and becomes difficult to swallow, causing throat discomfort and coughing.
Infants and young children, in particular, cannot control the snot blowing or backs up.

Nasal irrigation, usually salt water irrigation. By rinsing the nasal cavity, it can clean, promote patency, and reduce inflammation.
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The 6 major clinical significance of :

  • Relieve the congestion in the nasal cavity.
  • Promote the repair of normal respiratory function in the nasal cavity.
  • Easily remove nasal secretions.
  • Restore and promote the normal function of nasal cilia.
  • Avoid Long-term use of antihistamines, hormones and other rhinitis drugs, because it will cause a burden on the body.
  • Long-term nasal irrigation can avoid the accumulation of pathogenic factors in the nasal cavity.

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Symptoms of Rhinitis

What are the symptoms of rhinitis in respiratory diseases

By Respiratory Disease, Rhinitis
Rhinitis is one of the most common respiratory diseases.If you have the following symptoms, you may have rhinitis.

NASAL CONGESTION:

Nasal congestion is that somethings blocks the nasal cavity and damages the nasal mucosa. Nasal congestion can manifest in many ways. Such as intermittent, alternating, paroxysmal, progressive and continuous.Nasal congestion can be unilateral or bilateral.

NOSEBLEEDS:

When the nasal cavity is inflamed, the blood vessels can easily dilate.The nasal mucosa is dry, and it is easy to bleed.Sometimes there is a lot of bleeding that is difficult to stop the bleeding.Some are bloody nasal discharge, or the nasal cavity is scabbed, and there is blood in the scab.

NASAL HEADACHE:

Nasal inflammation can cause headaches, which are usually accompanied by nasal symptoms.Using decongestants or topical anesthetics in the nasal passages can reduce headaches.
Inflammation of the sinuses causes headaches that have a certain time regular pattern.

SMELL DISORDERS:

Smell disturbance is also a symptom of nasal inflammation. When inflammation occurs, the nasal mucosa becomes hyperemia and edema. The turbinate hypertrophy can easily block the upper nasal passages, and it is difficult to smell the smell over time. Nasal inflammation can sometimes cause mucosal damage in the olfactory area. The olfactory nerve damage, the sense of smell may be reduced or even disappear.

SNEEZE:

The main symptoms of allergic rhinitis are nasal itching, nasal congestion, runny nose, and constant sneezing.Sneezing is a defensive reflex aimed at clearing foreign body secretions from the nose.At the same time, it can also help us clean the nasal cavity.
When various adverse stimulis subjected our nasal cavity. There will develop neural reflexes and sneezing symptoms.

Summary: The above are the symptoms of various types of rhinitis, which have a great impact on our lives. Therefore, I hope everyone can pay attention to their own bodies. Once you find the above symptoms, don’t ignore them. To actively go to the hospital for examination and treatment, but also pay special attention to their usual diet, in order to recover as soon as possible and live a healthy life.

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