No one likes a runny nose. And this is not surprising: you have to blow your nose all the time, watery eyes, constantly blocking your nose, and drops bring only temporary relief. Food becomes tasteless and life becomes joyless. However, there are people who in this state spend most of their lives.
Having noticed such a symptom, you need to analyze your condition: whether congestion is accompanied by other signs of a disease - does the head hurt, is there a discharge or something else. Perhaps
nasal congestion is simply a consequence of the common cold, but a person who is healthy in all respects can experience similar symptoms that cause the disease.
If the period during which the nose is laid is calculated no longer in hours and days, but in weeks and months, you need to see an otolaryngologist. Based on the examination and questioning of the patient, he will find out the cause of the problem, and if necessary, appoint an additional examination.
Why does it block your nose? The most common causes are allergies, nasal polyps, impaired vascular tone, a curved nasal septum, sinusitis, parasite infection, an increase in nasal tonsils, hormonal disorders, etc. Allergic rhinitis is much more common than many people think. The fact is that many people have a mild form of allergy, for example, to ordinary dust. And the reaction to it will probably be difficulty breathing through the nose due to a small swelling. If you lay your nose at night in a lying position, it is possible that it is the allergy that is to blame. After the otolaryngologist in this case, you can visit
allergist.
Often, nasal congestion also occurs in those people who suffer from chronic diseases of the nasopharynx and throat. In acute and chronic sinusitis, in addition to the common cold, the patient often feels a headache that intensifies when the body is bent. To make a diagnosis, one often has to resort to x-ray of the sinuses.
Getting rid of nasal congestion can be quite simple, and sometimes it takes a long time. The most important thing is to find out the reason why your nose is blocked, and then eliminate it. Cure sinusitis; specify which allergens the body can respond to; find out if there are hormonal disorders; whether there are problems with the structure of the nose.
Perhaps the most difficult to cure vasomotor rhinitis, that is, disruption of blood vessels or the structure of the nasal septum. In the first case, it is necessary to contact a competent specialist who will draw up a treatment regimen, and in the second case, surgeons can not do without.
Curvature of the nasal septum, both congenital and acquired, can only be corrected surgically by making rhinoplasty. Quite a few people are scared away by the very fact of surgical intervention. However, those who suffer from breathing problems for many years can finally decide on it.
Many diseases, due to which a person may experience breathing problems through the nose, do not end with complications and generally do not manifest themselves in any other way. However, before you give up on an eternal runny nose with your hand, you should nevertheless appear to an "ear-worm".