The problem of treating dry rhinitis is quite relevant for modern medicine. The term refers to a chronic disease in which tissues in the nasal cavity are prone to atrophy. The patient feels dry integument. If you do not start therapy on time, the course will become harder, transformation into an acute form is possible. The disease is especially aggressive in childhood, before reaching the age of two, when there is still not enough stable breathing skills.
Where does the treatment begin?
Having figured out what dry rhinitis is, you need to choose the right course of elimination. Completely exclude being in a gassed room. Polluted air is one of the main enemies of man. In rooms, residential and working rooms, you need to constantly organize wet cleaning, ventilate. If the cause of rhinitis is harmful gaseous substances that a person encounters due to the nature of the work process, they always use a respirator at work.
Treatment is symptomatic. Since the mucous membranes dry out during the disease, it is necessary to moisten the integument. To do this, wash the nasal cavity with salt water. Suitable sea salt. An even more reliable option is special pharmacy products for washing the nose. If the temperature rises, heat-reducing drugs are prescribed. Additionally shown funds for local narrowing of blood vessels. A typical representative of the pharmacy products of this group is presented on the shelves under the name "Naphthyzin". The doctor will select the dose, program, duration of the course.
Simple and affordable
All recipes for healers only help with prolonged and frequent use. Perhaps the treatment of dry rhinitis with folk remedies. Make soda baths. This remedy is a good additional element of complex treatment. Baths - foot. For their preparation, in addition to soda, you can use mustard powder. Baths are recommended if there is no heat.
You can try using Kalanchoe juice. This tool is rightly considered one of the most effective. No more than three drops of fresh juice are dripped into each nostril. The procedure is repeated up to four times daily.
Everyone can afford the options
A more effective washing procedure will be if the saline solution is diluted with calendula broth. To prepare it, boil water, combine a couple of large spoons of dry vegetable raw materials and a couple of glasses of water, insist in a thermos for several hours or boil for a couple of minutes. As they are ready, wait until the product cools down and mix with salted water, wash the nasal mucous membranes. Before starting such treatment, it will not be superfluous to consult a doctor. This is especially important if the doctor has already prescribed drugs for local use. The doctor will explain how you can combine them with healers, so as not to harm yourself and not reduce the effectiveness of the main course.
About drugs for adults
Treatment of dry rhinitis in adults usually involves taking antibacterial drugs. Most often they use cephalosporins belonging to the third or fourth generation. You can use aminoglycoside drugs, fluoroquinolone compounds. Recommended carbapenems.
Dry rhinitis is one of the indications for use indicated in the instructions for use of Ciprofloxacin. The price of 500 mg tablets (this is the dosage of the active ingredient in one capsule) is about 40 rubles per pack with a dozen copies, so this treatment will not become a serious burden on the family budget. At least Amikacin and Rifampicin are prescribed. It is noted that the use of Chloramphenicol gives a good effect.
"Acetylcysteine"
This tool belongs to the class of mucolytic, quite often prescribed for dry rhinitis. It is made in the form of powders, tablets. Many patients taking the drug note that the most convenient form for them was effervescent tablets, each of which contains 200 mg of the active ingredient. The color of the tablets is white or close to this. There is a peculiar mild odor. The price of “Acetylcysteine” starts from 125 rubles for a package containing ten pieces.
The medication is made through the chemical transformation of cysteine. Mucolytic increases the amount of sputum, simplifies the secretion, affecting its rheological properties. Sulfhydryl groups of the active ingredient disrupt the disulfide molecular mucopolysaccharide bonds inherent in sputum. Mucoproteins lose their polarization, so the viscosity becomes less. The substance is active even in the case of purulent secretion in sputum.
Performance Features
Presented on the drugstore shelves “Acetylcysteine” (the price of the drug is from 125 rubles per pack with a dozen tablets) activates the generation of relatively low-viscosity sialomucins, reduces the epithelial adhesion of bacteria, stimulates bronchial mucous cells, generating a substance that lyses fibrin. The active ingredient has the qualities of an antioxidant, due to the reactivity of sulfhydryl groups that are associated with radicals. This leads to the neutralization of the latter.
The product is intended for children and adults. Persons over six years of age are prescribed up to three times a day 0.2 g, for children of the age group 2-6 years old, twice 0.2 g per day or three times half the dose is indicated. Children under two years of age should take 0.1 g of the drug twice a day.
Locally and not only
When preparing a program for the treatment of dry rhinitis, adults are recommended medications that facilitate breathing. These are drugs with a local effect, narrowing the vessels of the nasal cavity. You can use the drops "Tizin", "Naphthyzin." You can use combined formulations in which oil is present. This makes the mucous crusts softer. The most suitable remedy will be chosen by the attending doctor. He will determine the appropriate dosage.
An ultraviolet investment will benefit the patient. The nasal mucous membranes are regularly treated with iodine solutions mixed with glycerin. You can use mint, chamomile, sage tinctures - they are sold in pharmacies. Electrophoresis is sometimes recommended. Nicotinic acid is used for the procedure. After electrophoresis, inhalations are prescribed.
Healing tips
If you ask a specialist in traditional medicine, what ointments can be used for dry rhinitis, he will probably advise you to prepare a remedy with petroleum jelly. For this, the substance is combined with fish oil. Such an ointment is applied to the nasal mucous membranes several times a day. It is believed that this simple measure effectively eliminates the problem of drying of the integument.
You can use a tool with eucalyptus essential oil to rinse the nasal passages. First, prepare ordinary salted water (9 g of salt per 100 ml of water), if possible using sea salt. Then, a few drops of eucalyptus essential oil are introduced into the liquid. The washing procedure is repeated several times a day.
You can use marigold juice. It is believed that the product has the inherent quality of a disinfectant. A few drops are enough to treat the nose. The drug is injected into the nasal cavity three times daily.
Folk remedies: which ones to try?
If necessary, pick up drops with dry rhinitis in children, you can look at the St. John's wort tincture. This is sold in many pharmacies. You can prepare the product yourself. It is instilled with three drops in each nasal passage. The procedure is repeated three times daily. It is possible to treat not only children, but also adults. The tool is considered additional to the main drug course.
Menthol oil is useful for treating sinuses. For greater treatment effectiveness, foot baths are regularly done by adding mustard powder to the water. To eliminate local discomfort, the nose is treated with sea buckthorn oil. It is used as drops. Five drops are enough for one procedure for one stroke. It is necessary to repeat the introduction three times daily.
Accessible to all
Choosing how to practice the treatment of dry rhinitis, it is worth paying attention to the variety of mineral water in the store. The liquid is used for washing the sinuses. It is necessary to take non-carbonated varieties. Honey inhalations are no less useful. They are resorted to if the beekeeping product does not provoke an allergy. You can rinse the nasal cavity with a solution of iodine. Five drops of the medicinal product are added to half a glass of pure water, mixed until a uniform color is achieved and used for washing.
It is useful for patients to warm their nose with an egg. To do this, boil the product, wrap it with a scarf and put on the sinuses. Another simple product that helps with treatment is garlic. It is thoroughly crushed, placed in a container, poured with boiling water, allowed to infuse for a couple of hours under the lid. The treatment procedure involves inhaling the vapors from the liquid.
Children's treatment: nuances
If you need treatment for dry rhinitis in children, you need to remember about the features of the child's body. The main idea of the program is high-quality hydration of the mucous membranes. It is recommended to put a humidifier in the room where the baby lives. If it is not possible to buy one, wet towels are hung on heating devices, water basins are placed so that the liquid evaporates and moisturizes the atmosphere.
Often, children cannot themselves make excretions, so you need to help a sick child. You can use filters designed specifically for such cases. The filter not only simplifies the cleaning of mucous membranes, but also moisturizes the internal nasal integument. In children, dry rhinitis is often explained by allergies. In this case, antihistamines are indicated. The doctor will choose the best option, starting from the cause and type of allergy, the patient’s body characteristics.
Treatment for children: what to try?
Traditionally, it is in the event that minors are ill, they use traditional medicine. It seems to many parents that treating dry rhinitis with medications will only harm the child, so they resort to drugs in an extreme case, when all the home-made medicines did not help. At the beginning of the course, many prefer to use ointment, which they themselves make from menthol and petroleum jelly. This product moisturizes and disinfects mucous membranes.
You can treat a child using Kalanchoe. A couple drops of fresh juice are dripped into each nostril. It is believed that this eliminates swelling and improves breathing. It is recommended to regularly wash the nose with salted water with eucalyptus or calendula decoction.