Nose congestion is, of course, not the most serious problem, but it causes a lot of inconvenience. When a cold occurs, breathing is difficult, some people have hearing problems, headaches, night apnea (otherwise snoring) and sleep disturbances.
How to overcome nasal congestion? First of all, you need to find out what caused it.
The main factors of congestion include any allergic reaction, adenoiditis, sinusitis and runny nose. It should be noted the natural narrowness of the lower, middle or upper nasal passages, nasal trauma, nasopharyngeal tumors, curvature of the septum. By the way, if the complication is caused not only by infection, but also by any features of the physiological structure, then breathing becomes virtually impossible. These problems lead to sleep disturbances, headaches, snoring, and severe weakness.
Nasal congestion can be triggered by the drying of the mucous membrane. A similar phenomenon is regularly encountered by people working and living in rooms with air containing impurities of heavy gases. As a result, the nasal membrane ceases to carry out its protective function, namely, to retain all kinds of bacteria and viruses.
To identify the cause, you should visit the doctor who will conduct the examination. Usually it includes otoscopy, rhinoscopy, and sometimes procedures such as tomography and x-ray. Moreover, it is better not to delay it when contacting a specialist, since nasal congestion can lead to undesirable complications - the subsequent spread of inflammatory processes, vasomotor rhinitis, and so on. Usually they are accompanied by such painful manifestations as heaviness in the head, decrease or loss of smell, as well as severe hearing impairment.
How to relieve nasal congestion? The fight against colds should be complex: the patient should use physiotherapeutic and medicines. Only in this case, the treatment will be effective.
Medicines that are recommended by specialists and are used to get rid of the common cold and other diseases are mainly sprays and vasoconstrictors. Such medicines very quickly relieve congestion, “pierce” the nose and eliminate discharge. However, their significant drawback is that in many cases such drugs are addictive and, unfortunately, have a temporary effect.
In order to enhance the effect of medicines prescribed by a doctor with a cold, it is recommended to carry out additional procedures. For example, washing with salt water at home (this is the most simple, affordable and effective effect), physiotherapy, inhalation and warming of the sinuses.
Nasal congestion without discharge is also common, but it is also successfully treated.
To get rid of this phenomenon, you should constantly keep the sinuses moist inside and out. If you feel your nose is clogged, start wiping it with a warm, wet towel, and perform this procedure several times a day.
When you go to bed or simply rest in bed, you always need to put something under your head in order to keep it on a raised platform. This method, as a rule, helps treatment, because it helps to remove excess mucus from the sinuses.
By the way, if you are determined to get rid of nasal congestion without a cold, then you will have to make some changes to your usual lifestyle. A common cause of such an unpleasant phenomenon is poor nutrition. To find a way out of the situation, you should reduce the intake of refined sugar. The thing is that its excessive amount violates the hormonal balance of a person, and this, in turn, contributes to an increase in the number of various bacteria. But don't worry too much: refined sugar can be replaced with sweeteners that do not contain calories.