All kinds of drops with sea water are used to maintain the nasal mucosa in a normal state, so that the tissue retains its physiological characteristics. In pharmacies, a huge variety of items is presented. However, the main effect of all these drugs is very similar - they are intended for washing the nose, cleansing the tissues of the secret that is produced during the common cold. Proper use allows you to minimize the risk of the disease and quickly cure what has already begun. Recently, these funds are very popular, especially often they are prescribed for children of preschool and school age.
How it works?
Using drops in the nose with sea water (“Snoop”, “Marimer”, “Sialor” and others), thereby a person injects into the body a drug that dilutes the substance generated by the glands, which means it becomes easier to remove from the nasal cavity.
Sea water is enriched with elements due to which the ciliated epithelium "works" more efficiently, better. As a result, the resistance of the mucosa to viral invasion, bacterial infection is growing. If a person suffers from rhinitis due to an allergic reaction, the use of products made using sea salt allows you to quickly and better remove dangerous substances from the nasal cavity.
Use sea water from the common cold in acute pathologies of the nose, in chronic diseases. You can prescribe such drugs for diseases of the nasopharynx and pathologies that affect the sinuses. Medicines containing sea salt are recommended as a measure to prevent infection of the nasopharynx and nose. You can prescribe drugs to people suffering from rhinitis (vasomotor, allergic). It is known that sea salt in the form of an aqueous solution well prevents the appearance of inflammatory foci against the background of surgery. You can use such drugs for hygiene. This is especially important when the air is dirty or dry.
The nuances of using
Used by adults and children for rinsing the nose, seawater is indicated for intranasal administration. Such drugs are prescribed for children over one year of age. There are no restrictions for persons of an older age group. For the purpose of treatment, it is recommended to rinse the nose four to six times a day. If hygiene measures are necessary, it is enough to use sea water from one to four times a day. It must be borne in mind that there is a likelihood of an allergic reaction (but it is not high).
Nursing mothers and pregnant women can also use funds. If a person has undergone surgery, you should first check with your doctor how useful it will be in a particular case, washing with preparations containing sea salt. If medicines are used while taking other medicines, seawater can react.
What is the common cold? Views
As mentioned above, preparations containing sea water are recommended for use against rhinitis. This disease is one of the most common diseases affecting the upper paths. Doctors know several types of rhinitis. There are two main groups of such diseases: those caused by viral invasion and allergies.
Allergic are divided into seasonal and anxious all year round. There are persistent, intermittent cases.
The group of other rhinitis includes various pathologies due to professional activity, medication, hormonal imbalance. There is a vasomotor idiopathic disease that appears due to the aging of the body.
Infectious rhinitis is observed in every second case in adults, among children the prevalence is even higher. It is divided into specific and non-specific. The latter is caused by the causative agent of the disease, for example, tuberculosis or diphtheria bacillus. Drops with sea water can help in case of an acute traumatic type of the disease. It develops if a person receives a mucosal injury due to the penetration of a foreign body, surgery, burns. There is a likelihood of a traumatic form due to dustiness of the air, inhalation of aggressive chemicals or smoke.
About items
Recommended for adults and children for washing the nose, sea water in pharmacies is represented by several varieties of products. Drops, sprays, aerosols are released. Among the most famous items, it is worth noting the most popular:
- "Allergol."
- "Marimer."
- "Sialor."
- "Physiomer."
- "Fluimarin."
Doctors often advise taking a closer look at Humer drops. In some cases, the use of the drug "Otrivin" gives a good result. Popular are the products "Aquamaris", "Aqualor".
Marimer
These drops with sea water are very popular. The drug is available in bottles of 5 to 30 ml in volume, has the form of a clear liquid without any color. The medicine contains an isotonic solution and specially purified water. Sea water accounts for slightly less than a third of the total volume of the drug. The medicine dilutes the nasal mucus and stimulates its removal from the integument of the nasal cavity. Under the influence of the drug, the functionality of the epithelium improves.
The medication is prescribed for a variety of rhinitis and for hygienic purposes. It is recommended if a person is forced to stay for a long time in a room where the air is processed by air conditioning, as well as if the room is heated by central heating.
Drops are advised to persons over one year of age. There is no upper age limit. For prophylaxis and hygiene of the nasal cavity, it is enough to use the drug from one to four times a day. If you need to treat rhinitis, you should use the "Marimer" up to six times daily.
"Physiomer"
Spray "Physiomer" the price in pharmacies varies from 180 to 500 rubles - a lot depends on the volume of the bottle, the price policy of the manufacturer. This popular drug is a nasal spray, each bottle of which is equipped with an additional nebulizer. The product contains only sea water and nothing more. Under its influence, the mucus becomes thinner, its generation by the goblet cells present in the nasal mucosa is stabilized.
Sea water is enriched with microscopic substances that inhibit inflammatory processes and activate restorative ones. Under the influence of the liquid, the ciliated epithelium works better, the resistance of the mucosa to aggression from the viral and bacterial agent increases. At the same time, the tissue cleansing function improves.
Although not the cheapest in price, Physiomer is popular among buyers, as it has a pronounced effect. This drug is recommended in case of adenoiditis and is prescribed for various forms of rhinitis. They resort to it if a vasomotor pathology is diagnosed or a runny nose is caused by an allergy. It is possible to treat acute rhinitis and chronic diseases of the nasal cavity, as well as localized in the nasopharynx and sinuses. Often, "Physiomer" is prescribed if the nasal mucosa is very dry due to the pathological process.
Terms of use
Like many drops with sea water, the Physiomer spray, made on the basis of this liquid, is used to treat the wound process in the nasal cavity, in the sinuses. It is used both before surgery and after surgery.
You can use the medication as a prophylactic if the probability of infection is high. For example, in the autumn-winter period, as well as in the case when the climate to which a person is accustomed changes due to relocation, the inclusion of heating, air conditioning, etc. "Physiomer" is indicated for the prevention of diseases caused by dustiness of air, pollution by automobile emissions. Such a tool is advised to use heavy smokers.
"Physiomer" is indicated for hygiene measures. For such purposes, the drug is used even when treating the nose of an infant. The Physiomer is intended for intranasal use.
Aquamaris
This drug is approved for use by people of different age groups. Useful for the nose "Aquamaris" is sometimes used to treat infants. To practice hygiene, use turundas soaked in medicine. The recommended format of use is 2 times a day daily.
You can do preventive instillations, introducing one or two drops of the drug into each stroke of the nose. This tool is used twice or thrice a day. If it is necessary to use the medicine for a child older than one year old, but younger than seven years old, one to two aerosol injections should be made in each nasal passage. Frequency - from one to three daily. Persons older than 16 years of age should inject a pharmaceutical product twice in each nasal passage, using the drug up to three times daily. Adults should do from two to three injections at least three, but no more than six times a day.
Using such a solution of sea salt for washing the nose in case of illness, adhere to a different program recommended by the manufacturer of "Aquamaris". If the child is under one year old, a couple of drops are dripped into each nose stroke. Children older than but younger than seven years old are injected with the drug once or twice three times a day. Persons under 16 years of age are shown to twice enter the medicinal composition in each stroke of the nose, using the medication four to six times in 24 hours. Adults are shown up to three injections in each stroke of the nose. A medication is used at least four times a day, but no more than eight times. The duration of the treatment program is from two weeks to a month. If necessary, after a month, you can repeat the treatment.
If it is necessary to soften the nasal discharge, remove them from the cavity, you need to repeatedly enter the drug. Remove excess regularly using cotton wool. First, one nasal passage is treated sequentially, then the second.
"Allergol"
At a price of about 50 rubles per kilogram, you can buy sea salt in pharmacies. The price of “Alergol” is slightly higher - they ask from one hundred rubles for one package. Among the advantages is a fully prepared product that is convenient to use at home. The medicine is available in the form of a spray in 30 ml vials. Consists only of sea water. This is a safe and reliable tool that has all the medicinal properties inherent in seawater. Care must be taken when applying: an allergic reaction may occur. However, as can be concluded from the reviews, in practice this is observed in a small percentage of cases.
Is it worth using?
As can be concluded from the reviews devoted to nasal drops with sea water, all such drugs are completely safe if used in accordance with the instructions. There is practically no information about the allergic response of the body. No one has any side effects. People note the availability of prices - most of the goods with sea water are more than acceptable, and each bottle is enough for long-term use.
Reliability and effectiveness of the use of funds are noted - the drugs are effective and help cleanse the nasal cavity. True, you should not expect miracles from them. These funds are designed primarily to cleanse the mucous membranes and improve their functionality, so they can’t cope with serious diseases.
Time-tested Otrivin
Otolaryngologists often prescribe Otrivin drops to patients. The main ingredient of this drug is xylometazoline hydrochloride. It is a sympathomimetic substance that affects alpha adrenergic receptors. It stimulates the narrowing of blood vessels in the injection area, removes edema, improves breathing if the nose and sinuses are blocked. The drug is effective within a few minutes after administration. The effect lasts about 10 hours. A pharmaceutical product is easily tolerated by individuals who are characterized by increased sensitivity of the mucous membranes.
No decrease in mucociliary clearance is observed. The drug has a balanced acidity. Moisturizing ingredients are the key to eliminating irritation and dryness. There are releases containing aromatic compounds having a cooling effect. Local use is not accompanied by absorption. In serum, xylometazoline is almost impossible to determine.
Otrivin drops are prescribed to relieve symptoms of nasal congestion. It is recommended if a person has a cold, is sick with sinusitis, if rhinitis of an allergic nature or hay fever is observed. Prescribe a medicine when it is necessary to facilitate the removal of glandular secretion from the sinuses. The medication is an auxiliary component of the treatment program for otitis media, as it effectively relieves swelling of the nasopharynx and ear canals. It is used if rhinoscopy is necessary, since the effect of the drug on the tissue facilitates the event.
How to use?
To find out how to drip drops in the nose, you should read the instructions that accompany the pharmaceutical product. Before you start using Otrivin, be sure to clear the nasal passages. Drops in the minimum concentration of the active ingredient are indicated for persons under the age of six. They are used 1-2 times a day, every drop of the nose introducing a drop or two.
A 0.1% solution is indicated for children over the age of six, adults. A single dose is from two to three drops. The frequency of administration is three or four times daily. The spray is recommended for people over 6 years old. The drug is administered in each nasal passage in one portion from three to four times a day. You can not use the product for more than ten days in a row.
Against the background of application, it may burn the throat, nose, possibly a sensation of itching, there is a possibility of local irritation and increased dryness of the membranes. Some had a headache, others were sick. Occasionally, while receiving a medication, the speed and heart rate were disturbed, and vision was temporarily impaired. There is a risk of a systemic sensitization reaction.
As you can see, unlike drops in the nose of “Akvalor” and others containing only sea water, a sympathomimetic is more dangerous because, albeit rarely, it nevertheless provokes unpleasant effects, which are in principle unusual for sea water. On the other hand, using "Otrivin", you can significantly alleviate the course of the disease and improve the condition of a person who does not help sea water. This has made sympathomimetic drops a very popular pharmacy product among the population.
Features and limitations
The pharmaceutical product Otrivin is strictly contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to any substance included in the medication, whether it is the main ingredient or excipients. You can not use the drug if previously the patient underwent surgery, in which the lining of the brain was exposed. The tool is not used while carrying a child. Spray is not used if the patient is under the age of six. A contraindication for the appointment of Otrivin is transfenoidal hypophysectomy.
The combined drug course, including MAOI and tri-, tetracyclic antidepressants, is accompanied by an increased risk of side effects. This is especially likely with excessive use of drugs.
The fact of an overdose in medical practice was observed when patients took drops orally. Higher the degree of danger of this phenomenon in minors - children and adolescents. Overdose was indicated by acceleration, confusion of the pulse, increased pressure and loss of consciousness. Symptomatic treatment as prescribed by a specialist is indicated.
Well-known and reliable
A relatively expensive, but quite popular drug today among those presented on the modern pharmacy market is the French Humer. The instruction for the use of the drug clarifies the possibility of prescribing a medication in case of a runny nose in children and adults. This is a safe medication, allowed even by the smallest. It is made from isotonic solution, consists only of sea water.
The manufacturer retained all the positive qualities, as it completely preserved the natural important microscopic elements found in the liquid. The manufacturing process of the drug involves filtering the water in a diffusion way. Osmotic pressure in total corresponds to the cellular content, due to which the agent is perceived by the body as absolutely natural, not at all foreign. Therefore, the drug does not give side effects and is allowed even to the smallest patients.
Instructions for use "Humer" is recommended for people of any age group older than one month. The substance supports the mucous membranes in a physiologically normal state, helps to cleanse tissues from secretions, saturates them with moisture. The drug dilutes the mucus accumulated in the nasal cavity, accelerates the cleansing of this secret. You can combine "Humer" with other medicines on the advice of a specialist. From medical practice it is known that a medication increases the effectiveness of a comprehensive treatment of diseases accompanied by a runny nose.