Dry nasal treatment should only be started after the true cause of this deviation has been clarified.
Symptoms and consequences
As a rule, in this pathological condition, a person may feel discomfort in the nasal cavity, as well as observe unilateral obstruction and problems with air filtration. In addition, dryness of the nasal mucosa is often accompanied by burning, pain and periodic bleeding. If you are haunted by such an unpleasant condition, it is recommended to look for its cause in the very mechanism of respiratory failure, which most often occurs against the background of neurovegetative-muscle changes in the vessels. Indeed, even a slight irritation of the nerve endings can provoke their expansion and further filling with blood, which as a result leads to congestion and swelling of this organ. In addition, such a process quite often captures the upper respiratory tract. It is also worth noting that constant nasal congestion and dryness, the treatment of which should be carried out immediately, can disrupt the metabolism and the normal supply of oxygen to the brain. Such consequences are fraught with failures in the cardiovascular system, and, consequently, in other organs.
Causes of dry nasal cavity
There are quite a few reasons why this deviation worries a person. Consider the most common of them in more detail.
- Dryness of the nasal mucosa (treatment of this pathology will be presented below) most often appears as a result of the side effects of certain medications. These include drops from a runny nose, as well as antihistamines that are used to treat vasomotor rhinitis, antihypertensive drugs, and vasodilator solutions.
- Also, the cause of this deviation may be a dry climate. As a rule, such an unpleasant phenomenon is encountered in winter by those who live in the middle bands, when dry air in heated houses adversely affects the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity, drying it. Similar situations occur in cases of dusty atmosphere in industries where any chemical substances, cement, etc. are the source of irritation.
- Infectious diseases can also cause a person to have crusts in his nose. Dryness in this organ is a symptom of the following 2 diseases: keratoconjunctivitis and Sjögren’s syndrome.
Among other things, such a deviation may occur due to:
- any injuries;
- allergic reactions;
- excessive enthusiasm for the purity of the nasal cavity (endless blowing and blowing);
- stress
- decreased mucus formation function, which is most often observed in older people.
Treating dry nose with traditional medicine
After the appearance of such a nuisance, it is recommended to immediately contact a specialist, namely an ENT doctor. After all, only a doctor will be able to prescribe you treatment that will contribute to the gentle elimination of crusts and the development of the proper amount of mucus, which will subsequently eliminate this problem.
Pharmacy products
Dry nose treatment should be started with natural remedies such as ointments and oils, which can quickly soften all existing crusts, thereby greatly facilitating their further discharge. However, it is worth noting that the pharmacy preparations presented must in no case contain corticosteroids, as well as other irritating and drying components. An ideal solution to this problem is to lubricate the nasal cavity with sea buckthorn, apricot or even ordinary sunflower oil. For such a treatment, it is enough to simply instill a few drops of any chosen remedy into the sinuses. Doctors also recommend the use of cotton or gauze swabs soaked in oil in advance. It is advisable to carry out such procedures at least half an hour twice a day. By the way, saline solutions “Ocean” or “Air” can also serve as good pharmacy remedies for dry nose.
Other therapies
If pharmacy products have not solved this problem, then many experts recommend treating dry nose in special medical facilities where the service of fine dispersion irrigation of the nasal cavity with mineral particles is provided. Such photodynamic therapy is aimed at quickly and painlessly restoring the functionality of the respiratory mucosa, as well as strengthening the lymph flow, which is responsible for the immune system. It is worth noting that the presented method allows you to eliminate all the unpleasant sensations associated with dry nose, in the shortest possible time. In most cases, an improvement in the patient's condition is observed after the first sessions.
Traditional medicine against dry nose
Quite often, people try to get rid of such trouble on their own using unconventional methods. Below we present the most popular and effective recipes that will help you soften the resulting crusts in the nasal cavity and restore normal mucus formation.
- You need to take dry seaweed (available at the pharmacy), grind it in a coffee grinder or with a stupa, and then inhale the resulting powder. At the same time, it is necessary to make sure that the folk remedy does not go too far and "not there."
- Grind the onion head to a pulp state, and then add 55 ml of cooled boiling water and ½ dessert spoon of honey to it. The resulting mixture is recommended to be used as a therapeutic drops for the nose.
- To treat such a deviation, menthol oil should be instilled into the nose, and then warm potatoes boiled in their uniforms should be applied to it. Keep vegetables should be completely cooled.
- Also, traditional medicine recommends people with the presented problem to do 10-minute inhalations, using medicinal chamomile flowers and calendula for this.
- Aloe juice has a good healing effect for the treatment of dry nose. They need to generously lubricate the nasal passages at night.