This condition is familiar to everyone: it is difficult to breathe, with effort, even the voice becomes nasal. Everything is clear - the nose is stuffed up! What to do? Connoisseurs of kindliness immediately waved their hands, they say, trifles, a matter of everyday life, and they will not fail to notice that if you begin to treat this scourge, it will pass in seven days, and if not treated, then in a week. You know, leave them all these jokes, let them sniff like a hedgehog for a week, or open their mouth like a fish if they want. And you will be engaged in treatment, while this though unpleasant, but so far the trifle has not grown into something more serious.
First you need to understand what caused nasal congestion. If this is a cold, a cold is one thing; if it is an allergic reaction, it’s completely different. Remember the popular series: why does Dr. House enjoy such authority in his hospital? Because the success of treatment depends on the correct diagnosis in any case, even if you have “just” a stuffy nose. What to do if rhinitis has a cold origin? To begin with, a couple of days, you can try to be treated independently, taking drops, emulsions and nasal sprays. At any pharmacy you will be offered naphthyzin, sanorin, galazolin, nazol and other similar drugs. By and large, it’s almost the same thing - vasoconstrictor drugs under different trade names. They will certainly bring relief, but whether they will completely heal is a question.
Long-term use of all these drugs is strongly discouraged. This will not only be of no use, but harm can be done to the body. So, you instill drops for three days, five, seven, but in the intervals between doses, especially in the morning, your nose is still constantly stuffy. What to do in this case? Go to the clinic! Do not pull, do not put off, do not hope that sooner or later the disease will recede by itself. Go to the doctor: "Doctor, nose is blocked, what should I do?" Believe me, no doctor will consider your problem far-fetched, and the reason for the appeal is insignificant. Indeed, some people, and doctors are well aware that in about a quarter of cases, delay in treating rhinitis (i.e., a runny nose) is fraught with complications and much more serious diseases - sinusitis, meningitis, sinusitis. To prevent this, the doctor will prescribe treatment, and, following all the instructions, you will definitely get rid of the problem.
By the way, you can even completely omit the period of self-treatment, and at the first sign of a runny nose go to the doctor’s office. Faster pass! And even more so, if nasal congestion is caused by allergies or hay fever - it is also called "hay fever." Here it’s not at all a joke, we need a full-fledged therapy, so in the case of allergic rhinitis and stuffy nose, do not expect other recommendations from us!
It also happens that not only snot makes breathing difficult, but also a painful swelling was found inside the nose, and the nose itself was swollen. What to do in this case? Do not panic, this is a concomitant inflammation that either goes away on its own, or can be "helped." The main thing is not to rip off this pimple or crust on it. Smear with iodine or alcohol, celandine or oxycodone ointment.
Since this sore is so widespread, the answer to the question “Nose is blocked, what should I do?”, Of course, traditional medicine knows. A good effect is instilled into the nose of aloe juice or Kalanchoe, onion or beetroot. It is also good to rinse your nose with salt water, especially if the salt is sea. Wisdom is not great - the liquid is poured into some kind of a wide container and alternately draw in one or the other nostril. And, of course, “omnipotent” tea with honey, linden and raspberries can bring relief - we are dealing with a cold manifestation. At least, natural medicines will certainly not do harm and will not allow “naphthyzine addiction” to develop, which can be no easier to get rid of than nasal congestion.