Tips for what to do if rice grains get into your nose?

People often say not to talk while eating. This is because people can easily choke on food while eating, which is quite dangerous. Therefore, you must chew your food slowly. But some people may choke on food while eating if they are not careful. There are some ways to relieve this problem. What should you do if rice grains get into your nose? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Choking in the nose

If rice grains get into your nasal cavity while you are eating, they are much easier to expel than if they get into your trachea. You can simply pull them out by pulling your nose. If it cannot be taken out and has fallen into the trachea, you can pinch your nose and breathe in upwards to get it out.

2. Choking into the trachea

Due to physiological reasons, the respiratory tract and the digestive tract intersect in the throat, which is why it is easy to choke when eating. If rice grains are choked into the trachea while you are eating, you can cough at this time. Usually, they will not be coughed out, but sometimes they can be coughed out smoothly. If you don't cough it out, the rice grains will be discharged into the nasal cavity or pharynx through coughing. At this time, you can sneeze or pull your nose to get it out.

3. Dietary considerations

When eating, don’t talk or laugh loudly, as this is bad for your health. Especially when children are eating, parents must supervise them carefully, because it is very dangerous for children to choke. There have been some accidents in real life where children have been choked. These are all lessons. The danger would be even greater if the object you choke on is not a grain of rice.

4. How to wash your nose

1..Salt selection

For nasal washing, you must use high-quality non-iodized salt or saline. The table salt we generally use now contains iodized salt, which is not suitable for use in the nasal cavity. Iodine can be taken in small amounts, but it cannot be used inside the nasal cavity. The body's absorption of iodine after oral administration is limited, but the amount absorbed inside the nasal cavity is large. In medicine, the effect of nasal administration is equivalent to intramuscular injection. Because the capillaries in the nasal cavity are very rich, the slightest inappropriateness can easily cause damage to the human body.

2. Preparation of salt water:

The preparation method of normal saline is to add 2.25 grams of edible high-grade non-iodized salt to 250 ml of warm boiled water. Similarly, add 4.5 grams of nasal wash salt or non-iodized salt to 500 ml of water. The result is a normal saline solution with a concentration of 0.9%, which is most comfortable for human body use. Be careful to use warm water instead of cold water when preparing saline solution. Cold water can cause strong irritation to the nasal mucosa and cause a stinging sensation in the nasal cavity.