Erythromycin therapy for allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis is a very common disease in daily life. It can cause great harm to the patient's health and seriously affect their normal life and work. Therefore, it is particularly important to find a scientific and effective treatment method. Erythromycin eye ointment has a significant effect in treating allergic rhinitis. In addition, saline nasal washing, dripping garlic juice into the nostrils, bee venom method and massaging the eye sockets all have good therapeutic effects. Friends in need can try it.

1. Erythromycin therapy for allergic rhinitis

There are two reasons why erythromycin is used to treat rhinitis. First, erythromycin is oily and has a long duration of action. It is not easily excreted when applied to the nasal mucosa, and can continuously penetrate the nasal mucosa to exert its bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. Second, erythromycin can protect the nasal mucosa, block bacterial invasion, and keep the mucosa moist.

Because the nasal mucosal glands of rhinitis patients are destroyed by bacteria, a lot of inflammatory purulent secretions (the legendary snot) will be produced. Snot is an excellent nutrient for bacteria and is very conducive to bacterial reproduction. Therefore, before using erythromycin, you should first rinse your nose, then apply erythromycin on a cotton swab, then insert the cotton swab deep into the nostrils and gently rub it, and rotate the cotton swab so that the entire nasal wall is coated with the ointment.

Other treatments for allergic rhinitis

Saline nasal wash

Washing your nose with salt water can be used, but it is not recommended for long-term use and is not recommended for patients with otitis media. Nasal irrigation with salt water is developed from nasal irrigation with clean water. The principle is to use the anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effect of salt water to clear out a large number of allergens, bacteria, viruses and pus accumulated inside the nasal cavity and even in the sinuses, providing the nasal cavity with a clean and refreshing environment to relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose. But there are a few things you need to pay attention to when washing your nose with salt water.

1. It is recommended to use warm saline solution, which is close to body temperature, about 37°C, to reduce irritation to the nasal mucosa.

2. The preparation method of normal saline is to mix 1000 ml of warm boiled water with 9 grams of edible high-grade non-iodized salt (that is, boiled water with a concentration of 0.9%).

3. You must choose high-quality non-iodized salt or saline solution.

Garlic juice dripped into nostrils

Garlic contains allicin, which has a certain anti-inflammatory effect, but there is no clinical evidence that it can treat allergic rhinitis. At the same time, patients with allergic rhinitis are more sensitive to irritants, so it is not recommended to use it.

Bee venom method

There is a folk remedy on the Internet called bee venom method, which is to use bees to sting acupuncture points. It is said that bee venom contains anti-allergic substances that can treat allergic rhinitis. In fact, bee venom contains foreign proteins, which are the most likely substances to cause allergies in nature. Some people are allergic to meat, eggs, and milk, which is caused by the foreign proteins contained in these foods. If such patients are stung by a bee, they are likely to suffer anaphylactic shock, with very serious consequences. Therefore, please do not try this method. This method has no scientific basis from the perspective of either Chinese or Western medicine.

Massage eye sockets

Massaging the eye sockets does not treat allergic rhinitis. However, patients with allergic rhinitis sometimes experience headaches and dizziness due to nasal congestion. Massaging the eye sockets may relieve the symptoms of headaches and dizziness, but it has no effect in treating allergic rhinitis.

Wash your nose with cold water

You can wash the outer part of the nasal cavity to improve the nose's adaptability to temperature, but it is not very useful for treating allergic rhinitis. It may be better for vasomotor rhinitis caused by temperature changes.