Is hot water compress effective for allergic rhinitis?

Allergic rhinitis is a common symptom of rhinitis. Suffering from allergic rhinitis is prone to frequent sneezing and redness and swelling of the nasal mucosa. Hot water compress is a common relief method. You can first apply a hot towel to the nose, which can effectively relieve allergic rhinitis and reduce the symptoms of rhinitis, but it cannot cure rhinitis fundamentally.

Can applying hot towel to nose cure rhinitis?

Yes, but it is only treating the symptoms and not the root cause. You can take a look at the following five common folk remedies for treating rhinitis.

Chronic sinusitis

Chronic sinusitis is a chronic inflammatory lesion in the sinuses, with the main symptoms being turbid nasal discharge, nasal congestion, loss of smell, and headache, and the course of the disease is usually long. Chronic sinusitis is a common disease in children. Its incidence is much higher than most people imagine. Chronic sinusitis often develops because it is not taken seriously. Prevention and self-care:

Insisting on active physical exercise, strengthening physical fitness, and paying attention to dental care can avoid the occurrence of this glass. For chronic sinusitis, the nasal mucus should be cleared regularly, the nasal cavity should be kept ventilated, and attention should be paid to the method of blowing the nose to prevent the mucus from entering the middle ear cavity and causing otitis media. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that although this disease has many deficiency syndromes, there are also many excess syndromes. Usually, the main treatment methods are clearing away heat and removing phlegm, and regulating and nourishing the lungs, spleen, and kidneys according to the symptoms. Western medicine usually uses nasal drops, nasal blowing, hot compresses, laser therapy and other methods for treatment.

Quick treatment

Boil 60 grams of winter melon seeds and 30 grams of reed roots in water and take it in the morning and evening.

Take 2 grams of green tea leaves, brew with boiling water, add 1 tablespoon of honey, and drink frequently.

Take 15 grams of Prunella Vulgaris and 10 grams of chrysanthemum, soak in boiling water and drink as tea.

Allergic rhinitis

Also known as allergic rhinitis, it is a nasal disease with sudden and recurrent nasal itching, frequent sneezing, clear runny nose, and nasal congestion as the main symptoms. Traditional Chinese medicine calls this disease allergic rhinitis. Before the onset of the disease, there are symptoms such as physical discomfort and loss of appetite; later, there are systemic symptoms such as fear of cold, fever, headache, and lack of energy. Prevention and self-care:

Patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis should try to avoid contact with flowers and pollen and reduce outdoor activities when this season comes. Patients with perennial allergic rhinitis should improve their living environment, not keep cats, dogs, flowers, or birds, not use wool carpets and down mattresses, keep indoor and outdoor ventilation, and reduce exposure to dust.

Diet therapy

Red Dates Lung Nourishing Paste: 500 grams of red dates, 250 grams of almonds, 250 milliliters of honey, and 60 milliliters of ginger juice. Boil them together into a paste and take it regularly. Suitable for patients with lung deficiency.

Dry rhinitis

As the name suggests, dry rhinitis is a chronic nasal disease with dryness in the nose as the main clinical manifestation, which is called "dry nose" in traditional Chinese medicine. This disease is more common in people with weak constitutions and those who often inhale unclean gases. Patients feel dryness and discomfort in their nose, or a tingling or foreign body sensation, which often causes sneezing and bleeding. Patients often rub or pick their noses to relieve symptoms. Prevention and self-care:

Patients should improve their living and working environments and avoid long-term inhalation of dry, dusty and irritating gases. Eat a balanced diet, correct malnutrition, and quit bad habits such as smoking and drinking. Regularly apply or drip preparations that nourish and moisturize the nasal cavity, and avoid using preparations that strongly constrict blood vessels. Eat less spicy, fried and other irritating foods.

Diet therapy

Dendrobium porridge: 20 grams of fresh dendrobium, 30 grams of polished rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. First, boil fresh Dendrobium with water, remove the residue and take the juice; use the juice to cook rice into porridge, add rock sugar, and take it in the morning and evening.

Sesame porridge: 50 grams of sesame, 200 grams of japonica rice, 50 grams of honey. First, fry the sesame seeds and grind them into fine powder; simmer over low heat.

For japonica rice, after the rice has "bloomed", add sesame powder and honey and cook until porridge is ready. Eat in the morning and evening.