The connection between rhinitis and lungs

I always sneeze in the morning, maybe a few to dozens of times. At the same time, the nose, eyes and throat will itch. No matter if you pick your nose or rub your nose with your hands, or even rub your nose until it turns red, it will not relieve the itching. The mucus will increase and become watery, or the nose may be blocked and the sense of smell may be reduced. Then you may be suffering from allergic rhinitis. So how should we deal with it?

Nowadays, rhinitis has become a major disease threatening people's health, and its incidence rate has been on the rise in recent years. Many people may suffer from different types of rhinitis. So, what are the causes of rhinitis? Why is rhinitis so difficult to cure? We will answer your questions today!

1. Causes of rhinitis

1. The human body has poor immunity, internal injuries and external infections, and the invasion of external wind, cold, heat, humidity, dryness and fire will cause runny nose and nasal congestion due to its own dysfunction.

2. Colds cause fever in the lungs. The lungs open up to the nose, so the nose is the first thing affected, causing nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, headache, dizziness, etc.

3. Kidney Yin deficiency, the liver wood cannot be nourished by kidney water, resulting in liver fire and dysfunction. The qi cannot enter the kidney but instead goes upward. When the qi rises, the phlegm rises, and the phlegm and fluid cannot go down and rise with the qi to the nose, so constant runny nose is formed.

The fundamental cause of rhinitis is the problem of the body's own resistance, and what triggers rhinitis is external invasion: allergens, cold air or the influence of other organ diseases. Therefore, the prevention and treatment of rhinitis should also start from these two aspects, exercise more and develop good hygiene habits.

2. Why does your rhinitis always follow you?

Rhinitis is a common nasal disease, which can be divided into acute and chronic types. Genetic factors, susceptibility of nasal mucosa, and antigenic substances are considered to be the main causes of rhinitis.

Countless friends around me who have rhinitis told me that they get their rhinitis by picking it out because they just can’t control their hands!

In modern society, more and more people suffer from rhinitis, but many people don’t care about it. In fact, rhinitis has many invisible hazards, and it is not as simple as nasal congestion, runny nose and sneezing.

Have rhinitis

1. Children who go to school say: When rhinitis strikes, they sneeze, have a runny nose, their brain is deprived of oxygen, their reactions become slow, and all their attention is on their noses. They cannot listen in class and cannot remember after class. How can they get good grades?

2. An employee at work said: I was talking to a client and suddenly my rhinitis flared up. I had a runny nose and sneezed. My image was ruined and my orders were gone! I kept making mistakes at work and my performance and promotion were completely lost!

3. Elderly people say: their noses are blocked and they can’t breathe or smell anything. They feel dizzy and their eyes swell and tear up. They breathe through their mouths when they sleep at night, half asleep and half awake. They are really worried that they won’t be able to breathe!

If you don't pay attention to rhinitis, there will be endless troubles!

In recent years, the environmental air has deteriorated, and the number of patients with rhinitis has increased: sneezing, runny nose, dizziness and headache, swollen and tearful eyes, and inattention are fatal blows to both school children and working people. If not taken seriously, serious consequences such as memory loss, loss of smell, and difficulty breathing will begin to appear, and even cause sinusitis, nasal congestion, and a series of other diseases. In addition, the five sense organs are connected. If rhinitis is allowed to develop, health problems such as otitis media, optic neuritis, meningitis, pharyngitis, etc. will follow, and severe cases may even lead to nasopharyngeal cancer!

3. Definition of rhinitis and lung qi deficiency

Rhinitis is an inflammatory disease of the nasal cavity. It is an inflammation of the nasal mucosa caused by viruses, bacteria, allergens, various physical and chemical factors, and certain systemic diseases. The main pathological changes of rhinitis are congestion, swelling, exudation, hyperplasia, atrophy or necrosis of the nasal mucosa.

Lung qi deficiency. Also known as insufficient lung qi. That is, the physiological function of the lungs is weakened. It is mostly caused by discomfort caused by cold or heat, long-term cough damaging the qi, endless sadness, and improper work and rest. Symptoms include weak cough and wheezing, shortness of breath, which worsens with movement, clear and thin sputum, low and timid voice, fatigue, pale face, fear of wind and spontaneous sweating, pale tongue with white coating, and weak pulse. Treatment should be aimed at nourishing lung qi. "Lingshu Benshen" states: "If the lung qi is weak, the nose will be blocked and the breath will be short. If it is full, the patient will be short of breath and have a full chest and look up."

Can lung qi deficiency cause rhinitis?

People with lung qi deficiency may be tired, lazy to speak, short of breath, low voice, pale complexion, weak pulse, and spontaneous sweating. Traditional medicine treats it by warming and nourishing the lung qi, dispelling wind and cold, nourishing the kidney and strengthening the spleen, raising the clearness and removing dampness, so as to enhance resistance, block allergens and strengthen the root cause and restore the symptoms.

Lung qi deficiency can cause symptoms such as nasal itching, nasal congestion, sneezing, clear runny nose, and chills, so rhinitis may be caused by lung qi deficiency.

How to treat rhinitis caused by lung qi deficiency

It is recommended to use warming lung soup: roasted ginger, cinnamon, white atractylodes, pinellia, astragalus, ginseng, poria, licorice, tangerine peel, and platycodon.

The above is some information about rhinitis and lung qi deficiency. From the article we can also understand that lung qi deficiency may cause rhinitis, so friends with rhinitis problems can first treat lung qi deficiency and then treat rhinitis.