What are the side effects of washing your nose

Chinese Taoism and Indian yoga both have a health-preserving method of washing the nose, which is to scoop water into the nose and then spit the water out of the mouth to clean the nasal cavity. It can play a good role in removing dirt from the nose. Of course, washing the nose has its pros and cons and has certain indications. If you have rhinitis, it is best not to do such cleaning, or you should do it under the guidance of a doctor.

Is it harmful to wash your nose?

In fact, nasal washing is a healthier way to clean the nasal cavity. Generally speaking, it has more advantages than disadvantages. However, nasal washing with saline solution from a nasal washer is more suitable for people with rhinitis. Most people only need to clean their nasal cavity on a daily basis. There is no need to use saline or a nasal washer to rinse the nasal cavity frequently. Patients with rhinitis should wash their noses under the guidance of a doctor, otherwise there will be certain side effects.

Side effects of regular nasal washing for normal people

The human nasal mucosa is fragile. The normal nasal cavity has its own immune defense capabilities and self-cleaning functions. It can cope with various environments and maintain smooth breathing and keep the respiratory tract clean. If you use a nasal rinser to wash your nose frequently, it will damage the nasal mucosa and the physiological environment in the nasal cavity, which may be harmful to nasal health.

The harm of nasal washing for patients with rhinitis

Regular nasal washing for patients with rhinitis can effectively reduce nasal inflammation or allergic discomfort. However, if patients with rhinitis frequently use tap water to wash their noses, tap water may damage the human nasal cell tissue and be more detrimental to the health of the nasal cavity. Patients with rhinitis should only wash their noses under the guidance of a doctor, and can only use ordinary saline to wash their noses.

How to wash your nose

1. Local hot compress: Cover the entire nose and mouth with a hot and damp towel and continue to use it for ten to fifteen minutes. The hot and damp air can gradually reduce the swelling of the swollen nasal mucosa.

2. Absorb hot steam: You can breathe the steam from boiling water (of course be careful not to get burned) or the hot steam in the bathroom.

3. Drink more water: especially hot water, hot tea, hot soup or your grandmother’s secret recipe? Hot chicken soup.

4. Spray high-concentration saline solution locally in the nose: It is generally recommended to use saline solution with a concentration three times that of normal saline solution (add 27 grams of salt to 1000c.c. of warm water). On the one hand, high-concentration saline solution has a dehydrating effect, which helps to reduce the swelling of the swollen nose. On the other hand, high-concentration saline solution also has an antibacterial effect, which is very helpful for treating bacterial infections of purulent nasal discharge. At the same time, it has also been medically proven that high-concentration saline solution can promote the use of mucociliary cells on the nasal mucosa, accelerating the discharge of purulent nasal discharge.

5. Actively use pulsating nasal warm saline therapy: When suffering from a cold and nasal discharge, patients are encouraged to use pulsating nasal warm saline therapy two to four times a day.

The saline rinse gently massages the nasal cavity and sinuses. In addition to quickly and effectively flushing out purulent nasal mucus, reducing nasal swelling, and alleviating symptoms of nasal congestion, it can also actively promote the movement of mucociliary cells on the nasal mucosa and restore the self-protection function of the nasal cavity.