Can the nose be disinfected with alcohol?

When people feel that their nose is not so clear and hygienic, or even feel that their nose is a little difficult to breathe, or is blocked, they will use some methods to clear it. Many people will use alcohol to disinfect, but this is not suitable for nasal diseases. Instead, it will cause nose bleeding problems. Therefore, if disinfection and cleaning are needed in time, tools must be used to complete it.

Nasal hygiene: The nose can process inhaled air and protect the lower respiratory tract, so you should develop the habit of breathing through your nose.

The nose is one of the gateways of infection. There are various microorganisms in the nasal cavity. When the skin and mucous membrane of the nose are damaged, infection is easy to occur. Picking the nose is one of the important reasons for damage to the skin and mucous membrane of the nose, so the habit of picking the nose should be abandoned. The venous blood of the nose converges into the cavernous sinus in the skull. When the nasal infection spreads, cavernous sinus thrombosis and sepsis may occur. Therefore, if a nasal furuncle occurs, it should be treated with antibacterial drugs in time, and it is absolutely forbidden to squeeze it with hands.

Nasal infection can cause Eustachian tube inflammation, and the infection can spread to the middle ear through the Eustachian tube, causing otitis media. Nasal infection, especially cold, is the most common cause of acute otitis media. Mucosal astringent nasal drops should be used to allow nasal secretions to flow out smoothly and reduce edema of the Eustachian tube mucosa. This is one of the important measures to prevent otitis media complicated by colds. Increased nasal pressure can promote the spread of nasal infection through the Eustachian tube to the middle ear.

This situation is easy to happen when blowing your nose, so when nasal secretions need to be blown out, you should be careful to prevent the infection from spreading to the middle ear. The correct way to blow your nose is to press one nostril with your fingers and blow out the secretions when the opposite nasal cavity is unobstructed. Do this on both sides separately to prevent excessive pressure in the nasal cavity.

Since nasal diseases may be accompanied by stenosis of the sinus openings and Eustachian tube openings, which cannot adapt to rapid changes in air pressure, patients with these conditions should not live or work in environments with rapid changes in air pressure, such as aviation, diving, etc.

Nasal tumors The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are the most common sites for tumors. Common benign tumors include papilloma, osteoma, fibroma, hemangioma, etc. Diagnosis relies on pathological examination and X-ray film, and the treatment method is surgical resection.