How can rinsing your nose with saline help solve problems with your nose and sinuses?
How is rinsing your nose with saline good? What are the methods? Dr. Premyot Ngaothephrutaram, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine ยูฟ่าเบท Hospital, will provide answers to this question.
Solve the problem of nose and sinusitis. Many people during this period may have to try washing their noses because PM dust is increasing every day. But fortunately, many people wear masks to protect themselves from COVID, so they don’t inhale a lot of dust. Symptoms caused by dust, such as allergies, don’t occur as much. But if you want to wash dust and dirt out of your nose, simply clean your nasal cavity, try washing your nose with saline water. But how do you wash it properly? Today we have the correct method to share. Let’s see how to do it.
When is it necessary to wash your nose?
- When you have a stuffy nose
- Have a thick runny nose
- You start to have symptoms of sinusitis (such as phlegm in your throat or a bad smell in your nose).
- Breathing in dust, smoke, or pollutants or allergens
- Those who need to use nasal sprays or drops can wash their noses before using these medications.
Benefits of proper nasal irrigation
- Helps flush out mucus and pus caused by inflammation in the nasal cavity and sinuses that cannot be drained on their own.
- Helps reduce the amount of germs and allergens in the nasal cavity, clears the nose, and relieves nasal congestion and runny nose.
- Increase the effectiveness of nasal sprays. In patients who need to use nasal sprays together, washing the nose before spraying allows more medication to come into contact with the nasal mucosa, resulting in better drug action.
- In patients who have undergone surgery or radiation to the nasal or sinus cavities, nasal irrigation can help flush out debris and debris, preventing the formation of scar tissue in the nasal cavities.
Now that we know the benefits of nasal irrigation, let’s take a look at the correct way to wash your nose according to the steps recommended by your doctor.