How to remove swelling of the nasal mucosa at home

The nose stops breathing, there is a burning sensation. The maxillary sinuses produce clear or greenish mucus. The person is worried about the feeling of dryness, headaches and sore throat. The temperature rises and weakness arises. This is a manifestation of swelling of the nasal mucosa, which can cause allergens, infections and hormonal disorders. Medication and natural remedies can eliminate the symptom and facilitate breathing.

Washing and disinfection

Infectious and bacterial edemas are removed with saline or chamomile. The medicine washes away mucus, cleansing the maxillary sinuses, soothes inflammation and disinfects the airways. Warm solution in turn alternately left and right nostrils. Fluid can be injected with a syringe or a small medical pear.The procedure lasts 5–10 minutes:

1. The patient leans over the sink and turns his head so that one cheek looks at the floor, and the second - at the ceiling.
2. Inserts the tip of the rubber bulb into the upper nostril.
3. Slowly squeezes out the water. It is not necessary to retract the solution so that it does not get into the throat and bronchi.
4. The fluid flows out through the lower nostril.
5. After the procedure, blow your nose to clear the maxillary sinuses from the remaining fluid.

Moisturizing and antimicrobial solution is prepared from salt. Suitable for cooking, iodized and sea flavoring. A glass of warm water is combined with 30 g of dry product and thoroughly stirred.

Herbal decoctions have disinfecting and soothing properties. The remedy for washing is prepared from calendula, chamomile, eucalyptus and sage. Suitable St. John's wort and series. In a water bath, boil 500 ml of water. Put 3 tablespoons of the dried plant into the hot liquid and cover the container. Pan with a decoction removed after 10 minutes. The drug is filtered, because the particles of herbs can get into the maxillary sinuses and injure the mucous membrane.

Furatsilin has antimicrobial properties.A portion of the solution is prepared from 2 crushed tablets and a cup of boiled water. It should be warm. The solution is stirred and filtered through cheesecloth, folded in 4 layers. It is impossible that the particles of medicine scratched the nasal mucosa.
Iodine is used instead of Furacilin. In a cup of warm water dissolve 2 drops of the product, you can add 10 g of sea salt.

When running cold with green pus and fever advised to flush the nose with beet juice. Dilute a glass of vegetable drink with a cup of boiled water. Add 2 spoons of natural honey, chop. Washing is carried out twice a day. After 50–60 minutes after the procedure, gargle with ordinary water.

Saline and herbal decoctions can be used for allergic edema. They wash out particles of dust and chemicals that provoke the swelling of the maxillary sinuses, and moisturize the mucous membrane.

If the cause of the edema is bacterial rhinitis, the nasal passages are washed with antiseptic agents. Suitable Miramistin, a cheap analog solution - Chlorhexidine.

Drugstores

Mucous soothe vasoconstrictor drops:

• Nazivin;
• Vibrocil;
• Tizin;
• Otrivin;
• Xymelin.

Drugs used three times a day, but not more than a week. Vasoconstrictor agents are addictive, and if such drops are used for a long time, hypertrophy of the mucous membrane will have to be treated.

Allergic rhinitis eliminates antihistamines. The nasal passages are washed with saline or chemist's, like Aqualore or Aquamaris. Viral edema removes ointment with camphor or menthol. It is rubbed into the nose and maxillary sinuses. For colds and congestion, Pinosol or Evamenol is recommended.

Edemas caused by microbes and viruses are removed by antibacterial and glucocorticosteroid drops: Sofradex, Polydex, Bioparox, Nasonex.

Food and decoctions from edema

Vasoconstrictor drops combined with diuretics. When edema of the nasal mucosa used natural medicines. Pharmacy work too aggressively and flush out nutrients from the body.

Infusions and decoctions with diuretic properties gently cleanse the body of stagnant fluid, so swelling is reduced, and congestion disappears. Diuretics are taken in the first 3-4 days, until the patient feels better.To abuse such means it is impossible.

The diet is enriched with food with diuretic properties:

• celery;
• tomatoes;
• watermelons;
• cranberries;
• parsley;
• cucumbers;
• pears;
• melons.

During the day you need to eat from 0.5 to 1 kg of cucumbers or cranberries. Add greens to soups and cook vegetable salads.

Instead of diuretic tablets and drops, herbal decoctions are taken:

1. Mix birch buds with dried knotweed in equal proportions. Pour 15 g of herbs into the pan, add 250 ml of distilled water. Boil the medicine on medium heat, remove after 25 minutes. Drink 100 ml of diuretic in the morning and before bedtime.
2. Pour a teaspoon of chopped burdock root with 500 ml of boiling water. Insist 10-12 hours. Drink diuretic medicine for the day, dividing the drink into 5-6 servings.
3. Mix a tablespoon of dill seeds with a glass of water. Boil the preparation for 10 minutes. Drink a warm broth with congestion and edema of the mucous.
4. Pour 30 g of parsley seeds into a jar with a tight lid. Pour the plant 300 ml of cold water. Close and insist 8 hours. Drink 150 ml of diuretic medication every 2 hours.
5. For mucosal edema, a glass of freshly squeezed juice from irgi, black chokeberry or blackberry is taken three times a day.They not only facilitate breathing, but also supply the body with vitamins that strengthen the immune system.
6. Alleviate the symptoms of infectious and bacterial rhinitis are capable of fresh juices from pumpkin, viburnum and carrots. Drink 100 ml of drink in the morning before breakfast and in the evening after dinner.
7. Pumpkin medication will help strengthen the immune system and relieve swelling. Grind 1 kg of raw orange pulp, add mashed potatoes of 3 large apples and add 300 g of raisins to the medicine. Eat 60–70 g diuretic three times a day.

Inhalation and warming

Swelling of the mucous membrane appears due to a banal hypothermia. Congestion will pass or diminish if the patient has his feet sunk, and then he puts on wool socks. Pregnant women with edema of the nasal mucosa are recommended hot baths for hands. Water treatments are prohibited at high temperatures.

Inflamed soothe hot compresses of salt, sand and croup. The component is heated in a dry pan, poured into a bag of cloth and applied to the maxillary sinuses and nose. To keep the compress too hot, do not burn the skin, it is wrapped in a towel or a clean rag.Instead of salt and cereals use boiled eggs.

Steam inhalations clean the nasal passages from pus, moisturize the mucous membrane and remove edema. It is useful to breathe over boiled potatoes. Several medium tubers are washed and boiled, not peeling. Water is drained, and hot potatoes mash with a fork. Bend over mashed potatoes and cover the head with a rug. Sit for 10 minutes, trying to breathe only your nose.

Relief in swelling of the mucous bring inhalation with essential oils:

• fir;
• tea tree;
• eucalyptus;
• camphor;
• pine;
• rosemary;
• oil of thuja or geranium.

1.5–2 l of water is heated on the stove. The boiling liquid is removed and 3-4 drops of essential oil are immediately added. Inhale the vapors with a large towel for 10–15 minutes. Before the procedure, you need to check how the body reacts to the essential oil. It is mixed with sunflower or olive and applied to the wrist or the elbow. If the site does not turn red, there is no rash and itching, the body normally takes a natural remedy.

Inhalation solutions are made from herbs:

• calendula or chamomile flowers;
• eucalyptus, peppermint and kalanchoe leaves;
• raspberry twigs with coltsfoot and hunters;
• sage, thyme and lavender.

The mixture soothes, removes inflammation and makes breathing easier. Disinfect the nasal mucosa and relieve swelling. The solution for inhalation is prepared from a tablespoon of any herbal collection and 500 ml of water. Plants pour hot liquid, insist 40 minutes, and then bring to a boil in a water bath.

The patient leans over the solution and covered with a towel. Every 3-4 minutes you need to take a small break so as not to feel dizzy. If classical inhalations are contraindicated, it is recommended to make a cap from a blank sheet of paper. Cover the container with the hot solution and inhale the vapor through a small hole.

For edema of the nasal mucosa, other solutions for inhalation help:

1. Alkaline consists of a glass of boiling water and 20 g of baking soda.
2. Disinfecting solution is prepared from potassium permanganate: 3 crystals per 300 ml of hot water.
3. Antimicrobial agent is prepared from furatsilina: crush 2 tablets, dissolve in a glass of boiling water.
4. The composition of anti-inflammatory options include pharmaceutical tincture of propolis or calendula. 10 drops per cup of hot liquid.

Natural remedies for mucosal edema

Vasoconstrictor drops are replaced with products made from herbs and vegetables:

1. Dilute fresh beet juice with a weak brine. Bury the nose three times a day, 4 drops in each nostril.
2. Grind the 2 bottom leaves of aloe. Squeeze the juice and mix in equal proportions with lime honey. Inject 3 drops 4-5 times a day into each nostril.
3. Mince 2 large onions. Separate the juice from the meal, combine with olive or sunflower oil in a ratio of 1 to 1. Moisten gauze turunds in the medication, inject into both nostrils three times a day. Leave for 15–20 minutes.
4. Finely chop a large onion, pour a glass of hot water. After 40 minutes, strain and add a teaspoon of natural honey to the liquid. Split, pour into a jar with a tight lid. Instill nose 5 times a day. In each nostril, 4 drops of onion medicine.
5. Squeeze a teaspoon of juice from ground horseradish root. Combine with 100 g of honey, stir until smooth. Lubricate the resulting paste nasal mucosa twice a day. Apply no longer than a week.
6. Nasal passages are treated with olive or linseed oil, which is mixed with a drop of mint or eucalyptus.You can add a little honey to the medicine. It has antimicrobial properties and helps with infectious and bacterial edema.

In case of congestion, it is recommended to massage the maxillary sinuses and nose bridge with circular movements. You can rub into the skin "Star" or clove oil, diluted with sunflower, corn or apricot.

When edema mucous can not smoke and drink alcohol. Nicotine and alcohol dry up the nose, provoke burning, itching and congestion.

Patients with chronic edema, who can not be cured by any medical or popular methods, are recommended to consult with an otolaryngologist. A symptom may indicate adenoids, polyps, hormonal disruptions and even malignant tumors. The sooner a person see a doctor and undergo an examination, the higher the chances of a quick recovery and full recovery.

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