How to remove swelling of the nasal mucosa at home
The nose stops breathing, there is a burning sensation. The maxillary sinuses secrete clear or greenish mucus. A person is worried about the feeling of dryness, headaches and sore throat. The temperature rises and weakness occurs. This is how swelling of the nasal mucosa manifests itself, which can be provoked by allergens, infections and hormonal disorders. Medications and natural remedies can eliminate the symptom and make breathing easier.
Washing and disinfection
Infectious and bacterial edema is removed with saline or chamomile. The medicine flushes out mucus, clearing the sinuses, soothes inflammation and disinfects the airways. A warm solution is drawn in alternately from the left, then from the right nostril. The liquid can be injected with a syringe or a small medical bulb. The procedure lasts 5-10 minutes:
- The patient leans over the sink and turns his head so that one cheek is facing the floor and the other is facing the ceiling.
- The tip of a rubber pear is inserted into the upper nostril.
- Slowly squeezes out water. It is not necessary to draw in the solution so that it does not get into the throat and bronchi.
- Fluid is poured out through the lower nostril.
- After the procedure, blow your nose to clear the maxillary sinuses from residual fluid.
A moisturizing and antimicrobial solution is prepared from salt. Cooking, iodized and sea without flavors are suitable. A glass of warm water is combined with 30 g of dry product and mixed thoroughly.
Herbal decoctions have disinfecting and soothing properties. The medicine for washing is prepared from calendula, chamomile, eucalyptus and sage. St. John's wort and a succession will do. Bring 500 ml of water to a boil in a water bath. 3 tablespoons of the dried plant are placed in the hot liquid and the container is covered. The pot with the broth is removed after 10 minutes. The medicine is filtered, because particles of herbs can get into the maxillary sinuses and injure the mucous membrane.
Furacilin has antimicrobial properties. A portion of the solution is prepared from 2 crushed tablets and a cup of boiled water. She must be warm. The solution is stirred and filtered through gauze folded in 4 layers. It is impossible for the particles of the drug to scratch the nasal mucosa.
Instead of Furacilin, iodine is used. In a cup of warm water, dissolve 2 drops of the product, you can add 10 g of sea salt.
With a runny nose with green pus and fever, it is advised to rinse the nose with beetroot juice. Dilute a glass of vegetable drink with a cup of boiled water. Add 2 tablespoons of natural honey, chop. Washing is carried out twice a day. After 50-60 minutes after the procedure, gargle with plain water.
Salt solution and herbal decoctions can be used for allergic edema. They wash away dust particles and chemicals that provoked the swelling of the maxillary sinuses, and moisturize the mucous membrane.
If bacterial rhinitis has become the cause of the edema, the nasal passages are washed with antiseptic agents. Miramistin is suitable, a cheap analogue of the solution - Chlorhexidine.
Pharmacy funds
The mucosa is soothed by vasoconstrictor drops:
- Nazivin;
- Vibrocil;
- Tizin;
- Otrivin;
- Xymelin.
The drugs are used three times a day, but not more than a week. Vasoconstrictors are addictive, and if you use such drops for a long time, you will have to treat mucosal hypertrophy.
Allergic rhinitis is treated with antihistamines. The nasal passages are washed with saline or pharmaceutical products, such as Aqualor or Aquamaris. Viral edema removes ointment with camphor or menthol. It is rubbed into the bridge of the nose and maxillary sinuses. For colds and congestion, Pinosol or Evamenol is recommended.
Edema caused by microbes and viruses is removed with antibacterial and glucocorticosteroid drops: Sofradex, Polydex, Bioparox, Nasonex.
Food and decoctions for edema
Vasoconstrictor drops are combined with diuretics. With swelling of the nasal mucosa, natural medicines are used. Pharmacies work too aggressively and wash out useful substances from the body.
Infusions and decoctions with diuretic properties gently cleanse the body of stagnant fluid, so swelling decreases and congestion disappears. Diuretics are taken in the first 3-4 days, until the patient feels better. It is impossible to abuse such means.
The diet is enriched with foods with diuretic properties:
- celery
- tomatoes;
- watermelons;
- cranberries;
- parsley;
- cucumbers;
- pears;
- melons.
For a day you need to eat from 0.5 to 1 kg of cucumbers or cranberries. Add greens to soups and prepare vegetable salads.
Instead of diuretic tablets and drops, herbal decoctions are taken:
- Mix birch buds with dried knotweed in equal proportions. Pour 15 g of herbs into a saucepan, add 250 ml of distilled water. Boil the medicine over medium heat, remove after 25 minutes. Drink 100 ml of a diuretic in the morning and at bedtime.
- Pour a teaspoon of crushed burdock root into 500 ml of boiling water. Insist 10-12 hours. Drink a diuretic medicine per day, dividing the drink into 5-6 servings.
- Mix a tablespoon of dill seeds with a glass of water. Boil the workpiece for 10 minutes. Drink a warm decoction with congestion and swelling of the mucosa.
- Pour 30 g of parsley seeds into a jar with a tight lid. Pour the plant with 300 ml of cold water. Close and insist 8 hours. Drink 150 ml of diuretic every 2 hours.
- With swelling of the mucous three times a day, take a glass of freshly squeezed juice from shadberry, chokeberry or blackberry. They not only make breathing easier, but also supply the body with vitamins that strengthen the immune system.
- Freshly squeezed juices from pumpkin, viburnum and carrots can alleviate the symptoms of infectious and bacterial rhinitis. Drink 100 ml of drink in the morning before breakfast and in the evening after dinner.
- Pumpkin medicine will help strengthen immunity and relieve swelling. Grind 1 kg of raw orange pulp, add mashed potatoes from 3 large apples and fill the medicine with 300 g of raisins. Eat 60-70 g of a diuretic three times a day.
Inhalation and heating
Swelling of the mucosa appears due to banal hypothermia. The congestion will go away or lessen if the patient soaks his feet and then puts on woolen socks. Pregnant women with swelling of the nasal mucosa are recommended hot hand baths. Water procedures are prohibited at high temperatures.
Inflammation is soothed by hot compresses of salt, sand and cereals. The component is heated in a dry frying pan, poured into a cloth bag and applied to the maxillary sinuses and bridge of the nose. So that too hot compress does not burn the skin, it is wrapped in a towel or a clean rag. Boiled eggs are used instead of salt and cereals.
Steam inhalations cleanse the nasal passages of pus, moisturize the mucous membrane and remove swelling. It is useful to breathe over boiled potatoes. A few medium tubers are washed and boiled without peeling. The water is drained, and the hot potatoes are kneaded with a fork. They bend over the puree and cover their heads with a blanket. Sit for 10 minutes, trying to breathe only through your nose.
Relief from swelling of the mucosa is brought by inhalations with essential oils:
- fir;
- tea tree;
- eucalyptus;
- camphor;
- pine;
- rosemary;
- thuja or geranium oil.
1.5-2 liters of water are heated on the stove. Remove the boiling liquid and immediately add 3-4 drops of essential oil. Inhale the vapors covered 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 oil and applied to the wrist or crook of the elbow. If the area does not turn red, there is no rash and itching, the body normally perceives the natural medicine.
Solutions for inhalation are prepared from herbs:
- calendula or chamomile flowers;
- eucalyptus leaves, peppermint and kalanchoe;
- sprigs of raspberries with coltsfoot and St. John's wort;
- sage, thyme and lavender.
Mixtures soothe, remove inflammation and make breathing easier. Disinfect the nasal mucosa and relieve swelling. A solution for inhalation is prepared from a tablespoon of any herbal collection and 500 ml of water. Plants are poured with hot liquid, infused for 40 minutes, and then brought to a boil in a water bath.
The patient bends over the solution and covers himself with a towel. Every 3-4 minutes you need to take a short break so that you don’t 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 vapors through the small opening.
With swelling of the nasal mucosa, other solutions for inhalation also help:
- Alkaline consists of a glass of boiling water and 20 g of baking soda.
- A disinfectant solution is prepared from potassium permanganate: 3 crystals per 300 ml of hot water.
- An antimicrobial agent is prepared from furacilin: crush 2 tablets, dissolve in a glass of boiling water.
- The anti-inflammatory options include pharmacy tincture of propolis or calendula. 10 drops per cup of hot liquid.
Natural remedies for swelling of the mucous membrane
Vasoconstrictor drops are replaced with products prepared from herbs and vegetables:
- Dilute freshly squeezed beetroot juice with a weak saline solution. Bury nose three times a day, 4 drops in each nostril.
- Grind 2 lower leaves of aloe. Squeeze out the juice and mix in equal proportions with linden honey. Enter into each nostril 3 drops 4-5 times a day.
- Pass 2 large onions through a meat grinder. Separate the juice from the cake, combine with olive or sunflower oil in a ratio of 1 to 1. Moisten gauze turundas in the medicine, inject into both nostrils three times a day. Leave for 15-20 minutes.
- 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. Chop, pour into a jar with a tight lid. Bury nose 5 times a day. 4 drops of onion medicine in each nostril.
- Squeeze a teaspoon of juice from the ground horseradish root. Combine with 100 g of honey, stir until smooth. Lubricate the nasal mucosa with the resulting paste twice a day. Apply no longer than a week.
- The 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.
With swelling of the mucosa, you can not smoke and drink alcohol. Nicotine and alcohol dry out the nose, causing burning, itching and congestion.
Patients with chronic edema that cannot be cured by either medication or alternative methods are advised to consult an otolaryngologist. A symptom can indicate adenoids, polyps, hormonal disruptions, and even malignant tumors. The sooner a person sees a doctor and undergoes an examination, the higher the chances of a quick recovery and full recovery.