Advantages and disadvantages of saline nose washing

First, the benefits of salt water nose washing

1, salt water has bactericidal effect. Washing the nose with salt water properly can remove bacteria and harmful substances in the nasal cavity, which is good for reducing allergies and respiratory diseases.

2, eliminate the adverse effects such as dizziness and emotional tension caused by nasal congestion, which is conducive to improving sleep, relaxing people, relieving emotions and maintaining brain vitality.

3. Keep the nasal cavity in the best condition and prevent various common nasal diseases such as rhinitis.

4. Avoid the harm of long-term use of rhinitis drugs to the body and save treatment costs.

Second, the disadvantages of saline nose washing

1, normal saline nasal washing has no side effects, but it can only temporarily relieve symptoms, and the curative effect is slow. It is suggested to go to the otolaryngology department of a regular hospital for a nasal endoscopic examination to find out what rhinitis is and treat it symptomatically.

2. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the air in the living environment and avoid contact with dust and chemical gases, especially harmful gases.

3. Reduce the irritation of cold air to nasal mucosa, and pay attention to wearing a mask when appropriate. Try to dry your hair before going to bed after taking a shower to avoid catching a cold.

4, pay attention to keep warm, climate change is easy to catch a cold and cause rhinitis. Pay attention to the weather forecast during the season change and add clothes in time.

Extended data

Saline nasal washing can remove a large number of allergens, bacteria, viruses and purulent nasal mucus accumulated in nasal cavity, even in paranasal sinuses, provide a clean and refreshing environment for nasal cavity, restore the function of nasal cilia and accelerate the recovery of health.

You must choose high-grade non-iodized salt or normal saline for nose washing. The common salt is iodized salt, which is not suitable for nasal cavity. Iodine can be eaten in small amounts, but it cannot be used in the nasal cavity. Iodine absorption is limited after oral administration, but absorbed in nasal cavity. In medicine, the effect of nasal administration is equivalent to intramuscular injection, because the capillaries in nasal cavity are very rich and easy to cause harm to human body.

As for the expensive natural sea salt or hot spring salt, medical research reports point out that nasal irrigation will not be better than normal saline, and the feeling of using it will not be more comfortable than normal saline.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-saline nose washing