Treatment of dryness in the nose. Treatment of dry nasal mucosa

Treatment of dryness in the nose should be started only after the true cause of this deviation is determined.

Symptoms and consequences

As a rule, with such a pathological condition a person can feel discomfort in the nasal cavity, as well as observe one-sided obstruction and problems with air filtration. In addition, dryness of the nasal mucosa is often accompanied by burning, pain and periodic bleeding. If you are in such an unpleasant state, it is recommended to look for its cause in the very mechanism of respiratory failure, which most often occurs against the background of neurovegetative-muscular changes in the vessels. Indeed, even a mild irritation of the nerve endings can provoke their expansion and further filling with blood, which as a result leads to congestion and edema of this organ. In addition, this process quite often captures the upper respiratory tract. It is also worth noting that the constant stuffiness and dryness in the nose, the treatment of which should be carried out immediately, can disrupt the metabolism and normal supply of the brain with oxygen. Such consequences are fraught with malfunctions in the cardiovascular system, and, consequently, in other organs.

Causes of dryness of the nasal cavity

There are quite a few reasons why this deviation disturbs a person. Consider the most common of them in more detail.

• The dryness of the nasal mucosa (treatment of this pathology will be presented below) often appears as a result of the side effects of certain medications. These include drops from the common cold, as well as antihistamines, which are used for the therapy of vasomotor rhinitis, hypotensive drugs and vasodilating solutions.
• Also, the reason for this deviation may be a dry climate. As a rule, with such an unpleasant phenomenon, those who live in the middle strips are encountered in winter, when dry air in heated houses adversely affects the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity, drying it. Similar situations occur in cases of dusty atmospheres in industries where the source of irritation is any chemical substances, cement, etc.
• Infectious diseases can also cause a person to have a crust in the nose. Dryness in this organ is a symptom of the following 2 diseases: keratoconjunctivitis and Sjögren's syndrome.

Among other things, such a deviation may result from:

• Any injuries;
• Allergic reactions;
• Excessive fondness for the cleanliness of the nasal cavity (endless blowing and washing);
• Stress;
• Decrease in the function of mucus formation, which is most often observed in elderly people.

Treatment of dryness in the nose using traditional medicine

After occurrence of such trouble it is recommended to address at once to the expert, namely to ENT-doctor. After all, only the doctor will be able to prescribe you a treatment that will contribute to the mild elimination of crusts and the development of the proper amount of mucus, which subsequently eliminates this problem.

Pharmacy products

Treatment of dryness in the nose should begin with natural remedies such as ointments and oils that can quickly soften all available crusts, thereby greatly facilitating their further departure. However, it should be noted that the pharmacy products presented should in no case contain corticosteroids, as well as other irritating and drying components. Ideal option for solving this problem is to lubricate the nasal cavity with sea buckthorn, apricot or even ordinary sunflower oil. For such treatment it is enough simply to drip into the nasal sinuses several drops of any chosen remedy. Also, doctors recommend using cotton or gauze swabs, pre-moistened in oil. Carry out such procedures preferably at least half an hour twice a day. By the way, salt solutions "Ocean" or "Air" can serve as good pharmacies for dryness in the nose.

Other therapies

If pharmacy means did not solve this problem, many experts recommend that dry nose treatment be carried out in special medical institutions where the service of fine-dispersion irrigation of the nasal cavity with mineral particles is provided. Such photodynamic therapy is aimed at quickly and painlessly restore the functionality of the mucous respiratory organ, as well as strengthen the lymph flow, which is responsible for the immune system. It is worth mentioning that the presented method allows eliminating all unpleasant sensations associated with dryness in the nose, in the shortest possible time. In most cases, the improvement of the patient's condition is observed after the first sessions.

Traditional medicine against dryness in the nose

Quite often people try to get rid of such trouble by themselves using non-traditional methods. Below we will present the most popular and effective recipes that will help you to soften the formed crusts in the nasal cavity and restore normal mucus formation.

1. It is necessary to take dry sea kale (you can buy it in a pharmacy), grind it in a coffee grinder or with a stupa, and then inhale the resulting powder. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the folk remedy does not go too far and "not there".
2. It is necessary to grind the onion head to the state of gruel, and then add to it 55 ml of cooled boiling water and ½ dessert spoon of honey. The resulting mixture is recommended to be used as therapeutic drops for the nose.
3. To treat such a deviation, it is necessary to dip the menthol oil into the nose, and then apply warm potatoes boiled in a uniform to it. Keep the vegetables until completely cooled.
4. Also, folk medicine recommends that people with the problem presented do 10-minute inhalations, using flowers of camomile and marigold for this.
5. A good healing effect for the treatment of dryness in the nose is the juice of aloe. They need to lubricate the nasal passages abundantly at night.