Due to the different winter infections, your nose tends to flow or plug. This is why you fly often. But do you do it in the right way? Dr. Caroline Pombourcq, a doctor, gives the user manual to be able to breathe freely.
- Nasal congestion and nasal flow occur in the event of higher respiratory viral infections, such as rhinopharyngitis or bronchitis, or allergic reactions.
- To properly evacuate the mucus, it is advisable to blow gently in a handkerchief by giving off a nostril at a time.
- Nose washing is also recommended because it can “help delay the appearance of symptoms.”
Nasal congestion and nasal flow are common problems that often occur together, but which can also occur in isolation. According to the MSD manual, the most frequent causes are higher respiratory viral infections, such as rhinopharyngitis or bronchitis. People also often have their nose flowing in the event of allergic reactions. If you are in these situations, you should not wait until the nose is “Completely full” to fly. “You have to evacuate as much as possible”indicates Dr. Caroline Pombercq, doctor. Indeed, in addition to allowing you to breathe freely, this will withdraw mucus and avoid offering favorable land to pathogens. But for that, you have to know how to fly properly.
How to fly well?
The practitioner advises against flying with her hands, more precisely pressing a nostril to evacuate on the ground. “If you have a sensitive vascular spot, this gesture will fart a vessel and cause bleeding.” To properly rid your nose of the mucus, it recommends:
- Use a handkerchief, clean, soft and single use “Whether you don’t let hang on furniture or in your pocket” ;
- Express air and mucus first with one nostril then the other, not both at the same time, in order to reduce excessive pressure on the nasal tracks;
- Sulf gently through the nose to avoid bleeding or worsening nasal congestion.
Nose washing: how to proceed?
The doctor also advocates wash your nose regularly to evacuate all the mucus. “This can help delay the appearance of symptoms.” To do this, it is necessary to use a saline solution, more precisely physiological serum in a pod or spray to clear each nostril. “We do it all the time in babies or young children. For adults, the process is the same. We wash our hands with water and soap, then put our heads on the side, in a way To what the solution flows into the other nostril. Explain Dr. Caroline Pombourcq.
