What to do if your nose is dry and itchy

Many people have dry and painful noses, and cannot find some reasonable solutions. In fact, dry and painful noses can be quickly relieved by drinking more water, maintaining a light diet, and paying attention to bowel movements. These must be combined with certain medication treatments, and local treatments must also be done to prevent the pain from worsening.

Treatment and care for dry and painful nose: focus on supportive and symptomatic treatment, while paying attention to preventing complications.

1. Systemic treatment

Drink plenty of water, eat a light diet, and have a smooth bowel movement. Those with severe symptoms should rest in bed.

1. Early use of sweating therapy can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of the disease. For example, ① boil ginger, brown sugar and scallion in water and drink it hot. ② Antipyretic and analgesic drugs: 1 tablet of compound aspirin, 3 times/day, or 0.3-0.5g of aspirin, 3 times/day, or 1 tablet of Contac, 2 times/day.

2. Chinese patent medicine: 1-2 capsules of quick-acting cold capsules, 3 times/day or 1-2 capsules of cold medicine, 3 times/day. You can also use Yinqiao tablets.

3. When there is concurrent bacterial infection or suspected complications, systemic antibacterial drugs should be used for treatment.

4. You can use external acupoint patches such as Chinese medicine Li's Medicinal Patch.

2. Local treatment

1. Vasoconstrictor nasal drops can reduce mucosal swelling, relieve nasal congestion, and improve drainage, such as 1% for children, 0.5%, and ephedrine saline. Nasal drop method: ① Supine method: Lie on your back with a pillow under your shoulders; or lie on your back with your head tilted back and hanging over the edge of the bed, with the front nostrils facing upwards. ② Sitting method: Sit with your back against the chair and your head tilted back as far as possible. ③ Side-lying method: Lie on the affected side with your head down. This method is suitable for patients with unilateral sinusitis or hypertension. After the body position is determined, drip the medicine into the nasal cavity through the anterior nostril, 3-5 drops on each side.

2. Acupuncture at Yingxiang and Bitong points, or massage of the aforementioned acupoints, can relieve nasal congestion. In addition, the correct method of blowing the nose should be promoted: press one nostril tightly and gently blow out the mucus from the opposite nasal cavity; or inhale the mucus into the pharynx and then spit it out.

3. Nasal washing method: Add 4.5 grams of iodine-free salt to 500 ml of warm water, pour it into a nasal washing pot to rinse the nasal cavity.