2024/11/10 12:00 Weather News
When Weather News surveyed how their noses have been feeling lately, 28.7% said they had “blown their nose,” 18.9% said they had “sniffed,” and 15.9% “Both.”
Only about 40% of people answered that they had no problem, and more than 60% of them seemed to feel some sort of discomfort.
In America and Europe, even if you make a loud noise to blow your nose, the sound of slurping is considered unpleasant and is frowned upon. Not only is it a matter of procedure, but picking your nose can have a negative effect on your body.
We will hear from Dr. Kayoko Kawashima, Director and Chief Director of Otorhinolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery at Osaka Habiki Medical Center, about the diseases that can cause sniffles and the right way to blow your nose.
Why is sniffling bad?
“Nose sniffing is the act of inhaling mucus when your nose is about to bleed or your nose is full, trying to relieve the discomfort.
One reason sniffling is bad is because it puts pressure on your ears when you breathe in. The nose and ears are connected by a tube called the Eustachian tube. When you sniffle, pressure is placed on your eardrum, causing a cavity inside.
Repeating this could damage the middle ear. This can lead to otitis media with effusion, where exudate oozes from the mucous membrane of the tympanic cavity, adhesive otitis media, where the eardrum remains depressed, and cholesteatomatous otitis media, where part of the eardrum penetrates and enters the middle ear, forming a lump.
Many patients develop otitis media with effusion after suffering from a nasal infection such as allergic rhinitis, and we instruct them to stop sniffling.
Another problem is when you breathe in mucus, it flows into your Eustachian tubes. A runny nose is something that removes bacteria and viruses from the mucous membrane of your nose. The mucus that should come out of your body usually ends up deep inside your body. If nasal mucus enters the middle ear through the Eustachian tube, it can cause acute otitis media, which causes ear pain and ear discharge.
It can also end up in your throat instead of your Eustachian tubes. Bacteria and viruses attached to nasal mucus can flow into the throat, causing inflammation in the throat.”(Dr. Kawashima)
To avoid sniffling
It is important to treat the illness that causes sniffling, such as a cold or rhinitis, as soon as possible. please see an otorhinolaryngologist.
However, nasal mucus contains bacteria, viruses and allergens, so it’s not a good idea to let it build up in your nose. While your nose is running, blow your nose often to remove it.” (Dr. Kawashima)
It is also important to blow your nose properly.
“Some people blow both nostrils at the same time, but this puts a lot of pressure on the eardrum. When blowing your nose, do not try to blow your nose all at once. The key is to do it slowly and one at a time.
Place mats over your nose, hold one wing of your nose, and slowly blow the other nose. Remove the mucus from the other side in the same way, and repeat this several times, alternating between the left and right sides, to make sure there is no mucus left.”(Dr. Kawashima)
From November to the end of the year, people tend to be busy and feel sick. Be careful not to cause more problems due to a runny nose.
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2024-11-10 03:00:00
