Clean the nose

Cleaning the nose regularly has health and hygiene benefits.

This will help you to:

1. Keep your airways clear: By cleaning your nose, you remove mucus, dust and other foreign particles from your respiratory tract. This will help you breathe easier and prevent respiratory infections.
2. Enhance your sense of smell: The accumulation of mucus in the nose can affect your sense of smell. Clearing your nose helps you smell better.
3. Prevent allergies: Allergen particles such as pollen and smoke can collect in your nose and cause allergy symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes.. Cleaning your nose will help you avoid these symptoms.

There are different ways to clean the nose:

• blowing your nose

Fining is one of the most common methods of cleaning the nose. To fin, hold a tissue in front of one nostril and slowly blow out the other.. Repeat this for both nostrils.

• Rinsing the nose with saline

Rinsing the nose with saline is an effective way to clean the respiratory tract and thin the mucus. For this, you can use ready saline solutions that are available in pharmacies. You can also make your own salt solution at home. To do this, dissolve a teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water.

• Use of smoking device

Using a nebulizer can help moisten the respiratory tract and soften the mucus. This will help you clean your nose more easily.

• Using nasal suction

Nasal suction is a device used to clean the nose of babies and toddlers. This device can also be used to clean the nose of adults.

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Tips for cleaning the nose properly

1. Always wash your hands before and after cleaning your nose.
2. Use a clean paper towel to fin.
3. Blow gently to avoid damaging your nose.
4. Avoid pinching your nose too much.
5. If you use a saline solution to wash your nose, make sure you prepare the solution correctly.
6. If you use a vaporizer, clean it regularly.
7. If you use nasal suction, follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully.

 

In case of symptoms such as

• Nasal bleeding
• nose pain
• Purulent discharge from the nose
• Difficulty breathing

See a doctor.

Things to avoid:

1. Using an ear cleaner to clean the inside of the nose: Ear cleaners can damage the inside of your nose.
2. plucking the hairs inside the nose: The hairs in the nose help filter foreign particles from the air. Plucking them can put you at risk of infection.
3. Using chemicals to clean the nose: Chemicals can damage the inside of your nose.

By cleaning your nose regularly and correctly, you can help your health and hygiene.

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