Sinusitis is a relatively stubborn disease, clinical treatment is mainly combined with medication, doctors often add saline rinse nasal cavity on top of medication, standardized treatment is ineffective before considering functional nasal endoscopic surgery, but even if the surgery, its longer postoperative period still need nasal rinse and medication, its importance and the use of precautions are as follows: 1. Why nasal – sinusitis and nasal endoscopy after rinsing Nasal cavity?
Nasal rinsing is a common method for treating nasal and sinus diseases, and is widely used after rhinosinusitis and nasal endoscopy, with the function of ① improving mucosal cilia function.
②Reducing mucosal edema.
③Reducing inflammatory factors.
④Physical or mechanical clearing effect.
⑤ Reducing mucosal edema and scab formation after nasal endoscopy, preventing cavity adhesions and sinus closure.
2.What kind of saline is good for nasal rinsing? This is very critical, if you do not understand the details, but ultimately counterproductive. It is recommended to use hospital saline for injection, one is clean, the other is the right concentration. 0.9% saline is the most suitable for nasal cilia oscillation (normal nasal cilia oscillation is an important sign of normal nasal cavity function). The concentration is too high, but it can be harmful to the oscillation of nasal cilia. Clinically, 0.9% saline is commonly used.
3.What kind of people can use high concentration saline and what kind of people cannot use it? The effect of high concentration saline comes quickly, but it has certain side effects. Therefore, it should not be used for more than 7 days. In general, patients with nasal congestion can consider using high concentration saline, because the effect of high concentration saline is faster to reduce swelling and can solve the symptoms of nasal congestion more quickly. But no nasal congestion, or nose is very dry people should not use high concentration saline, not only does not work but may aggravate.
4, it is best to heat the water before use, so that the effect will be better, the nasal cavity is not stimulated, more comfortable to use. The temperature of the hot water is controlled at about the same temperature as the human body, that is, by feel, not very accurate, be careful not to burn. Especially for allergic rhinitis this is very important, there are many allergic rhinitis to the cold water temperature change is very sensitive, if the cool water use instead will aggravate the symptoms.
5, it is best to use special nasal washing tools, such tools have been listed in various styles in China. The main difference between these tools is in the effect of cleaning, some can reach more parts of the nasal cavity, some less, and there are some differences in the final therapeutic effect produced. If not available, a 20 ml syringe can be substituted.
Of course, for rhinosinusitis, nasal rinsing alone is not enough, and its emphasis is on standardized and comprehensive treatment, so it is recommended that patients with the above mentioned diseases should go to a regular hospital for consultation and treatment.