One nose is ventilated and the other is not, it may be a physiological phenomenon caused by excessive nasal secretion, no special treatment is needed. If it is caused by upper respiratory tract infection, nasal polyps and other diseases, you need to take medication and surgery for the cause of the disease.
1. Physiological phenomenon: when the secretions of the nasal mucous glands mixed with dust, bacteria and other substances in the air, it is easy to accumulate too much nasal secretions in the nasal cavity, a nose ventilated and a ventilated, which is a normal phenomenon, appropriate use of cotton swabs can be cleaned up, without special treatment.
2. Upper respiratory tract infection: patients will have coughing, sneezing, nasal congestion and other symptoms, some patients will have one nose ventilated and one not ventilated. Patients need to follow the medical advice to apply decongestants such as ephedrine, which can effectively reduce nasal congestion.
3. Nasal polyps: common symptoms include nasal congestion, increased secretion, olfactory disorders, etc., which can be manifested as one nose ventilating and one not ventilating. Initial smaller polyp patients need to comply with the medical advice of local application of budesonide, fluticasone and other glucocorticoids, if there is an infection, it is necessary to comply with the medical advice of the application of antibiotics such as clarithromycin, azithromycin and other drugs.
For patients with multiple nasal polyps and recurrent nasal polyps, surgical treatment should be considered, such as open sinus surgery and endoscopic surgery.
There are many reasons why one nose works and the other doesn’t, such as allergic rhinitis and deviated septum. Patients need to go to the hospital to clarify the cause of the disease and actively treat the original disease.