Hormones! Will it make me fat if I use it for a long time? Will it affect the development of the child? The side effects are too great, right? …… Many patients are always “scared” of hormones, and as one of the common medicines for nasal diseases, nasal hormones are often included in the “black” list by patients and their children’s families. Are nasal hormones really that terrible? Actually, no. What are the effects of nasal hormones? As a common drug for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, acute and chronic sinusitis and postoperative care of nasal polyps, nasal hormone is widely used mainly because it has obvious effects of inhibiting the inflammatory reaction of nasal mucosa, preventing nasal edema, controlling the formation of polyp-like vesicles and reducing exudation, which helps the recovery of diseased nasal mucosa. Why do people “misunderstand” nasal hormones? The reason why people have misconceptions or concerns about nasal hormones is that some systemic hormones that we usually hear about or come into contact with are usually absorbed by the body through intravenous, intramuscular injections or oral administration. If used for a long time, they may cause some relatively obvious side effects. As for the hormones used in the nasal cavity, they are usually localized drugs that act directly on the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity and do not need to pass through the blood circulation, so they have very little effect on the metabolism of the whole body, and the dose used each time is much less than that of oral or injectable drugs, and the amount of drugs that can really enter the whole body is even smaller. Therefore, patients do not need to be overly concerned about how much negative impact the side effects will have on their bodies. How serious are the side effects of nasal hormones? As hormones, nasal hormones are not without any side effects. For example, some patients may experience dryness of the nasal mucosa and rhinorrhea after long-term application. How to reduce the side effects of nasal hormones? The number of times of nasal hormone use, the duration of use, and the amount of each dose are all determined by the doctor according to the specific situation. To deal with it. Learn the details carefully from the medical staff, such as spraying the right nose with the left hand, spraying the left nose with the right hand, spraying the lateral wall of the nasal cavity as much as possible, avoiding spraying the middle of the nasal cavity for a long time, and rinsing the mouth with water after spraying, which not only help the medicine enter the deep part of the nasal cavity and better play its effect, but also reduce some complications. Doctor’s tip: Many patients are often reluctant to accept treatment, do not use medication according to the doctor’s requirements, and stop medication on their own once their symptoms get better because they are afraid of the side effects of hormones, so much so that it affects the effectiveness of the disease treatment and even causes the disease to “come back” again and again. It is important to know that doctors and patients are teammates in the same trench. Patients should trust their doctors and communicate fully with them, which will help them develop a personalized treatment plan that suits the patient and achieve better results.