What should I do if I can’t sleep with a blocked nose?

Blocked nose, mostly seen in acute rhinitis, chronic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis and other diseases, due to blocked nose, affecting breathing, resulting in sleeplessness, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology. 1. Acute rhinitis: most commonly seen in viral infections. It is recommended to follow the doctor’s prescription of antiviral treatment, and at the same time, the joint application of nasal mucosa decongestant such as hydroxymetazoline, ephedrine, etc.; hormone nasal spray such as budesonide nasal spray; if secondary bacterial infections, the use of antibiotics, such as cephradine, with a history of allergic to the drug patients are prohibited. 2. Chronic rhinitis: nasal congestion can be caused by hypertrophy of nasal turbinates. It should improve immunity, develop good hygiene habits, avoid excessive fatigue, and at the same time, apply nasal mucosa decongestant and hormone nasal sprays under the guidance of doctor. 3. Allergic rhinitis: nasal congestion can be caused by extensive edema of nasal mucosa. Allergic rhinitis should be avoided actively; at the same time, hormonal nasal sprays, nasal mucosal decongestants, antihistamines, such as cetirizine, loratadine, etc. should be applied under the guidance of doctors. 4. Chronic sinusitis: nasal congestion can be caused by congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa, secretion accumulation. In the application of hormone nasal spray, mucus drainage agents such as eucalyptus-pinocampus enteric capsule, such as the combination of bacterial infection can be applied antibiotics. At the same time, saline nasal wash can be used to clean the nasal cavity. Nose blocked, can not sleep, but also need to rule out a lot of diseases, such as nasal polyps, nasal sinus swelling, etc. In addition, children also need to rule out adenoid hypertrophy, nasal foreign body. When the nose is blocked and you can’t sleep, it is recommended to go to the ENT department of the hospital as soon as possible, and actively treat it to avoid delaying the condition.