People with nasal congestion can be particularly uncomfortable: poor breathing, poor sleep, poor condition …… In the eyes of many people, nasal congestion is a common symptom of a cold, thinking that they will be fine if they simmer down or take some cold medicine.
One of the fake colds: allergic rhinitis The same as the cold, allergic rhinitis symptoms also have sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, so many people will mistakenly treat allergic rhinitis as a cold. In fact, allergic rhinitis is an allergic inflammation of the nasal cavity, with common symptoms such as itchy nose, sneezing, runny nose, and nasal congestion. The clear mucus secreted by the nasal mucosa, caused by the postnasal drip, often causes coughing, loss of smell is also common, and occasionally there is a loss of taste, affecting appetite, nasal blockage may cause nosebleeds when serious, patients often unconsciously rub their nose with their index fingers.
As the inhaled breath, eaten food or skin contact with objects may cause allergic rhinitis, so the treatment of allergic rhinitis should not be the same as the treatment of the flu, but should be as soon as possible away from allergens, usually pay attention to the diet balance, develop good hygiene habits, and actively exercise to do a good job of prevention.
Second, the second of the fake cold: the flu The symptoms of the common cold are relatively mild, less likely to cause systemic symptoms, mainly a runny nose, nasal congestion and sore throat, cough and other respiratory symptoms, the course of the disease is usually only 3 to 5 days.
The influenza virus is more virulent and mutates quickly, and the onset of symptoms is sudden, with initial fever, headache, sore throat, muscle aches, loss of appetite and fatigue.
Patients should pay more attention to rest, drink more water and gargle with warm salt water or warm boiled water after eating to keep the nasopharynx and mouth clean.
Third, the third of the fake cold: nasal polyps Nasal polyps is a common disease of the nose, if the nasal cavity sinus mucosa occurs serious edema and long-term untreated, it will gradually form nasal polyps under the action of gravity.
Fourth, if the following symptoms, you need to be alert to whether the nasal polyps 1, persistent nasal congestion Do not mistake it for a cold Oh! If suffering from nasal polyps, the capillaries in the patient’s nasal cavity will not be able to circulate blood normally, thus swelling, the patient will not only often nasal congestion, but also symptoms caused by nasal congestion, such as decreased sense of smell, occlusive nasal sounds, snoring, etc., and long-term will also lead to chronic pharyngitis.
2, secretions In the early stage of nasal polyps, patients often feel that the nasal cavity has been secreting nasal mucus, and this nasal mucus is very thick, and may even have purulent substances.
3, complications If nasal polyps and not treated in time, nasal polyps will not only aggravate nasal congestion after growth, but also may lead to loss of smell, dizziness, headache, hearing loss, frog nose and other complications.
Treatment of nasal polyps, generally can be removed through surgery, if the early symptoms are mild can also be handled by taking drugs. Of course, usually we should also be vigilant, can not encounter nasal congestion is thought to be a cold, hastily take a few tablets of cold medicine on the matter.
In fact, there are many diseases that can cause nasal congestion and have similar symptoms to the cold, such as lobar pneumonia, acute nephritis, epidemic heteroencephalitis, etc. When you find that nasal congestion is not good, don’t really think that you may have a cold! It is best to go to the hospital for a checkup to avoid aggravation.