“The nose is in the middle of the face and is called the “king of the face”, which can best reflect a person’s personality and temperament. Some people who have long-term nose problems can tell from the shape of the nose whether the nose is healthy or not. Changes in the shape of the nose can alert you to some problems, so if you feel uncomfortable with your nose, it is recommended that you seek medical attention early.
What are the functions of the nose? In addition to the well-known functions of whistling and smelling, the nose also has the function of heating and humidifying, it can quickly warm up the inhaled air, and by the time the air reaches the throat, the temperature is already similar to the body temperature. The nose also has the function of resonance, once the nasal cavity of many singing actors has a problem, the resonance will change and the tone will all change.
What problems can be seen from nasal snot?
As a parent, first of all, you should pay attention to your child’s nasal symptoms.
1. Clear nasal mucus.
① cold
②Allergic rhinitis, etc.
If the nasal mucus presents a watery look, or the nasal mucus suddenly increases significantly, you need to consider whether it is the early stage of cold or allergic rhinitis. In the early stage of cold, the secretion of glands in the nasal cavity increases significantly, the nasal mucosa is congested and swollen, and the blood vessels overflow with mucus containing bacteria and exfoliated cells, etc. for acute rhinitis.
2, milky white nasal discharge: chronic rhinitis, etc.
The appearance of milky white nasal discharge, lack of moisture in the nasal cavity, thick and sticky nasal discharge, showing milky white, sticky, not easy to blow out, such symptoms are very common in chronic rhinitis.
3. Pus yellow nasal mucus.
①rhinitis
② sinus infection (acute sinusitis and chronic sinusitis).
Yellow nasal mucus appears because when the virus enters the body, the white blood cells in the body will fight with the virus, surround the virus and devour it. Purulent rhinorrhea is common in chronic rhinitis and can also be caused by the stimulation of certain physical and chemical substances in the living environment. Purulent nasal discharge is common after cold and flu, with the improvement of the cold, the purulent component in the purulent nasal discharge will gradually decrease, if the course of the disease is more than 10 days, still flowing mucous pus nasal discharge, should consider the possibility of sinusitis.
4.Yellow-green pus: sinusitis, etc.
The appearance of yellow-green pus, the body’s immune cells can not resist the invasion of viruses, the viscous nature of the nasal discharge is stronger, and the symptoms continue for 10-12 days without improvement, it is possible that the symptoms of sinusitis, if accompanied by dizziness, vomiting and other symptoms, at this time parents must promptly take the child to the hospital for treatment.
5, pus with odor: atrophic rhinitis
If yellow-green pus is dried to form a scab with a bad taste or odor, it may be considered atrophic rhinitis, that is, “odoriferous rhinitis”.
6, nasal discharge with blood.
①Rhinitis
②Atrophic rhinitis
③Sinusitis
④Tumor, etc.
Red nasal discharge, often accompanied by blood in the nasal discharge, with blood in the nose for a long time and in large amount, is more common in acute rhinitis, atrophic rhinitis, sinusitis and other non-specific inflammatory diseases of the nasal cavity and sinuses. If children have unilateral nasal congestion with bloody purulent nasal mucus, it is considered to be a foreign body in the nasal cavity, which is stored in the nasal cavity for a long time and stimulates the nasal mucosa, which will cause the mucosa to ulcerate and bleed. Parents should be alert to bloody nasal discharge for a long period of time and should go to hospital in time.
Of course, the color and state of the nasal discharge can only be used as a reference basis for the condition, but patients still need to go to the hospital for timely consultation in order to determine the disease so that the right medicine can be used, especially for children in the above situation, parents must be alert.