Question 51: I have a question for you. I was about 11 years old when I felt that my nose would sometimes get blocked. Specifically, whenever I lay down one of my nostrils would be blocked and it was hard to breathe, so I had to flip 180 degrees and let the blocked nostril sleep on the top side, and after a while it was ventilated but then the lower nostril was blocked on the bottom side and flip 180 degrees again, which was tiring. But one side of the nostril is blocked is very uncomfortable. So it keeps turning over and over, and even affects the sleep, now 11 or 12 years have passed without improvement, I would like to ask you what is going on, is it useful to do more physical exercise? Is there any dependence on the nasal drops? Is it possible to treat it with oral medication?
Answer: The situation you mentioned is what we call “alternating nasal congestion” in medicine. In fact, under normal circumstances, the two nasal cavities are alternately blocked, without nasal mucosa hypertrophy, unilateral nasal ventilation in a calm state is sufficient. But if the nasal mucosa is thick, only one side of the nasal cavity ventilation, the amount of gas inhaled is relatively small, will feel uncomfortable nasal congestion. Adhere to the exercise should be beneficial, in addition, nasal drops commonly used is not good, will cause drug rhinitis and aggravate nasal congestion. The oral treatment of nasal congestion drugs have Chuanxiong tea tune punch, the effect is very good. If it really does not work, it is better to do surgery and forget about it, the so-called long pain is better than short pain.