The causes of rhinitis include colds, allergies, asthma, congenital abnormalities of the nasal structure, poor immune system, wound infections, and other six factors, and congenital abnormalities of the nasal structure, as well as allergies, asthma history of rhinitis is a common group of people who are at risk for rhinitis.
High risk groups for rhinitis
High risk groups for rhinitis include those with congenital nasal structure abnormalities, asthma, and immune system deficiencies.
①Congenital structural abnormality
Including nasal diaphragm curvature, middle turbinate structural abnormality, nasal polyps, tumors and other causes of nasal opening obstruction.
②Allergic and asthmatic patients
Allergic rhinitis is often combined with rhinitis; the rate of asthma patients getting rhinitis is as high as 70% to 80%.
③Smokers
Clinical findings show that almost all smokers have rhinitis.
④Pregnant women
Hormonal changes during pregnancy and hypothyroidism.
⑤Immunocompromised
Others such as autoimmune diseases, immunocompromised diseases, etc.
How to prevent rhinitis?
Colds are the most common cause of rhinitis, so it is important to prevent rhinitis by not neglecting the prevention of colds.
①Pay attention to personal hygiene
For those who are susceptible to colds and are at high risk for chronic rhinitis, it is important to pay attention to nutrition, warmth, personal hygiene, and the habit of washing hands frequently.
②Stay away from smoking
Quit smoking and stay away from second-hand smoke.
③Pay attention to the air
When the air is bad, wear a mask when going out to keep out dirty air and allergens.
④Enhance immunity
Maintain an exercise program to enhance immunity.
⑤Control allergies
If you have severe allergies, keep them under control. Keep the room ventilated and the home environment clean. Use less blankets and curtains to avoid allergens such as dust and dust mites.
⑥Blow your nose correctly
When blowing your nose, first press one nostril and blow out the snot in the other nostril, then blow out the snot in the other nostril in the same way. Be careful not to use excessive force when blowing your nose. Blow gently to avoid injury to the mucous membrane of the nose.
⑦Vaccination
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and influenza vaccine, which are routinely given to infants, can reduce the risk of rhinitis caused by related pathogens.
Relief at home: Salt water cleaning of the nasal passages, supplemental treatment of rhinitis
Nasal mucosa will secrete water and mucus to remove the dust particles deposited on the mucosa through breathing every day. Therefore, normal nasal mucosa is sufficient to protect the foreign matter from invading under the mucosa, and keeping the nasal mucosa clean is the way to prevent rhinitis and nasal health care.
In addition to the general health care methods, such as normal work and rest and regular exercise and wash your hands regularly to prevent upper respiratory tract infections, it is now popular to use salt water to clean the nasal cavity, the main purpose is to reduce the nasal mucous membrane of the foreign body deposits, waiting for the opportunity to invade and cause inflammation.
In general, the use of saline is more widely accepted for nasal cleansing, and it is more physiological if it is warmed to 30-35°C. It is mainly used as an aid in the prevention and treatment of rhinitis, and it also has a relieving effect on the symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
If the work environment must be exposed to a lot of dust nasal patients, such as carpenters, ironworkers, plasterers, cooks, seamstresses, barbers, etc., salt water to clean the nasal cavity is even more necessary.
In addition to consulting a specialist to seek the correct treatment, people with nasal disease may wish to use warm salt water to clean the nasal passages to achieve the function of preventive health care.