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Is massage helpful for rhinitis? How can rhinitis be relieved by massage?
Many people will have some respiratory diseases in autumn and winter. People with pharyngitis or rhinitis are particularly prone to relapse, especially those with rhinitis. When they catch a cold, rhinitis doesn't get worse, and every attack is very uncomfortable. Some people say that massage can treat rhinitis. Is massage helpful for rhinitis? How can rhinitis be relieved by massage?

1. Is massage helpful for rhinitis?

Yes

Massage can relieve mental stress, regulate endocrine, promote local blood and lymphatic circulation, promote inflammatory absorption, enhance local immune function, dredge nasal orifices, improve the adaptive defense ability of nasal cavity, delay the development of the disease, reduce the recurrence rate, inhibit the secretion of mucosa and glands, improve microenvironment and inhibit bacterial reproduction, thus achieving the purpose of preventing and treating rhinitis.

2. Massage acupoints to treat rhinitis.

Rubbing Tang Yin point: press Tang Yin point with the middle finger of the right hand, right bamboo point with the index finger end, left bamboo point with the ring finger end, and press 100 times counterclockwise.

Rub element point: there is a element point on the tip of the nose. Press the right palm on the tip of the nose, knead it counterclockwise for 50 times, and then press it clockwise for 50 times with the left palm.

Massage Xiang Ying Point: Press Xiang Ying Point on both sides of the bridge of the nose at the same time with both index fingers, 50 times each.

Rubbing Chengqi and Sibai points: with the middle finger of both hands, peck the eyeball with a sparrow to the socket at the lower edge of the orbit and Sibai point one inch below, 50 times each.

3, chronic rhinitis massage therapy

Chronic rhinitis is often accompanied by symptoms such as headache, dizziness and listlessness. Pharyngitis is easy to occur due to long-term secretion stimulation. Massage treatment, chronic rhinitis has the function of dispelling wind and clearing heat, dredging orifices and resolving turbidity.

Massage method:

Take a seat, place the index finger, middle finger and ring finger at Shangxing, Shenting and Guimen points respectively, press and knead hard for 50 times, and then point the middle finger at Xiang Ying point for 50 times, depending on the difficulty and ventilation of the nose wing.

Take a sitting position and press Fengchi points on both sides of the neck and back with your thumb 1 min. Massage the nasal root with the middle finger for 2-3 minutes; Knead Tang Yin point 10 times in turn, and push it from the tip of nose to Tang Yin point 10 times. Pinch the nose for 3 minutes, and pinch the nose column 10 times.

4, allergic rhinitis massage therapy

Allergic rhinitis is characterized by sudden itchy nose, stuffy nose, sneezing and runny nose, which is intermittent and recurrent. At the time of onset, the nasal mucosa is pale and edema, often accompanied by allergic diseases such as asthma and dermatitis. Massage the acupoints near the nose, which can dredge orifices and diminish inflammation, and cooperate with whole body massage, which can benefit qi and strengthen the body and achieve the goal of treating both the symptoms and root causes.

Massage method:

Sit down, press and rub Xiang Ying and Ren Ying points on both sides with your thumb for one minute, then rub them from Tang Yin to the temple with your thumb, and repeat five times.

Take a seat, and use the ventral end of the thumb to massage from the root of the nose along both sides of the bridge of the nose to the Xiang Ying point. Repeat for five times. Then pinch Fengchi point and Jianjing point with thumb and forefinger for 2 minutes each, and finally press Quchi point and Hegu point of both upper limbs with the ventral end of thumb for 65,438+0 minutes each, depending on the degree of local soreness.

5, massage treatment of rhinitis matters needing attention

1, when massaging, keep your hands clean, the temperature should be appropriate, not too cold, and irritate your nose.

2. In the state of hunger, supersaturation, strenuous exercise and extreme fatigue, you should rest first, or adjust your diet, and then massage after meals 1 hour.

3. Take a proper rest before massage, maintain emotional stability, and drink warm water in moderation, so as to facilitate the smooth operation of qi and blood in the body.

4. Before massage, apply a hot towel on the bridge of the nose for 2-3 minutes to promote the blood circulation of the tissues around the nose, clean up rhinitis secretions, and wash the nose with warm water to keep the nasal cavity unblocked.

5. There are secretions in the nasal cavity during massage, which should be cleaned up in time, but don't pick the nasal scab to avoid bleeding aggravating symptoms.

6, massage intensity should be from light to heavy, from slow to fast, step by step, avoid violence.

7. Patients with unexplained rhinitis should first find out the cause and carry out medication and massage treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

6. What should rhinitis patients pay attention to?

1, avoid cold air and allergens to stimulate the nasal cavity.

Pay attention to climate change when going out, add warm clothes in time, especially wear a mask when facing the wind to reduce the stimulation of cold air on nasal mucosa and prevent diseases such as colds. Maintain the humidity of indoor air and avoid excessive use of heating and air conditioning to cause nasal dryness. You can use a humidifier. Open the window for ventilation every day to keep the indoor air fresh. It is best not to lay carpets, down bedding or store items with irritating smell in the bedroom of patients with allergic rhinitis. Bedding should be cleaned regularly to prevent mites and their secretions from inducing allergic rhinitis; People who are allergic to animal fur should avoid keeping pets, and people who are allergic to pollen should not put flowers indoors.

2. Eat a reasonable diet and avoid eating allergic foods.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that rhinitis is caused by qi deficiency of lung, spleen and kidney, plus wind and cold. Cold food is easy to damage the yang of lung and spleen and aggravate the symptoms of deficiency and cold. Therefore, people with a history of allergic rhinitis should eat less cold food in the cold season, such as all kinds of cold drinks, iced wine, raw cold dishes, crabs, pears, watermelons and other foods. Eating more vegetables, fruits and grains rich in B vitamins, vitamins C, E and carotene can effectively alleviate allergies.

3. Keep the nasal cavity clean and enhance the cold resistance.

Insist on cold-resistant training, wash your face with cold water or nose with normal saline every morning, remove the dirt in the nasal cavity, keep the nasal cavity clean and moist, and enhance the cold-resistant and disease-resistant ability of the nasal cavity.

Learning the right way to blow your nose is also the key to keeping your nose clean. You can hold one nostril with your fingers and gently blow it out, then you can blow your nose on the opposite nostril and then blow it on the other side. Don't push too hard. Long-term exercise can enhance physical fitness and improve the cold tolerance of the body. Outdoor activities can choose jogging, cycling, aerobics and so on. After exercise, the whole body blood circulation is accelerated, and the mucosal edema caused by allergies in the nose will also be significantly improved. The best time for outdoor activities is 8~ 10 in the morning and 4~5 in the afternoon; Ultraviolet rays have desensitization effect, and patients with allergic rhinitis often bask in the sun in winter, which is helpful to relieve their illness.

4, prevention and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, treating both the symptoms and root causes.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that healthy qi exists inside, and evil cannot be done. Therefore, the prevention and treatment of allergic rhinitis in traditional Chinese medicine is based on the overall syndrome differentiation, starting with regulating the function of viscera and tonifying lung, spleen and kidney qi, so that the human body is insensitive to allergens, thus achieving the goal of treating both the symptoms and the root causes.

Acupoint application, moxibustion combined with umbilical application of traditional Chinese medicine, will directly act on some acupoints of the body, and reach the affected area through the penetration, stimulation and conduction of meridians and qi and blood, which can adjust and influence the immune function of the body, thus achieving the purpose of improving allergic constitution and eliminating clinical symptoms. At ordinary times, you can often press Xiang Ying point and rub both sides of the nose back and forth, which can improve the local blood circulation of the nasal cavity and achieve the effect of preventing rhinitis and dredging the nasal cavity.

In addition, medicated diet and tea can also improve nasal congestion and allergic symptoms, such as Astragalus membranaceus15g and japonica rice 60g for porridge; Flos Magnoliae10g, 2 stewed eggs; 2g of Fructus Xanthii, 2g of mint, 2g of Flos Magnoliae each, brewed with boiling water, etc. Long-term consumption can prevent allergic rhinitis.

Kong Juan reminded that the symptoms of colds and allergic rhinitis are similar. The main difference is that the main symptom of allergic rhinitis is nasal reaction, and there is no systemic symptom. If it is not treated properly for many years, it is easy to cause allergic asthma and other diseases, so patients with rhinitis must go to regular medical institutions for early prevention and early treatment.