In fact, the common cold virus infection itself does not need treatment, and it can heal itself in a week or so. Various cold medicines mainly relieve discomfort such as sore throat, stuffy nose and runny nose. Antibiotics are unnecessary.
Using the most common salt water can also relieve cold symptoms.
Rinse your mouth with light salt water to relieve your sore throat.
If you have a cold and sore throat, you can try gargling with light salt water first. If light salt water can't relieve it, throat moistening tablets can also relieve this symptom.
Finally, the throat is really sore, and you can also use acetaminophen to relieve the pain.
Rinse the nasal cavity with light salt water to get rid of cold and stuffy nose.
The best way to deal with cold nasal congestion is to keep the nasal cavity moist. Normal saline or 0.9% saline (4.5g non-iodized salt dissolved in 500ml water) can play an important role at this time.
It is cheaper to prepare salt water by yourself, but you must pay attention to using non-iodized salt and salt water to avoid being polluted. If you are not very nervous, it is recommended to buy normal saline or nasal drops directly, which is convenient and safe.
If the child has a cold and a stuffy nose, you can clean the nasal cavity for the child first and then lie on your back. Drop two or three drops of normal saline nasal drops into each nostril, gently press the tip of the nose to make the normal saline drops flow in more easily, and let the drops stay in the nostril for 30~60 seconds. Finally, let the child turn over and use paper towels or gauze to draw a runny nose from the nostrils. You can also expel mucus and salt water by coughing or sneezing.
Adults or older children can use more physiological saline. Or put normal saline into a nose washer and use it to wash the nasal cavity.
Through the above methods, the situation of stuffy nose and runny nose will be alleviated.
Relieve rhinitis symptoms
Chronic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, I believe you must have heard of these small problems. However, chronic rhinitis is difficult to cure and easy to recur, and drug treatment and nasal irrigation can play a good role in alleviating it.
For a friend who is definitely diagnosed with rhinitis, you can buy a simple nose washing pot or electric nose washer online and wash your nose at home every day. It is recommended to do it once in the morning and once in the evening, and stick to it for a while.
It is suggested to use medical physiological saline as nasal irrigation water. If it is self-made, use a bottle of 500ml warm water to flush the salt (4.5g) in the half bottle cap evenly and wash it twice.
Rinse your mouth with salt water to promote the healing of oral ulcers.
Oral ulcers are also incurable diseases. In addition to using drugs such as Xidi iodine to treat and avoid oral cavity, dentists usually recommend gargling with mouthwash after meals. Of course, light salt water and water will do.
Because gargling can reduce the time that food residues stay in the mouth, which can reduce the growth of bacteria, and then reduce the possibility of ulcer infection aggravating symptoms.
Don't believe these "salt water effects"
Light salt water can alleviate the above discomfort, but there are other "effects" of light salt water circulating among the people, but most of them are unreliable.
Get up early and drink a cup of light salt water for exercise? Do not believe!
Drinking light salt water too early will aggravate the body's water shortage. At the same time, most of us have the problem of excessive salt intake. Drinking light salt water early every day will aggravate the condition of hypertension, heart disease and abnormal renal function.
Drinking boiled water every morning is the best choice.
Saltwater constipation? Do not believe!
The saying that "light salt water cures constipation" is also unreliable. Drinking light salt water often will affect the control of diseases such as hypertension and heart disease.
For middle-aged and elderly friends with constipation, if there is hematochezia and weight loss, we must first rule out the possibility of diseases such as tumors. If it is simple constipation, it can be improved by eating more coarse grains and vegetables, drinking more water and exercising more.