Speaking of hair dryers, do you know any other functions besides drying your hair? Recently, there have been endless rumors that hair dryers can cure diseases, that hair dryers are therapeutic artifacts, and that hair dryers have played a therapeutic role in various symptoms such as stiff neck, sinusitis, low back pain and hiccups. So, is this really the case? Can a hair dryer be so powerful?

Rumor: Hair dryer is a healing artifact.

Truth: Hair dryers can't cure many diseases.

First of all, let's talk about whether the hair dryer can treat rhinitis and nasal congestion. Beijing Science and Technology Association pointed out that the nose has the function of regulating temperature and humidity and cleaning the nasal cavity. The nasal cavity needs a humid environment. Blowing with a hair dryer does great damage to the nasal mucosa, and also weakens the cleaning function of the nasal cavity, making the nasal cavity drier and more uncomfortable. If there is inflammation in the nasal cavity, this method is likely to aggravate the condition. As for killing the flu virus in the nasal cavity, it is too small to look down on the flu virus. The temperature required to kill them is beyond the reach of a hair dryer.

Let's talk about treating hiccups first. Hiccup is caused by diaphragm spasm. Ordinary people will burp because of catching a cold, swallowing suddenly or suddenly increasing intra-abdominal pressure. In most cases, hiccups can disappear by themselves or be improved by drinking warm water. Long-lasting hiccups are intractable hiccups, usually caused by chronic diseases, and can't rely on hair dryers at all.

Finally, let's talk about the hair dryer with headache. The cause of headache is very complicated. If you really have a headache, just blow your temples with a hair dryer, as many "health articles" write, then what do you need a doctor for? Because the causes of headache are complicated, such as hypertension, cold, brain tumor, stroke and other diseases, headache will only be improved after treatment. Just blowing with a hair dryer is really impossible to cure.

There is no scientific basis for these magical effects of hair dryers, such as neck blowing to treat cervical spondylosis and foot blowing to treat tinea pedis. In fact, in most cases, hair dryers can't "blow casually" as boasted in those articles, and these practices have not been confirmed clinically.

In addition, Beijing Science and Technology Society pointed out that the hot air of hair dryer may help to alleviate some symptoms, but it is obviously not reliable to treat diseases by it. When the operation is improper, it may even have some side effects, such as using the hair dryer for a long time, which is very hot and easy to cause burns. Therefore, the hair dryer should do its job well and dry the hair with peace of mind.