| A patient once had asked to a doctor about | | | | who does not have a strong immune system, it |
| what did he need to do to take good care of | | | | can exacerbate to sinusitis, asthma and |
| his nose. The doctor simply and | | | | Otitis Media with Effusion (OME). This |
| straightforwardly replied to the patient that | | | | disease can easily spread through body to |
| what was more important was what not to do to | | | | body close contact especially hand to hand |
| your nose. Bad habits such as nose-picking, | | | | contact, sneezing mucous and saliva droplets. |
| sniffing, rubbing, blowing the noses hard or | | | | To recover from this disease, infected person |
| stuffing things such as tissue and | | | | only needs to keep warm, rest and take a lot |
| handkerchiefs up to the nostril can do a lot | | | | of warm water. According to most of the |
| of harm to your nose. Generally, nose will | | | | resources, there is no cure for common cold. |
| take good care by itself. Physiologically, | | | | However, doctor usually prescribes |
| when we breathe in air in our lung, nose will | | | | antibiotic, anti-fever drug and anti-cough |
| warm, clean and humidify it. When we breathe | | | | syrup to the patience. Most of the medical |
| out the air from our lung, it will cool and | | | | doctor will also include a few supplements |
| remove the water from the air. Besides using | | | | such as vitamin C, zinc and Echinacea. |
| for breathing, nose is also the organ of | | | | Prescribed antibiotic by the doctor is not |
| smell and allows us to speech with a quality | | | | for treating the common cold virus. This is |
| voice. Anatomically, a layer of skin covers | | | | because antibiotic is not capable to kill |
| the external part of the nose. Appearance of | | | | virus. However, it can kill bacteria that |
| the nose is maintained by a complex network | | | | take advantage during the infection of cold |
| of bone and cartilage. Its function and shape | | | | viruses. |
| may be altered if its complex network of bone | | | | |
| and cartilage has been damaged by either | | | | Allergic rhinitis is also known as sensitive |
| trauma or infection. | | | | nose. Symptoms of this disease are continuous |
| | | | sneezing, nasal congestion and runny nose. |
| Internal part of the nose contains | | | | The symptoms emerge only when one has been |
| respiratory mucous membranes, paranasal | | | | exposed to certain allergens such as house |
| sinuses, nasolacrimal duct and nasopharynx. | | | | dust-mite, pollen, fungi, cigarette smoke, |
| Besides all these sinuses, internal part of | | | | animal dandruff, furs and other irritating |
| the nose also contains gland that secreting | | | | volatile chemicals. Sufferer can take |
| mucous. Tiny-hair-like-cilia continuously | | | | anti-histamine tablets to relieve from this |
| pushes the secreted mucous backwards into the | | | | disease. Histamine is the main chemical that |
| back of our nose and throat, in order that, | | | | causes sensitive feeling in the nasal cavity. |
| mucus does not flow out from our nostrils. | | | | Nasal sprays contains corticosteroid hormone, |
| Septum is the partition in the middle part of | | | | which helps reduce our body immune system |
| the internal nose. It is a cartilage, which | | | | sensitivity to the foreign antigen, also can |
| can be easily fractured. Some people septum | | | | help to relieve the sensitive feeling in the |
| has deviated after born and some deviation | | | | nasal cavity. Corticosteroid is one of |
| may due to the unperceived injury during | | | | hormone that has been secreted from our |
| childhood. This will cause blockage on one | | | | adrenalin gland. Besides all these, |
| side of the nose. However, this deviation can | | | | immunotherapy is also one of the ways that |
| be corrected by an operation. | | | | can be used to treat this disease. These |
| | | | symptoms also can be alleviated by having |
| Contents of mucus are merely a mixture of | | | | regular exercise |
| water, ions, glycoproteins and | | | | |
| immunoglobulins. Mucus can be said as part of | | | | Sinusitis is caused by the infection of the |
| the nasal defense system and it keeps the | | | | bacteria and fungi to the paranasal sinuses. |
| nose clean and free from bacteria, fungus and | | | | This happens when bacteria and fungi entering |
| viruses. At the roof of the nose, there is | | | | these cavities. Occurrence of sinusitis is |
| olfactory mucosa, which is responsible for | | | | due to inflammation, nasal polyps and other |
| our sense of smell. Located at the side and | | | | nasal anatomical abnormalities that obstruct |
| top of the nasal cavity are the air sacs | | | | the mucosal outflow. Patient with sinusitis |
| paranasal sinuses. There are total four pairs | | | | usually feels pain or pressure at the |
| of paranasal sinuses and given name as | | | | forehead or face. It is quite common that |
| maxillary, ethmoid, frontal and sphenoid | | | | yellowish and greenish mucous will be |
| sinuses. This is where the mucous has been | | | | discharged from your nostril especially in |
| produced and being drained out through the | | | | the morning. One with sinusitis, sense of |
| openings called ostium. Infection that causes | | | | smell will reduce or not that sharp compared |
| obstruction to this mucous outflow can lead | | | | to healthy nose. Sinusitis is due to the |
| to sinusitis. Conditions that directly and | | | | bacteria and fungi infection, so, antibiotics |
| indirectly affect the nose are common colds, | | | | can help. However, prolonged and frequent |
| allergic rhinitis, sinusitis and nasal | | | | sufferers may need to go through operation to |
| polyps. | | | | clean up the nasal sinuses. |
| | | | |
| Common cold is a very common disease that | | | | Nasal polyps are a grape-like swellings found |
| everybody can suffer at one time or another. | | | | in nasal cavity. They tend to block the air |
| It is caused by an infection of self-limiting | | | | to flow through the nasal passage when |
| viral. The symptoms are production of | | | | breathing. Usually, it will cause production |
| excessive clear mucous (runny nose), sneezing | | | | of excessive mucous. Sometimes, it will |
| and nasal congestion. Seriousness of this | | | | obstruct the ostium of the paranasal sinuses |
| disease is depending to how strong our immune | | | | and cause the nasal mucous cannot be flowed |
| system and also how vigorous the viruses that | | | | out easily from the paranasal sinuses. This |
| attack us. If we have a strong immune system, | | | | will give rise to sinusitis. Nasal sprays can |
| this disease will not exacerbate to | | | | control nasal polyps. Some nasal sprays can |
| sinusitis, asthma and Otitis Media with | | | | make the nasal polyps shrank temporarily. |
| Effusion (OME). People with weak immune | | | | However, prolonged use will cause the nasal |
| system will suffer a lot more. This is | | | | polyps rebound and become bigger. But if the |
| because it not only causes runny nose but | | | | nasal polyps are big and multiple and cause |
| also causes inflammation in the nasal | | | | obstruction in the nasal cavity, operation is |
| passages and sore throat. If this disease | | | | required to remove them. Unfortunately, they |
| does not treat within a few days for the one | | | | are a recurring disease. |