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