Help For Nasal CongestionHow We Help With Nasal Congestion, Sinusitis & Chronic Cough
NASAL CONGESTION, SINUSITIS, CHRONIC COUGH
NASAL CONGESTION
There is now more awareness that we should be nose breathing most of the time. However what if your nose is blocked!? It can be really annoying.
A blocked or congested nose can occur as a result of:
- Irritation
- Dehydration
- Infection
- Inflammation (sinusitis)
- Constriction of smooth muscle lining the nasal passages
- Nasal obstruction such as that caused by a deviated septum (crooked midline cartilage and bone) or polyps
SINUSITIS
Sinusitis is the inflammation or swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses. Sinuses are hollow spaces, usually filled with air, within the bones between your eyes, behind your cheekbones, and in your forehead.
When healthy, the sinuses make thin (watery) mucus, which keeps the inside of your nose moist and is drained by small channels that link the sinuses. That, in turn, helps to remove and protect against dust, allergens and pollutants.
When your breathing is healthy, nasal breathing will be comfortable and easy.
However when your nose and sinuses are frequently blocked, it is likely that your breathing will also be dysfunctional. If you get an infection when you are already congested a lot of the time, then it makes it even harder to nose breathe and you have the potential for lingering infection.
The good news is that when you learn to breathe correctly with the Breathe Free Clinic programme, you can reduce airway irritation and inflammation or constriction without the need for nasal sprays.
By retraining how you breathe, you normalise your breathing rate and volume helping to relieve nasal congestion.
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CHRONIC COUGH
- Coughing draws cold, dry, unfiltered air into the airways.
- A greater volume of air being inhaled regularly, or with a coughing fit itself, causes a loss of carbon dioxide.
- Mouth breathing bypasses your natural nose filters, so more allergens and pollutants are inhaled increasing irritation and mucous production.
- Loss of carbon dioxide causes the airways to constrict as smooth muscle goes into spasm.
- Coughing irritates and dries mucous membranes increasing mucous production.
- Continued coughing also dries out the mucous making it sticky and harder to dislodge. Coughing tends to intensify and worsen in order to try to dislodge the stickier mucous.
SO … Coughing begets coughing!
At the Breathe Free Clinic you will learn how to breathe well in order to calm the respiratory system and reduce or eliminate chronic coughing altogether. Even when you have an infection you can reduce your need to cough significantly by learning a few helpful breathing tips.
