My nose gets stuffy when I turn on the fan

It's hot in the summer and people need to turn on fans and air conditioners, but some people will get nasal congestion when they turn on the fan. This kind of nasal congestion is mostly caused by cold air in the body. When blowing the fan, you will get cold, which will cause nasal congestion. At this time, you need to pay attention that it may be caused by rhinitis. Try to get checked first, and then adjust yourself and avoid getting cold or wind in a short period of time.

Anyone who has had rhinitis knows the pain of it:

No matter what the occasion, I can't stop sneezing and blowing my nose constantly. After blowing my nose, it becomes red and swollen, which is really uncomfortable and ugly. In addition, rhinitis can also cause symptoms such as headaches and dizziness, making the brain feel groggy and lack of energy. Memory and reaction abilities are significantly reduced, which greatly affects work. Furthermore, when sleeping at night, a blocked nasal cavity will seriously affect sleep, causing insomnia or reduced sleep quality, and even leading to breathing difficulties, causing great trouble to our lives.

How to tell whether nasal congestion is caused by a cold or rhinitis?

The main symptoms of rhinitis and colds are nasal congestion, so they are often confused. In fact, the nasal congestion caused by rhinitis and cold is different. Rhinitis and nasal congestion have two main characteristics, namely intermittent and alternating. The main manifestation of intermittent syndrome is that the patient's nasal congestion is relieved during the day, when it is hot, when working or exercising, and it is aggravated at night, when sitting still or when it is cold. Alternating nasal congestion is characterized by blockage of the lower nasal cavity when lying on the side, while the upper nasal cavity is well ventilated. Due to nasal congestion, occasional loss of smell, headache, dizziness, and nasal speech, etc.

How to relieve nasal congestion?

If you often have nasal congestion and don’t want to take medicine, here is a simpler method, which is to massage the acupoints. Use your hands or a scraping board instead of needles to press the three acupoints of Yintang, Yingxiang and Hegu. Press each acupoint for 3 to 5 minutes, 1 to 2 times a day, to treat cold and stuffy nose. Massaging these three acupoints can have a good effect on symptoms such as nasal congestion caused by chronic rhinitis, runny nose after a cold, and forehead pain.

Yintang Point: Located between the eyebrows. Pressing this point can prevent and treat headaches and nasal diseases.

Yingxiang Point: Located between the midpoint of the outer edge of the nose and the nasolabial groove. Pressing this point can prevent and treat rhinitis, sinusitis, facial paralysis, etc.

Hegu point: located at the base of the thumb and index finger. This point is an important acupoint for relieving pain, and has an auxiliary effect in reducing fever and inflammation. This point is good for treating various diseases related to the eyes, ears, nose and throat, as well as colds and coughs. Because this point can induce labor, pregnant women are forbidden to press it.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that massaging the corresponding positions of the nose can enhance the nose's resistance to various pathogens, and can enhance the nose's physiological functions, thus achieving the purpose of health care. Nasal massage is harmless and painless to the nose. It is simple and easy to perform and is an important means of nasal health care.