How to use the nasal spray: step by step guide

Nasal sprays have become much more popular than the drop. Not to hurt yourself, you must know how to use them and to whom they are contraindicated.

How to use spray

Training

1. Blow your nose. Make sure you can breathe through your nose (albeit poorly). If the nose is fully laid, spray just will not get into all of the nasal cavity and will not work.
2. Wash your hands. The last thing you need to do - is put in the nose one more infection.
3. Remove the cap from the spray tip and make sure the sprayer is clean and does not touch anything except the inside of your nose. Otherwise, the nostrils may become home to a new virus or bacteria.

spraying

spraying rules depend on the type of packaging.

The container with the sprayer

1. Shake container.
2. Keep your head straight.
3. Exhale.
4. Enter the container tip into a nostril of about half a centimeter. Make sure that the spray was directed to the side of the nose, the opposite to the partition. This will not damage the lining.
5. Hold the other nostril.
6. Push the container, at the same time taking a deep breath.
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7. Remove the container from the tip and the nostrils a few times retract the air nose to drug penetrated deeper and not leaked.

Spray with a piston

1. Shake the spray can. If you use it the first time that day, drizzle the first couple of times into the air.
2. Slightly tilt the head forward.
3. Exhale.
4. Insert the tip into the other nostril. Do not forget to keep the nebulizer upright and do not point it at the nasal septum.
5. Hold the other nostril.
6. Press the index and middle fingers on the piston, while breathing deeply and slowly.
7. Remove the spray tip from the nose and inhale a few times.

completion

1. Do not forget to close the dispenser cap.
2. Wash your hands.
3. Try not to sneeze and sniff at least 10 minutes, otherwise the medicine will come out and will not work.

Keep in mind:

Beware of allergies

Although nasal sprays are safe for the organism (the blood bioavailability is practically reduced to zero), in rare cases, they can cause allergic reactions are hypersensitive. There may be a swelling of the soft tissues of the nose, nasal. Very rarely can be rash. When the symptoms of an allergic reaction it is necessary to see a doctor.

Saygibat Mamaev, otolaryngologist Medical Center "ON Clinic", doctor of the highest category, Candidate of Medical Sciences.

Do not become a victim of a vicious circle

Vasoconstrictor nasal sprays can be addictive. That they are usually used to fight nasal congestion. And they really relieve edema. But if such funds be used longer than seven days, forget how narrow vessels themselves. As a result, the nose will be laid permanently, even if the head cold has passed. And nasal sprays will not help fight the disease, but only aggravate it. The longer you use them, the worse it gets, and it gives a reason to splash in the nose more often.

Be prepared to irritation

Various types of spray can cause irritation of the nasal mucosa. In this case, you start to feel the dryness and discomfort in the nose, it may even start to bleed. If you used the spray properly (ie not aim the sprayer at the sides of the nose), try to make a break of 1-2 days. Coping with the irritation and help other sprays - moisturizing. They usually contain sea water in its composition. If discomfort persists or the nose continues to bleed, it is a reason to see a doctor.

Your spray should be only your

You do not share with anyone my toothbrush? So it is with a spray. If it needs at the same time more than one family member, you need to buy a few packs and not confuse them. Even if you think you have been infected from each other, in you is not necessarily the same live bacteria or viruses. And it's better not to make the exchange of infections with a spray nozzle.

Read instructions

While nasal sprays are usually sold in pharmacies without a prescription, it does not mean that we should not consulted about them with your doctor or at least read the instructions on the packaging. As with any medication, the funds for the nose may hurt if they are used improperly.

Who are contraindicated such funds

That's what this says otolaryngologist Saygibat Mamaev "vasoconstrictor drugs are contraindicated for people with perforation of the nasal septum. People who are prone to allergies, you need to be very careful when using nasal sprays and strictly follow the doctor's recommendation on the use of drugs. "