Stuffy Nose: Causes and Natural Remedies
Causes of stuffy nose
Stuffy nose (also known as "nasal congestion") occurs only in conditions of low
body-oxygen levels (less than 20 seconds for the body-oxygen test). Low cell-oxygen levels are caused by chronic overbreathing, upper chest breathing (which
drastically reduces blood oxygenation), and
habitual mouth breathing.
While main superficial causes of
stuffy nose include bacterial and viral
infections, low body-oxygen content, on a cell level, is always the key factor.
When nasal congestion is caused by infections, the person will notice that his
or her mucus is yellow or green. This indicates presence of dead bacteria or
viruses in mucosal discharges.
Stuffy nose can also be caused by allergies or allergic reactions to some airborne substances (e.g., as in
the case of hay fever). However, even in this case, the hypersensitive state of the
immune system is caused by
chronic overbreathing. As you can see in the right diagram, the cause is the
same, but the mucus is going to be clear.
Another possible cause of large production of clear mucus is dairy products. Such allergic reactions occur due to either casein (the main protein in milk) or lactose (milk sugar).
Natural remedies for stuffy nose due to allergies
If your stuffy nose is caused by allergic reactions, you need to avoid them. For example, you can test your reaction to dairy products by eliminating all dairy products from your diet for 3 days.
If you are allergic to tree pollen or cat or dog proteins, these airborne triggers are to be avoided. Once you achieve more than 30 seconds for the body-oxygen test, most of these substances (dust, dust mites, tree pollen, cat proteins, dog proteins, and so forth) will not produce an auto-immune response due to normalization of the immune system.
Natural remedies for stuffy nose due to infections
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Most people with stuffy nose can get a relief in 1 minute if they slow down their heavy breathing and increase body oxygenation using a simple breathing exercise. This very easy respiratory exercise to clear a stuffy nose was invented and used by more than 170 Soviet and Russian MDs. They taught this most natural remedy to 1,000's of their patients with asthma, chronic mouth breathing, sinusitis, rhinitis, hay fever, and many other conditions. This natural treatment and remedy also works for pregnant women and children. The exercise can be applied during sleep (at night) as well: How to get rid of a stuffy nose" in about 1 minute. |
Video: Stuffy Nose Remedy. |
If you slow down your basal breathing patterns (get closer to the medical
norm for breathing at rest) and achieve more than 20 seconds for the body-oxygen test, your
frequent upper respiratory infections will also disappear. Hay fever eradication
usually requires over 30 seconds
for the body-oxygen test and avoidance of all triggers for gradual
desensitization of
the immune system for about 2-3 months.
Related web pages:
- YouTube video: How to
clear a Stuffy Nose with
another simple breathing exercise to clear the stuffy nose
- Internet
Lies About Ideal Sleep Positions (Over 90% of internet resources
advice sleeping on one's back)
- Sleep Positions Medical
Research Summary (What is the best way to sleep for maximum body oxygenation?)
- How to Prevent Sleeping on
One's Back (Practical techniques and permanent solutions)
- How to Tape Mouth at Night
or mouth taping technique to prevent mouth breathing during sleep
- Mouth vs. Nose Breathing
(Medical review of main physiological effects).
References
Bartley James, Nasal congestion and hyperventilation syndrome,
American Journal of Rhinology, 2005 Nov-Dec; vol 19(6): p. 607-11.
Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This article evaluates the prevalence of
hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) in patients who continue to complain of
ongoing nasal congestion, despite an apparently adequate surgical
result and appropriate medical management.
METHODS: Prospective case series of 14 patients from June 2002 to
October 2003 was performed. Patients, who presented complaining of
nasal congestion after previous nasal surgery and who appeared to have
an adequate nasal airway with no evidence of nasal valve collapse, were
evaluated for HVS. When appropriate, nasal steroids and oral
antihistamines also had been tested without success. Three patients had
end-tidal P(CO2) levels measured and five patients underwent breathing
reeducation.
RESULTS: All patients had an elevated respiratory rate (>18
breaths/minute) with an upper thoracic breathing pattern.
Twelve of the 14 patients complaining of nasal obstruction had an
elevated Nijmegen score indicative of HVS. An average number of 2.5
procedures had been performed on each patient. End-tidal P(CO2) levels
were < or = 35 mmHg in the three patients who had expired P(CO2)
levels measured. Breathing retraining was successful in correcting the
nasal congestion in two of five patients.
CONCLUSION: HVS should be included in the differential diagnosis of
patients presenting with nasal congestion, particularly after failed
nasal surgery. One possible explanation is increased nasal resistance
secondary to low arterial P(CO2) levels. Another possible explanation
is reduced alae nasae muscle activity secondary to the reduced activity
of serotonin-containing raphe neurons. Additional surgery may
not necessarily be the answer in HVS patients complaining of nasal
congestion.
Reference pages: Breathing norms and medical facts:
-
Breathing
norms: Parameters, graph, and description of the normal
breathing pattern
- 6 breathing myths: Myths and superstitions about breathing
and body oxygenation (prevalence: over 90%)
- Hyperventilation: Definitions of
hyperventilation: their advantages and weak points
- Hyperventilation syndrome:
Western scientific evidence about prevalence of chronic hyperventilation in patients with chronic conditions
(37 medical studies)
- Normal minute ventilation: Small and
slow
breathing at rest is enjoyed by healthy subjects (14 studies)
- Hyperventilation prevalence: Present in
over 90% of
normal people (24 medical studies)
- HV and hypoxia:
How and why deep breathing reduces oxygenation of cells and tissues of
all vital organs
- Body-oxygen test (CP test)
: How to measure your own breathing and body oxygenation (two in one) using a simple DIY test
- Body oxygen in healthy:
Results for the body-oxygen test for healthy people (27 medical
studies)
- Body oxygen in sick
: Results for the body-oxygen test for sick people (14 medical studies)
- Buteyko
Table of Health Zones: Clinical description and ranges for breathing zones:
from the critically ill (severely sick) up to super healthy people
with maximum possible body oxygenation
- Morning hyperventilation: Why people feel
worse and critically ill people are most
likely to die during early morning hours
References: pages about CO2 effect:
- Vasodilation: CO2 expands arteries and arterioles facilitating perfusion
(or blood supply) to all vital organs
- The Bohr effect:
How and why oxygen is released by red blood cells in tissues
- Cell oxygen levels: How alveolar CO2 influences
oxygen transport
- Oxygen transport: O2 transport is controlled by
vasoconstriction-vasodilation and the Bohr effects, both of which rely on CO2
- Free radical generation:
Reactive oxygen species are produced within cells due to anaerobic cell respiration caused by cell hypoxia
- Inflammatory response: Chronic inflammation
in fueled by the hypoxia-inducible factor 1, while normal breathing reduces
and eliminates inflammation
- Nerve stabilization: People remain calm due to calmative or
sedative effects of carbon dioxide in neurons or nerve cells
- Muscle relaxation: Relaxation of muscle cells
is normal at high CO2, while hypocapnia causes muscular tension, poor posture
and, sometimes, aggression and violence
- Bronchodilation: Dilation of
airways (bronchi and bronchioles) is caused by carbon dioxide, and their constriction
by hypocapnia (low CO2)
- Blood
pH: Regulation of blood pH due to breathing and regulation of other bodily fluids
- CO2: lung damage: Elevated carbon
dioxide prevents lung injury and promotes healing of lung tissues
- CO2: Topical carbon dioxide can heal skin and tissues
- Synthesis of glutamine
in the brain, CO2 fixation, and other chemical reactions
- Deep breathing myth:
Ignorant and naive people promote the idea that deep breathing and breathing
more air at rest is beneficial for health
- Breathing control: How is our
breathing regulated? Why hypocapnia makes breathing uneven, irregular and erratic.
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