All kinds of drops with sea water are used to keep the nasal mucosa in a normal state, so that the tissue retains its physiological characteristics. Pharmacies offer a huge variety of products. However, the main effect of all these drugs is very similar - they are designed to wash the nose, cleanse the tissues of the secret that is produced during a runny nose. Proper use allows you to minimize the risk of illness and quickly cure the disease that has already begun. Recently, these funds have been very popular, especially often they are prescribed for children of preschool and school age.
How does it work?
Using nose drops with sea water ("Snoop", "Marimer", "Sialor" and others), thereby a person introduces into the body a drug that dilutes the substance generated by the glands, which means that it becomes easier to remove it from the cavity nose.
Sea water is enriched with elements due to which the ciliated epithelium "works" more efficiently, better. As a result, the resistance of the mucosa to viral invasion, bacterial infection is growing. If a person suffers from rhinitis due to an allergicreactions, the use of products made using sea s alt allows faster and better removal of hazardous substances from the nasal cavity.
Use sea water from the common cold in acute pathologies of the nose, in chronic diseases. You can prescribe such drugs for diseases of the nasopharynx and pathologies that affect the paranasal sinuses. Medicines containing sea s alt are recommended as a measure to prevent infection of the nasopharynx and nose. You can prescribe drugs to people suffering from rhinitis (vasomotor, allergic). It is known that sea s alt in the form of an aqueous solution well prevents the appearance of inflammatory foci during surgery. You can use such preparations for hygiene measures. This is especially important when the air is dirty or dry.
Usage nuances
Used for nasal irrigation by adults and children, seawater is indicated for intranasal administration. Such medicines are prescribed for children older than one year of age. There are no restrictions for older people. For the purpose of treatment, it is recommended to rinse the nose four to six times a day. If hygiene measures are necessary, it is enough to use sea water from one to four times a day. Please note that there is a possibility of an allergic reaction (but it is not high).
Nursing mothers and pregnant women can also use funds. If a person has undergone surgery, you should first check with the doctor how useful washing will be in a particular case.preparations containing sea s alt. If medicines are used while taking other medicines, sea water may react.
What is a runny nose? Species
As mentioned above, preparations containing sea water are recommended for use against the background of rhinitis. This disease is one of the most common diseases affecting the upper pathways. Doctors know several types of rhinitis. There are two main groups of such diseases: those caused by viral invasion and allergies.
Allergic are divided into seasonal and disturbing all year round. There are persistent, intermittent cases.
The group of other rhinitis includes various kinds of pathologies caused by professional activities, medication, hormonal imbalance. There is a vasomotor idiopathic disease that appears due to the aging of the body.
Infectious rhinitis occurs in every second case in adults, among children the prevalence is even higher. It is divided into specific and non-specific. The latter is caused by the causative agent of the disease, for example, tuberculosis or diphtheria bacillus. Drops with sea water can also help in case of an acute traumatic form of the disease. It develops if a person receives a mucosal injury due to the penetration of a foreign body, surgery, burns. There is a possibility of a traumatic form due to dusty air, inhalation of aggressive chemicals or smoke.
About names
Recommended for adults and children for washing the nose sea waterin pharmacies is represented by several varieties of products. They produce drops, sprays, aerosols. Among the most famous names, it is worth noting the most popular:
- Alergol.
- Marimer.
- Sialor.
- "Physiomer".
- Fluimarin.
Often, doctors advise you to take a closer look at the Humer drops. In some cases, a good result gives the use of the drug "Otrivin". Aquamaris and Aqualor products are popular.
Marimer
These sea water drops are very popular. The drug is available in vials from 5 to 30 ml in volume, it looks like a clear liquid without any color. The drug contains an isotonic solution and specially purified water. Sea water makes up a little less than a third of the total volume of the drug. The drug thins the nasal mucus and stimulates its removal from the integument of the nasal cavity. Under the influence of the agent, the functionality of the epithelium improves.
The drug is prescribed for various rhinitis and for hygienic purposes. It is recommended if a person is forced to stay for a long time in a room where the air is processed by air conditioning, and also if the room is heated by central heating.
Drops are advised to persons older than one year of age. There is no upper age limit. For the prevention and hygiene of the nasal cavity, it is enough to use the remedy from one to four times a day. If you need to treat rhinitis, you should use Marimer up to six times daily.
Physiomer
Spray "Physiomer" price in pharmacies varies from 180 to 500 rubles - a lot depends on the volume of the bottle, the manufacturer's pricing policy. This popular drug is a nasal spray, each bottle of which is equipped with an additional sprayer. The preparation contains only sea water and nothing else. Under its influence, the mucus becomes thinner, its generation by the goblet cells present in the nasal mucosa is stabilized.
Sea water is enriched with microscopic substances that suppress inflammation and activate recovery processes. Under the influence of the liquid, the ciliated epithelium works better, the resistance of the mucosa to aggression from the viral and bacterial agent increases. At the same time, tissue cleaning function is improved.
Although not the cheapest in price, "Physiomer" is popular among buyers, as it has a pronounced effect. This drug is recommended in case of adenoiditis and is prescribed for various forms of rhinitis. It is resorted to if a vasomotor pathology is diagnosed or a runny nose is caused by an allergy. It is possible to treat acute rhinitis and chronic diseases of the nasal cavity, as well as those localized in the nasopharynx, sinuses. Often "Physiomer" is prescribed if the nasal mucosa is very dry due to the pathological process.
Terms of Use
Like many drops with sea water, the Physiomer spray, made on the basis of this liquid, is used to treat the wound process in the nasal cavity, in the sinuses. It is used before surgeryand after surgery.
You can use the medication as a prophylactic if there is a high probability of infection. For example, in the autumn-winter period, as well as in the case when the climate to which a person is used to changes due to moving, switching on heating, air conditioning, etc. "Physiomer" is indicated for the prevention of diseases caused by dusty air, pollution from automobile emissions. Heavy smokers are advised to use this remedy.
"Physiomer" is indicated for hygiene measures. For such purposes, the drug is used even when treating the nose of an infant. "Physiomer" is intended for intranasal use.
Aquamaris
This medicinal product is approved for use by persons of different age groups. Useful for the nose "Aquamaris" is sometimes used to treat infants. To practice hygiene measures, use turundas soaked in medicine. The recommended format of application is 2 times a day, daily.
You can do prophylactic instillations, injecting one or two drops of the product into each course of the nose. This remedy is used twice or thrice a day. If it is necessary to use the medicine for a child older than one year of age, but younger than seven years old, one to two aerosol injections should be given in each nasal passage. Frequency - from once to three times a day. Older persons (under 16 years of age) should inject the pharmaceutical product twice into each nasal passage, using the drug up to three times.daily. Adults should take two to three sprays, no less than three, but no more than six times a day.
When using this solution of sea s alt to wash the nose in case of illness, follow a different program recommended by the manufacturer of Aquamaris. If the child is under one year of age, a couple of drops are dripped into each course of the nose. Children older than but under seven years of age are injected with the remedy once or twice a day three times a day. Persons under 16 years of age are shown to inject the medicinal composition twice into each course of the nose, using the medication four to six times in 24 hours. Adults are shown up to three injections in each course of the nose. They use the medication at least four times a day, but not more than eight times. The duration of the treatment program is from two weeks to a month. If necessary, after a month, you can repeat the treatment.
If it is necessary to soften nasal secretions, remove them from the cavity, you need to repeatedly inject the drug. Excess is regularly removed using a cotton swab. First one nasal passage is sequentially processed, then the second one.
Alergol
For about 50 rubles per kilogram, you can buy sea s alt in pharmacies. The price of "Alergol" is somewhat higher - for one package they ask from one hundred rubles. Among the advantages is a fully prepared product that is convenient to use at home. The medicine is available as a spray, in 30 ml vials. Consists only of sea water. This is a safe and reliable remedy that has all the medicinal properties inherent in sea water. You need to be careful when using:an allergic reaction may occur. However, as can be concluded from the reviews, in practice this is observed in a small percentage of cases.
Should I use it?
As can be inferred from the reviews on seawater nose drops, all such drugs are perfectly safe if used in accordance with the instructions. There is practically no information about the allergic response of the body. No one has any side effects. People note the affordability of prices - most of the products with sea water are more than affordable, and each bottle is enough for long-term use.
The reliability and effectiveness of the use of funds is noted - the drugs are effective and help to clear the nasal cavity. True, one should not expect miracles from them. These products are designed primarily to cleanse the mucous membranes and improve their functionality, so they will not cope with serious illnesses.
Time-tested Otrivin
Otolaryngologists often prescribe Otrivin drops to patients. The main ingredient of this drug is xylometazoline hydrochloride. This is a sympathomimetic substance that affects alpha-adrenergic receptors. It stimulates the narrowing of blood vessels in the injection area, removes swelling, improves breathing if the nose and sinuses are blocked. The drug acts within a few minutes after administration. The effect lasts for about 10 hours. The pharmaceutical product is easily tolerated by persons who are characterized by hypersensitivity of mucous membranes.
No decrease in mucociliaryclearance. The drug has a balanced acidity. Moisturizing ingredients - the key to eliminating irritation and dryness. There are releases containing aromatic compounds that have a cooling effect. Local use is not accompanied by absorption. In serum, xylometazoline is almost impossible to detect.
Drops "Otrivin" is prescribed to relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion. This is recommended if a person has a cold, is sick with sinusitis, if allergic rhinitis or pollinosis is observed. A medicine is prescribed when it is necessary to facilitate the removal of glandular secretions from the sinuses. The medication is an auxiliary component of the otitis media treatment program, as it effectively relieves swelling of the nasopharynx and ear canals. It is used if rhinoscopy is necessary, as the effect of the drug on the tissues facilitates the event.
How to use?
To learn how to properly drip nose drops, you should read the instructions that accompany the pharmaceutical product. Before you start using Otrivin, be sure to clear the nasal passages. Drops in the minimum concentration of the active ingredient are indicated for persons under the age of six. They are used 1-2 times a day, injecting a drop or two into each stroke of the nose.
0, 1% solution is indicated for children older than six years of age, adults. A single dose is two to three drops. The frequency of administration is three or four times daily. The spray is recommended for persons over 6 years of age. The drug is injected into each course of the nose in one portion three to four times a day.day. Do not use the tool for more than ten days in a row.
Against the background of application, the throat, nose may burn, itching may occur, there is a possibility of local irritation and increased dryness of the membranes. Some had a headache, others felt sick. Occasionally, against the background of receiving medication, the speed and frequency of heart contractions were disturbed, and vision temporarily worsened. There is a risk of a systemic sensitization reaction.
As you can see, unlike Aqualor nose drops and others containing only sea water, a sympathomimetic agent is more dangerous, because, albeit rarely, it still provokes unpleasant effects that are, in principle, unusual for sea water. On the other hand, using Otrivin, you can significantly alleviate the course of the disease and improve the condition of a person who is not helped by sea water. This has made sympathomimetic drops a very popular pharmacy product among the population.
Features and limitations
Pharmaceutical product "Otrivin" is strictly contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to any substance included in the composition of the drug, whether it is the main ingredient or excipients. You can not use the drug if the patient had previously undergone surgery, in which the membranes of the brain were exposed. The tool is not used during childbearing. The spray is not used if the patient is under the age of six. A contraindication for the appointment of "Otrivin" is transphenoidal hypophysectomy.
Combined drug course, including MAOIs and tri-, tetracyclic antidepressants, is accompanied byincreased risk of side effects. This is especially likely with drug overuse.
The fact of overdose in medical practice was observed when patients took drops orally. The degree of danger of such a phenomenon is higher in minors - children and adolescents. An overdose was indicated by acceleration, inconsistency of the pulse, an increase in pressure and loss of consciousness. Symptomatic treatment is indicated as directed by a specialist.
Known and reliable
A relatively expensive, but quite popular drug today among those presented on the modern pharmacy market is the French "Humer". Instructions for use of the drug specifies the possibility of prescribing a medication in case of a cold in children and adults. This is a safe medication, allowed even for the smallest. It is made from isotonic solution, consists only of sea water.
The manufacturer has retained all the positive qualities, as it completely saved the natural important microscopic elements present in the liquid. The manufacturing process of the drug involves the filtration of water by diffusion. As a result, the osmotic pressure corresponds to the cellular content, due to which the agent is perceived by the body as absolutely natural, not at all alien. Therefore, the drug does not give side effects and is allowed even for the smallest patients.
Instructions for use "Humer" is recommended for people of any age group older than one month. The substance supports the mucous membranes inphysiologically normal state, helps to cleanse the tissues of secretions, saturates them with moisture. The drug dilutes the mucus accumulated in the nasal cavity, accelerates the cleansing of this secret. You can combine "Humer" with other drugs on the advice of a specialist. It is known from medical practice that the drug increases the effectiveness of the complex treatment of diseases accompanied by a runny nose.
