The simple act of breathing could be a challenge when one is suffering from cold and a congested nose and chest. One feels perpetually tired, no matter what the cause of the congestion is. Some of the most common causes of congestion include dealing with the flu, allergies, a sinus infection, seasonal changes, cold or an infection. A combination of things happens inside the head of a human when undergoing nasal congestion. Since the nose has a vast network of blood vessels with valves that keep opening and closing, they all get easily stimulated when irritated by an outside factor. When irritated, the nervous system responds to it and the valves open up, which results in increased blood flow inside the nose, causing swelling in the nasal passages that causes difficulty in breathing. Since colds, allergies and sinus infections bring with them tiredness, aches, increased body temperatures, fatigue and much more apart from the simple congestion, it is very normal to want to take several medicines and drugs to alleviate some, or all of the symptoms as quickly as possible. Bu it is often dangerous to take several medicines at once and most over the counter medicines do not provide cold and congestion relief.
Decongestants
Most decongestants available over the counter are mainly used to treat the symptoms like a headache, stuffiness, and discomfort that is caused by congestion. They do not treat the root causes of the cold and congestion and can make a person grow dependent on them, apart from causing other problems.
For example, rebound swelling in the nasal passages is a common recurrence that happens due to the use of decongestants that are taken for more than 3 to 5 days. This rebound swelling in the nasal passages leads to a vicious cycle of rebound swelling that causes increased dependence on the drug, leading to the need of increased dosage to fix the problem, which in turn leads to increased dependency.
Some easy ways to break the habit of taking decongestants and fixing the problem to get a long-term cold and congestion relief include certain home remedies. Home remedies are low cost, low-risk fixes that can help with fatigue, discomfort, dehydration or the general annoyance that comes with a cold and congestion.
Home remedies for cold and congestion relief
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