When there is sneezing: the causes and ways to deal with it

With irritation or inflammation of the nasopharyngeal mucosa there is an unconditioned reflex - sneezing. Causes This process can be very different. In any case, sneezing is associated with rhinitis or, in common speech, with a runny nose. Disease rhinitis is divided into several types.

It can be infectious acute rhinitis, which occurs under the influence of a variety of microbes and viruses, such as influenza and acute respiratory infections, ARVI and measles, gonorrhea and diphtheria, scarlet fever and tonsillitis. Such diseases begin with frequent sneezing and lacrimation, accompanied by fever and general malaise. Later, the patient has abundant discharge of mucus from the nose. Over time, they pass into the stage of purulent-mucous membranes.

Sometimes rhinitis takes a chronic form because of the constant influence of adverse factors, circulatory disorders of the body or occupational hazards. These factors also cause sneezing, the causes of which were listed above.

Symptoms of chronic rhinitis are also frequent sneezing, nasal congestion and nasal sinuses, thickening and inflammation of the mucosa and thick discharge from the nose. Also, a runny nose is accompanied by dryness and nasal congestion, the formation of crusts, a weakening of the sense of smell. What causes itching, burning in the nasal cavity, and provokes frequent sneezing.

Many people know the state when there is sneezing, the causes of which seem to be incomprehensible. Just came out of a warm room in the cold, or someone poured a steeply smelling liquid. And it happens that sneezing arises from bright light, for example, when a person leaves the gloomy room in the sun. This is called neurovegetative or vasomotor rhinitis. Nerve reflex disorders of the body cause violently react mucous membrane of the nose to irritants, which are cold air, bright light and a sharp smell.

In patients prone to vasomotor rhinitis, in the morning there is increased nasal congestion, abundant watery mucus discharge, lacrimation and sneezing. The mucous membrane of the nasal cavity is either pale or cyanotic, which is especially noticeable in the lower region of the nasal concha.

Today, an increasing number of inhabitants of our planet are prone to allergic rhinitis. This kind of common cold can be both infectious, and directly allergic to a variety of factors. Physicians associate such a reaction of the body with the fact that the patient has an extremely increased sensitivity of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity.

Patients susceptible to an allergic rhinitis, complain of copious discharge from the nasal cavity, lacrimation, nasal congestion and frequent sneezing. The reasons for this reaction of the organism are extremely individual: dust, pollen of plants, animal hair, perfume, the presence of an aquarium with fish in the apartment, various medications. Even in rare cases, allergic reactions to honey and its derivatives are noted. Most often, allergic rhinitis has a seasonal nature, the aggravation of which occurs in the spring or summer.

If an adult can independently determine the cause of an unpleasant condition, then it is quite difficult for children to cope with such a task, it is almost impossible. And if the baby begins frequent sneezing, the reasons for this should be sought for adults.

Of course, initially a sneezing baby should measure the temperature to make sure that the runny nose is not a symptom of a viral or infectious disease. Although attentive parents very soon find the reasons for sneezing in the baby. Especially if the reaction occurs under the same circumstances.

However, sometimes adults are lost: they think that there are absolutely no reasons for sneezing! The house is always clean, there are no animals, no fish, no sharp smells, no flowers in the room. A kid often sneezes!

The causes of this condition can be increased dryness of air in the room. Heating batteries drain it, causing dryness in the nose, crusts are formed, and the crumb begins to snicker frenziedly.

In order to ease the condition of people in the room, especially children, you should hang a wet sheet or towel in the room, sprinkle the curtains with water, put a basin with water on the floor near the heating systems. The nasal cavity can be lubricated with vaseline oil.