Stuffy nose and nasal congestion may be very annoying for anyone who is suffered by this seasonal infection. Stuffy nose is very common in this period of the season changing. But, rather than this, there are many possibilities out there which cause this nasal congestion inhuman. like- various type of allergies, sinusitis, and respiratory infection. Stuffy nose generally happens due to excessive mucus or watery substance block the path of your both nostrils. That is usually caused by a viral infection of nose and throat. Whenever you come across to deal with this kind of seasonal sickness, home remedies are very effectual.

Sign & symptoms

Universal sign and symptoms you can easily identify and recognize by this own-self.

Sneezing

If you are starting to sneeze in a frequent manner, that is the first sign of your cold symptoms. After some period of time, you will be able to notice your nasal congestion begins.

A runny nose

After a number of sneezing session almost done by the sufferer. Vice versa, in the second stage your nose going to be runny all the time for a next few days. For this, you need to keep along with a clean handkerchief, and napkins. And try to avoid some cold-related stuff like- ice-cream, cold water, stay away from rain, and avoid taking any cold shower during stuffy nose.

Red nose with mucus

your nose may be starting to appear as reddish type. The excessive amount of thick yellowish and greenish type of mucus within the nose may disrupt your nostril passages completely. In resulting you may unable to breathe through your nose appropriately. and make you uncomfortable.

Cough & throat infection

along with this in stuffy nose condition, your other body parts are also may affected during this infection like- chest, throat, head, brain, and entire body.

A headache and fever

During this illness, you might experience some kind of nastiest changes suddenly come across into your body. That is really a pathetic and awful situation for you.

Precautions

• Try to keep away yourself from any direct contact as of cold atmosphere or AC.
• Always keep your feet warm up for better recovery aspect, which is quite helpful in the disappearance of your stuffy nose much earlier. For this, you may protect yourself by wearing of socks and shoes and especially which is mainly designed for cold resistance.
• Drink plenty amount of warm water & soups.
• Try to avoid during this period going outside. But in an emergency, you must have to go somewhere. Then, you need to cover up yourself properly especially nose, mouth and foot section.
• Avoid eating junk foods. Especially in any illness, when your body required some nutritional feed. If your body gets running out of various necessary vitamins and minerals on that note you have less chance of quicker recovery from any disease. So, be always remember to eat healthy and digestive foods during illness.

Top 10 Home remedies for stuffy nose

Mustard seed oil

miracle remedy which is very effective in the stuffy nose “mustard oil” 2-3 drops of mustard seed oil before going to bed into your nostrils will definitely go to help you. And you feel more energized. If you taking this oil drops on while sitting position which is not really good one for you.

It will straightly come out from your nose which is very embarrassing for you, and you prefer to make use of it in a resting period of time.

If you continue taking these drops before going to bed it may even better to remove your stuffy nose in a complete manner.

Steam

Steaming is a great option to remove mucus and stuffy nose with an instant effect. You will feel more energetic and relaxed for sure after taking this therapy.

The process is very simple you need have some hot boiling water for this process, better for this therapy you should use a steamer and also, according to your body need you to choose your suitable prefer timing for this therapy. In general 15-20 minutes is enough for one sitting. You can repeat this process almost 2-3 times a day.

Garlic

Garlic is known as super food which is dense with lots of vitamins and minerals. It is very effective to improve your immune system and blood circulation. And it is also helpful to fight against cold and as well as the stuffy nose.

Garlic has anti-cold elements such are – anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-cold. Studies recommend that you should prefer to eat raw garlic which is considered as to get all related benefits of garlic. Garlic contains allicin and vitamin-C, which is also good for inflammation and work as an antioxidant booster.

How to consume: before taking this raw garlic you need to crush them before going to consume it.

Quantity– 2-3 garlic cloves you may have to consume per day. You should not have to require consuming more than above-mentioned quantity. Otherwise, you might face some reverse effect of it. Some of the themes are- heartburn, diarrhea, gas, flatulence, vomiting, body odor, unpleasant breath, bleeding, and allergic reactions.

Take a hot shower

a hot shower may help you to feel better in during stuffy nose. It is also helpful to remove mucus from your nose and bring your breathing return to regular. It is really effective for providing you an instant relief.

And take a shower, also required for maintaining a good hygiene & sanitation of your body.

Herbal tea with ginger

if you are consuming herbal tea which should be blend with ginger herb (raw ginger), it will give you a tremendous result in the stuffy nose condition.

Herbal tea and ginger contains anti-inflammatory properties and boosts up your immune system as well.

Various herbs which are really very effective like- chamomile, rosemary leaves, holy basil, blackberry thyme.

How to use: take some herbal tea and mix it with boiling water along with this, add some chopped ginger in it. And let it steep for 3-5 minutes and then remove leftover from the strainer. Now, this is ready to take a sip.

Honey & Black pepper

take some honey along with a pinch of black pepper before going to bed. That is really helpful in nasal congestion and stuffy nose condition.

Honey- it is used by centuries as a cough suppressant.

Black Pepper- black pepper is generally used for thinning down mucus from the nose with simplicity.

Uses of these both ingredients altogether do a miracle in stuffed nose condition. And also provide definitely, you a hassle-free sound sleep.

Eucalyptus oil

most of the time you may hear something about the benefit of aromatherapy. But I assured you this is quite beneficial in the stuffy nose. Here we talk about the same therapy but, I promise it is really very effective in open up of your congested nose condition.

How to use- for this you need to add some drops of eucalyptus oil with warm water. And try to inhale “aroma steam” of about 10-15 minutes. You can use this remedy 3-6 times a day for better results.

Apple cider vinegar

it is also a very effective classic remedy for providing relief from nasal congestion. And so far it also contains a decent amount of pectin in it. It is really helpful to open up your stuffy nose very quickly in an effective manner.

How to use- take one cup of water and just add 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in it and for a better result, you can also add 1 tablespoon of honey to this mixture. You can take this solution at least 2-3 times a day.

Saline solution or spray

in some study suggests that saline solution may useful to restore moisture in the nasal passage. And also helpful to clear your mucus from your nostrils properly. and give a complete relief from an unpleasant situation

And it is very helpful to kill germs as well as which are very prominent in during nasal congestion period.

Drink ample amount of water (warm) 

keep up your-self hydrated during stuffy nose period. Actually, throughout your nasal congestion phase, your nose remains almost dry and it is hard enough to thin out mucus from your nostrils easily. So, you need to drink plenty amount of warm water during this sickness and it also assists to restore your health faster.

 

Conclusion

From my point of view, home remedies are really very effectual comparative than any allopathic treatments out there. There are no modern medicines available in terms of which is able to eradicate this diseases completely. After taking any modern medicine you may also realize that cold and cough related diseases abolish after a week or it took more than period of time. However, when we come across such natural treatments it definitely helps to improve your immune system to eradicate this disease by own body potential. In addition to, lacking any further risk factor related to modern medicine side-effects. Now, this day’s in general, most people are in reality deeply concerned about their health safety issue.