By request commentator Roman explain how to properly wipe the snot.
There are two correct ways to wipe away snot.
Everyone has a cold, and everyone has snot. A cold can result in a purulent complication such as sinusitis or otitis media. The probability of such complications is about 5%, and almost nothing can be done about it.
There is a small chance of reducing the amount of germs that can enter the sinuses or middle ear.
Many have pneumococcus or other microbes in their nose that can cause purulent complications. In a healthy state, our nose is able to restrain the growth of this infection and does not let it into the ears and sinuses.
During a cold, there will be a lot of snot in the nose, which it is not always possible to quickly evacuate from there. The infection germinates and can gain enough strength to cause sinusitis.
Most often, people themselves drive infected mucus into their sinuses and into the middle ear.
If we blow our nose, the pressure in the nose will be about 10 times higher than when we sneeze or cough.
With each such blowing out, about one milliliter of snot is injected into the maxillary sinus from the nose. Even if these snot are not infected, then they still have to evacuate from the bosom for some time. This increases the duration of the illness.
In the first three days of a cold, people blow their nose about 45 times. And every time there is a chance to inject infected mucus into the ear or sinuses.
If you blow your nose and hear a crackling in your ears, then this is exactly what happens.
Not everyone understands that hard snot is very difficult to blow your nose. Therefore, the mucus in the nose must be diluted.
Snot is hardest in the morning. They should be soaked with drops of sterile saline or breathed over the steam. Well, or at least have a hot drink. It will be more convenient to blow your nose.
The first way to blow your nose is to pinch only one nostril. So the pressure in the nose will be much lower. Always blow your nose into a handkerchief or tissue. This way you will be less likely to disperse the infection.
The second method is not blowing your nose, but squeezing out snot. You need to clasp your nose with a handkerchief and, without blowing anything out, just squeeze snot from the nose down into the handkerchief.
Be sure to wash your hands after blowing your nose. This will leave less contamination on the door handles.
