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What Causes Chest Heaviness, Rattling Noise In Throat And Sinus Congestion?
Question: I am having strange symptoms; heaviness in the chest, rattling in my throat (noisy), unable to get to sleep. I can "hear" congestion (?) in my sinuses I believe, or in my head/ear.
Brief Answer:
Three tips
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I suggest these three tips to my patients in my clinic when they complained off congestion in the throat and sinuses at night. They are quite happy.
1) Drink normal water, 3-4 Litres a day
2) Active steam inhalations from vessel with boiling water and let the secretions from nose drop into the vessel that has this boiling water.
3) Prepare a mixture with 3 Tsp Salt, 1TSp baking soda. Take 1 Tsp with 250ml warm water, put it into a syringe/neti pot, push this water slowly into one nostril while closing the other nostril. This will decongest and gives quick relief.
Keep sipping warm tea, mentholated lozenges this will help. Put extra pillow so that the dripping do not fall back into throat disturbing sleep.
If you have CLARITIN tablet, it works before the night sleep.
Try this.
Three tips
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I suggest these three tips to my patients in my clinic when they complained off congestion in the throat and sinuses at night. They are quite happy.
1) Drink normal water, 3-4 Litres a day
2) Active steam inhalations from vessel with boiling water and let the secretions from nose drop into the vessel that has this boiling water.
3) Prepare a mixture with 3 Tsp Salt, 1TSp baking soda. Take 1 Tsp with 250ml warm water, put it into a syringe/neti pot, push this water slowly into one nostril while closing the other nostril. This will decongest and gives quick relief.
Keep sipping warm tea, mentholated lozenges this will help. Put extra pillow so that the dripping do not fall back into throat disturbing sleep.
If you have CLARITIN tablet, it works before the night sleep.
Try this.
Note: Consult an experienced Otolaryngologist / ENT Specialist online for further follow up on ear, nose, and throat issues - Book a Call now.
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Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
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