Sometimes, we overlook some important parts of our overall health. This article is focusing on ways to care for the nose, throat, and ears. Think about how hard life may be if you could not swallow, smell, or hear anything. Keeping these parts of the body healthy sounds more critical now.
1. Avoid pollution and smoke – The nose and throat will benefit most from this tip. Not only should you avoid pollution and second hand smoke, you should not smoke at all. Smoke does damage to your mouth, sinuses, and throat.
2. If you have acid reflux – Skip this if you don’t have it. Untreated severe reflux can get up into the throat, ears, and even the nose. If you sleep flat on your right side, reflux can get into your right lung. If you have heartburn and other issues, it is important to sleep on an incline and work with doctors to find out what is causing your heartburn. Pills only cover up the symptoms, but they are necessary to protect you while you work with medical professionals to find out how to fix it.
3. Keep your sinuses moist – Dry environments can do damage to your sinuses and make you feel pretty miserable. When sinuses get too dry and irritated, they can get inflamed and sometimes infected. Dry sinuses make your nose bleed as well. If you live in a dry place or it is winter, consider buying some air humidifiers to save your sinuses.
4. Wear protective ear gear – If you are going to be hearing any loud noises above a certain volume, you should always wear headphones or ear plugs. The ears are sensitive, and can be damaged by loud sounds. If this advice isn’t followed, you can get tinnitus, hearing loss, or ear pain. Avoid letting your ears get hit uncovered with a very loud sound. Especially concerts.
5. Treat ear infections immediately – If someone has an ear infection and it is not treated, this can cause damage to the ear. Infections cause inflammation, which makes everything swell up and put pressure on whatever is around it. This can put pressure on parts of the ear, such as the ear drum. A severe infection can cause many issues like pain and hearing loss.
There you have it everyone. Don’t take your nose, ears, or throat for granted. They will treat you well if you keep them protected from harm.