Many people suffer from the problem of congested ans stuffy nose. They think that a nose gets congested from too much thick mucus. But in most of the cases the nose become congested when tissue lining it become swellon. This swelling is the result of inflamed blood vessels. Nasal congestion is also known as stuffed nose, nasal obstruction, stuffed up nose, blocked nose and nasel blockage. This problem has many causes and its ranges from mild to life threatning conditions. It may or may not be accompained by a nasal discharge or "runny nose." It can interfere with ears, hearing and speech development.
Causes of Nasal congestion
Various common causes of this problem are Bright lights, Chickenpox, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Cold temperature, Decongestant nasal spray overuse, DiGeorge syndrome, Dry air, Food allergy, Hay fever, Hormonal changes, Latex allergy, Measles, Milk allergy, Nasal polyps, Occupational asthma, Perfume, Pregnancy, Acute sinusitis, Bronchiolitis, Chronic sinusitis, Cluster headache, Common cold, Deviated septum, Drug addiction, Dust mite allergy, Foreign body in the nose, High blood pressure medications, Influenza (flu), Lodged object, Medications, Mold allergy, Nonallergic rhinitis, Peanut allergy and Pet allergy.
Treatment
Nasal congestion is very common disease now a days. Various medicines are availabe in the market for the treatment of this problem. Sudafed is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of Nasal congestion. This medication is most trusted and recommended by the doctor. The main ingredient of this medicine is Pseudoephedrine HCl. Before switching to this medicine you should inform to your doctor or health care professional if you are taking any prescription, non prescription and herbal medicine. Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to it or to its ingredients. Special care is to be needed if you are patient of high blood pressure, heart blood vessel disease and improper heart beat.
The dosage recommended for this medicine is 2 pills every 4 hours and maximum dose can be 8 pills each 24 hours. Sudafed should be taken with a full glass of water, with food. It is so to avoid stomach irritation. As it is a prescription medicine, so it should be taken as prescribe by the doctor. Store Sudafed at room temperature away from light, heat and moisture. Keep this medicine in the dry place. This medicine also has some common to serious side effect. Keep this medication away from the reach of the children and pet.