Home Remedies for DROOLING ---THROAT OBSTRUCTION

DROOLING DURING SLEEP / THROAT OBSTRUCTION

 

Drooling during sleep may occur for a variety of reasons such as posture and illness.  Most of which can be controlled with minor treatment.  While sleeping you salivate. 

 

Though the amount is less than how you salivate during the day, you also do not swallow as much.  The frequency slows during the night.  You are more apt to drool if you breathe through your mouth while asleep.  This will also increase the likelihood of snoring and the sleep of others could also be disturbed.  It does not become a severe problem unless it is excessive.  Drooling can be bothersome, disturbing your rest during the night.  Sleeping on a wet pillowcase can be irritating.

 

While there is no cure, there are drugs available to help reduce the way you salivate.  Cures for ailments that may contribute are also available.  Drool can be uncomfortable and sleeping during rest periods disturbed.  If asleep and you feel moisture on your pillowcase, often changing it will help and allow you to rest more comfortably. When asleep after getting drunk, there is a much greater risk for drooling.  If you drool during sleep there is no need to worry.  This disorder is only inconvenient and does not pose more serious problems.

 

 

A throat obstruction or choking on a fish or chicken bone can turn a pleasant and enjoyable dining experience to a painful one instantly. Throat obstruction leads to breathlessness because the trachea is blocked, constricted, or swollen shut. This is one such malady that requires an instant remedy to eliminate the pain in the throat as soon as possible. Home remedies are the first to be tried until medical intervention becomes a necessity. Such situations may be rare but it is important to know some helpful and handy hints one can use to relieve a throat obstruction.

 

Signs and symptoms that indicate a throat obstruction

Here are some signs and symptoms that indicate a throat obstruction: Gagging
High-pitched breathing
Difficulty and pain while swallowing
Vomiting
Sudden avoidance of solid foods
Increased drooling
Pain in the neck, chest or abdomen
Inability to speak
Bluish or purple face color due to lack of oxygen

Food eating habits

There are three reasons why people choke. These are:
Mechanical obstruction
Tissue swelling
Crushing of the trachea

These key causes that lead to a throat obstruction are caused by certain food eating habits that are best avoided. These include:
Eating too fast.
Swallowing food instead of chewing the food.
Eating food despite intoxication by alcohol
Eating food in an unconscious state by inhaling certain materials

 

Root of Clematis

Home remedies are first sought because of the immediate need to be cured when the throat obstruction becomes painful.

Here is a comprehensive list of home remedies that can be tried in case of a throat obstruction:

Break an egg into a teacup and swallow it whole. It is said that this removes the most difficult obstructions.

Clear the throat by drinking liquids or swallowing bread. This may take approximately 30 to 60 minutes to work. If it does not work try other options or consult your doctor.

If the throat obstruction is caused by a fish bone stuck in the throat, one can try swallowing a lump of boiled rice. The rice is sticky and adheres to the fish bone. The added weight on the bone helps to dislodge it from the throat and it goes into the stomach where it is eventually digested. If rice is not available one can try swallowing bread. This will also have the same effect.

If a larger sized chicken or fish bone is the cause of throat obstruction then gargling with some vinegar is the best alternative. The vinegar helps soften the bone slowly. The bone can then be removed by swallowing rice or bread. The action of vinegar may take some time but it will eventually soften the bone.

Another alternative is the “Root of Clematis”. This is a pale brownish-yellow colored herb which can be obtained from the nearest herbalist. Decoct this herb with vinegar and brown sugar and sip the decoction slowly while it is hot. This helps dislodging the bone and also provides relief from the irritation that is caused in the throat.

One can also try the Heimlich maneuver. Stand behind the person and wrap your arms around his/her waist. Make a fist with one hand and place the thumb side of the fist just above the person’s navel, well below the breastbone. Grasp the fist with the other hand and make a quick, upward and inward thrust with your fist. Continue this till the object is removed. This procedure rapidly compresses the lungs and causes the food particle to be expelled.

For obese or pregnant people, wrap the arms around the person’s chest. Place the fist on the middle of the breastbone and make firm backwards thrusts.

Another simple method is to grasp the persons tongue and pull it forward and at the same time try and hook the bone with the finger. Do ensure that the hands are clean before performing this maneuver and wash the hands immediately afterwards as well.

Take plenty of liquid diet

It is advisable to take precautions when eating foods which could provide obstruction to the throat such as fish and meat. It is likely that sharp bones could cause obstruction in the throat. The suggested diet incase of throat obstruction would ideally be plenty of liquids to clear the throat or lumps of rice or bread that will help remove the obstruction.

Some suggestions for throat obstruction

Have every meal with an approach to taste the food and enjoy the dining experience.

It is advisable to avoid eating in haste, which give rise to problems such as throat obstruction and indigestion.

 

Home Remedies for SINUSITIS

SINUS

 

Sinusitis refers to an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the paranasal sinuses. It often follows a common cold, influenza, and other general infections. Infecting germs sometimes find their way into sinuses or chambers on either side of the nasal passage, leading to sinus trouble.

 

Sinusitis symptoms

Constant sneezing, headaches and low grade fever

The symptoms of sinusitis are excessive or constant sneezing ; a running nose; blockage of one or both nostrils; headaches and pressure around the head, eyes, and face. Sinus headaches are usually felt in the forehead and in the face just below the eyes.The patient may suffer from low grade fever, lack of appetite, and difficulty in breathing

Sinusitis causes

Inflammation of the sinus passages

Sinusitis results from the inflammation of the sinus passages and oversecretion of mucus by the membranes lining the nose and throat

 

Home Remedies for Sinusitis

Sinusitis treatment using Mango

The liberal use of mangoes during the season is considered an effective remedy for prevention and treatment of sinusitis. Mangoes contribute towards formation of healthy epithelium, thereby preventing frequent attacks of common infections like sinusitis. This is attributable to a high concentration of vitamin A in the fruit

Sinusitis treatment using Garlic and Onion

The use of pungent foods like garlic and onion is one of the most effective remedies for sinus problems. One should begin with small mild doses and increase them gradually. Beneficial results can also be achieved by adding these herbs in moderate amounts to regular meals

Sinusitis treatment using Fenugreek

The seeds of fenugreek are another effective remedy for sinusitis. A tea prepared by boiling one teaspoon of seeds in 250 ml of water till it is reduced to half, will help the body to produce perspiration, dispel toxicity, and shorten the period of fever in the acute stage of the disease. Upto four cups should be taken daily. The quantity should be reduced as the condition improves

Sinusitis treatment using Cumin Seeds

A teaspoon of black cumin seeds tied in a thin cotton cloth can provide relief when inhaled. The condition can also be relieved by taking a mixture of 100 gm of roasted and ground cumin seeds and 200 gm of pure honey

Sinusitis treatment using Vegetable Juices

Carrot juice, taken separately or in combination with juices of beet and cucumber, or with spinach juice, has been found beneficial in the treatment of sinus trouble. In the case of combined juices, 100 ml each of beet and cucumber juices, or 200 ml of spinach juice, should be mixed with 300ml of carrot juice to make 500 ml or half a litre of the mixed juice

Sinusitis treatment using Vitamins A and C

A diet rich in vitamin A is the best insurance against cold and sinus trouble. Vitamin A is the 'membrane conditioner' and it helps build healthy mucous membranes in the nose and throat. Some of the valuable sources of this vitamin are whole milk, curds, egg yolk, pumpkin, carrots, leafy vegetables, tomatoes, mangoes, and papaya. When the sinus trouble has already developed, relief can be obtained by taking vitamin A in large therapeutic doses of 25,000 IU per day. Vitamin C has also proved beneficial in the treatment of sinusitis and the patient should take one gram of this vitamin per day in two therapeutic doses of 500 mg each

 

Diet for Sinusitis

Fresh fruit and vegetable juices with water

In the acute stage of the disease, when fever is present, the patient should abstain from all solid foods and drink only fresh fruit and vegetable juices diluted with warm water on a 50:50 basis

Well-balanced diet

After the fever subsides, he may adopt a low-calorie, raw fruit and vegetable diet with plenty of raw juices. Once the acute symptoms are over, the patient may gradually embark upon a well-balanced diet, with emphasis on seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables, and fruits. In persistent chronic conditions, repeated short juice fasts may be undertaken for a week or so at intervals of two months

Avoid fried and starchy food

The patient should avoid fried and starchy foods, white sugar, white floor, rice, macaroni products, pies, cakes, and candies

 

Other Sinusitis treatments

Hot and cold water application

A cold application over the sinus will give great relief, while alternate hot and cold applications also prove beneficial. Take pans of hot and cold water, bathe the whole face with hot water as hot as you can bear-and then apply cold water for a short duration

Inhalation of steam, proper sleep and adequate rest

Nasal inhalation of steam for five minutes every hour will also give relief. Plenty of sleep, adequate rest, and fresh air are essential in the treatment of sinus trouble

Avoid perfumes and scented hair oil

Patient should avoid the use of perfumes and strongly scented hair oil