CAUSES OF OBSTRUCTION IN THE NOSE AND THROAT
NOSE
- Hay fever (Allergic Rhinitis) is the most common cause of obstruction in the nose
- The Nasal lining reacts excessively to ‘the outside environment’ – dust, pollen, pollution
- The Nose normally congests (swells) when lying horizontally
- Any form of rhinitis will aggravate this

Solutions:
- Avoidance and environmental controls
- Avoid cigarette smoke
- Remove carpets
- Good vacuum cleaner – hepa filter
- Mattress /Pillow cover
- Long term Nasal steroid spray:
Nexomist / Avamys 2 puffs each nostril at night
Deviated Nasal septum
- A skew middle wall of nose – usually after minor or major nasal trauma
- solution - surgery

THROAT
- Enlarged tonsils blocking up back of throat
- solution - surgery
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