This guide lists homeopathic medicines that are commonly considered for a blocked nose, along with the symptom picture usually associated with each one. It is general information only: homeopathic prescribing is individualised, so the right medicine depends on your complete case – please consult a qualified homeopathic doctor before taking any of them, and do not stop or change any current treatment without medical advice.
About a blocked nose
A blocked or stuffy nose happens when the lining of the nose swells and produces extra mucus. The common causes are a cold or flu, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, a deviated nasal septum, nasal polyps, enlarged adenoids in children, dry air or pollution, and the rebound congestion that follows overuse of decongestant nasal sprays. It often brings sniffling, a poor sense of smell, mouth breathing, snoring, headache and disturbed sleep. Steam inhalation, saline nasal rinses, plenty of fluids and sleeping with the head raised help; avoid decongestant sprays for more than three days. See a doctor if the blockage lasts more than ten days, comes with high fever, severe facial pain, thick green discharge, blood, or affects only one side.
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Every person with a blocked nose is different, and so is the medicine that works best for them. To discover the best-suited homeopathic medicines for a blocked nose for you, consult our experts. They will study your symptoms, your past treatment history and your personality, and then find the homeopathy medicines that suit you best.
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Homeopathic medicines for a blocked nose
(1) Nux vomica: A nose that is blocked at night and outdoors but runs in a warm room, with dry, tickling sneezing and irritability, often after exposure to cold.
(2) Pulsatilla: Blocked indoors and in a warm room with thick yellow-green bland discharge, better in the open air, in mild, tearful people.
(3) Kali bichromicum: Thick, sticky, stringy discharge with crusts and plugs, pressure at the root of the nose and loss of smell.
(4) Sambucus nigra: Dry, completely blocked nose that stops a baby from nursing, with snuffling and wakes the child suffocated.
(5) Allium cepa: Watery, burning discharge that irritates the upper lip, with frequent sneezing and a nose that runs more indoors and in the evening.
(6) Natrum muriaticum: Alternating dry and watery nose with discharge like egg-white, loss of smell and taste, and frequent sneezing.
(7) Sticta pulmonaria: Dry, crusted nose with a constant need to blow it without relief, and a pain or pressure at the root of the nose.
(8) Hydrastis canadensis: Thick, yellow, ropy discharge with a raw feeling and post-nasal dripping into the throat.
(9) Arsenicum album: Burning, watery discharge with sneezing that gives no relief, restlessness, chilliness and worse after midnight.
(10) Calcarea carbonica: Chronic blockage in chilly, easily tired people who catch cold easily and sweat on the head, often with polyps or enlarged adenoids.
Homeopathic treatment of a blocked nose at Welling Homeopathy
These are only basic indications – many more homeopathic medicines are used for a blocked nose, and the right one is chosen after detailed case-taking by an experienced doctor. To find out about homeopathy treatment of a blocked nose at Welling Homeopathy, contact a Welling clinic or call +91 80 80 850 950 for a consultation in person or online.
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Disclaimer: this page is for information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Results vary from person to person.
