sinus cough home remedies
Home Remedies for Sinus Cough
For sinus cough, home remedies are abundant, provided we are ready to give up on our pill popping activity. Home remedies are time-consuming - agreed; however, the long-term relief they are known to provide, is second to none!
- Cough; that usually reverberates. It is likely that you may be able to 'hear' the chest congestion while coughing vigorously.
- Bad breath; it may not sound too serious, however it is one embarrassing problem that one has to endure while he is affected by sinus cough. Dryness of the mouth, your throat feeling parched, cracked outline of your lips and a constant urge to satiate your thirst by drinking water more than usual is a common symptom that one endures.
- Nasal congestion; is one trouble that haunts the day light out of all of those who are inflicted by this symptom. It is not the degree of severity that the symptom poses, nevertheless it is the consistency with which the nasal excretion continues to occur that leads to a miserable state of the individual.
- Watery nasal discharge; which is characterized by a dripping sensation trickling down through the nasal passage.
- Post nasal drip; this is the excess mucus, caused by nasal congestion, that trickles down the back of the throat leading to chronic sinus cough, this being a type of cough that refuses to go away easily.
- Tenderness is experienced in the affected area. You may experience an uncomfortable feeling across your cheekbones, on one or both the sides of the forehead, behind the ears, or in between the eyes where the nasal bridge is located.
- Fever; this is common in nature and occurs predominantly in those who are affected by sinusitis that causes pain across the forehead.
- The best home remedy that can help cure the trouble is to inhale steam. This process needn't be messy when conducted. Just fill a tub with hot water and inhale the steam for 3 to 5 minutes. Make sure that the water is hot and the vapors are abundant for you to inhale. In the process, be cautious not to burn yourself in any way. To enhance the effect that you derive through steaming, you could cover your head with a towel and inhale the vapors. This will not let the vapors escape and let the steam and the derived humid environment within the covered space remain.
- Drink plenty of fluids, especially water. Keep yourself hydrated. This will help the toxins flush off the system and you would have a clear nasal tract minus the nasal congestion and the blockage.
- Turmeric milk (a pinch of turmeric added in milk) could be consumed preferably on an empty stomach for it to work better as a sinus cough relief agent.
- The next step is to have a bath by adding some essential oils to your tub. Essential oils like thyme and oregano oil could be added to your bath water. This too, will help you deal with the problem. Make sure that the essential oils that you mix are handled with care, do not over drain the bottles. A few drops do the needful.
- You could make a syrup of honey and ginger juice. You could have half a teaspoon of this solution to soothe your throat. The honey ginger ratio should be 2:1.
- Have a cup of chicken soup. Add a pinch of black pepper if you prefer. This is, indeed one home remedy that you cannot file a complaint about. For the vegans, soup made of sprouts, ginger granules, peas, onion rings, cabbage and potatoes could be the alternative.