How to Get Rid of a Stuffy or Runny Nose Instantly (Within 1 Minute)
It’s not much fun to have a blocked nose. You can’t breathe properly and sleeping can become a painful experience and the only thing you can think of is how to get rid of your stuffy nose quickly.
A runny nose can be just as annoying, even embarrassing, especially when you’re surrounded by people and all your attention is put on constantly blowing your nose and cleaning your face. In addition, sinus congestion and stuffiness can affect the pressure in your ears and cause popping, clicking or crackling sounds. The feeling of fullness in the ears can be annoying and you may also have a sensation that there is water in your ears.
To deal with nasal congestion, most people reach for over-the-counter nasal sprays. But there are disadvantages to using chemical substances. To begin with, these sprays are drugs, so they come with side effects and can be addictive.
It’s much better to master an approach that is less invasive and, in many cases, more effective. The simple technique I present in this article is based on acupressure. It uses gentle pressure to four points of the face to help you clear your stuffy nose fast.
How to Get Rid of a Stuffy Nose Instantly
Follow the instructions and see how your nose reacts.
General instructions:
- Use your fingertips to apply gentle pressure.
- Use round movements – the movement is a pushing-releasing type of rotation.
- You should not feel any pain.
- Do the cycle 3 times.
Point 1:
- Point 1 is located on a cavity at the corner of the nostrils – it’s the bottom part of your nostrils.
- Gently push the nostrils together with a rotating movement. As you do this, you almost close, and then open the nostrils.
- Perform the movement 10 times.
- Make sure not to push on the nose cartilage. You’re only pressing the bottom part of the nostrils.
Point 2:
- Point 2 is located just below the corner of the eyes, near the nose, where the tears come out.
- Perform a gentle rotation at this point 10 times. Don’t lift your fingers, but just move the skin, so you feel the corner of your eye as you push.
Point 3:
- Point 3 is behind your earlobe, at the bottom part of the ear, in the cavity just below the cartilage.
- Push and release the point 10 times, without applying pressure to the cartilage. The rotation you do is not wide, but a subtle movement.
Point 4:
- The last point is the earlobe itself.
- Gently massage the earlobe 10 times.
After going through the above four acupressure points three times, you should feel immediate symptom relief. For best results, repeat the procedure again after 10 minutes.
The described technique is simple, safe, can be done anywhere and anytime, and comes at no cost. It is also a good and empowering experience to be able to use your own body to heal yourself. If successful, pass it on, and help other people control and use their bodies better, too.
I would love to hear back from you about the results of using this simple technique.
You can also use natural remedies to get rid of stuffy nose and you can read about them in my post about the best home remedies for blocked or stuffy nose.
If you suffer from other related illnesses you may want to refer to my other articles:
- This fruit is 500% more effective than cough syrup
- Natural treatments for sinus infection
- Garlic syrup recipe for chest infection
- Natural cough syrup
Jenny Hills