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A common cold or flu is likely to cause nasal congestion. A runny nose, fever, cough, joint aches, etc can accompany them. A flu or fever should be immediately treated to prevent the complications that can arise out of them.
Nasal congestion can interfere with one’s normal functioning. A runny nose blocked with mucus indicates sinus congestion. It mostly accompanies cold or hay fever. There may even be a sense of fullness, pressure or pain around the nose, difficulty breathing, etc.
Among women it is quite common to have a stuffy nose during pregnancy. About 20-30% of pregnant women have congestion without any allergies or viral infections. This condition is called rhinitis of pregnancy. Preventive measures would be more helpful than taking medications.
New developments have been made to relieve nasal congestion. Turbinate Somnoplasty is a new technique to ease nasal congestion. It uses radio frequency to shrink the swollen membranes inside the nose. It is completely painless and is done in as short as 10 minutes!
