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2. Ear clearing - Wikipedia

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   The "Valsalva maneuver": pinching the nose and closing the mouth and trying to breathe out through the nose. [2] [5] [7] [8] If the hand cannot reach the nose, it is possible to learn to pinch the nose shut by the action of two small face muscles called compressor naris. This is the first technique normally taught, but needs to be performed ...

3. Valsalva maneuver - Wikipedia

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   Variations of the maneuver can be used either in medical examination as a test of cardiac function and autonomic nervous control of the heart, or to clear the ears and sinuses (that is, to equalize pressure between them) when ambient pressure changes, as in scuba diving, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or air travel. [1]

4. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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   Katz extractor. to remove nasal foreign body. Bull's eye lamp. source of light; exiting lens is convex and produces a divergent beam of light. Speculum. to dilate orifices and to see inside. •Thudichum's nasal speculum. -do-; short blades ( uses: anterior rhinoscopy - to see the Little's area, ant-inferior part of nasal septum, anterior part ...

5. Everything You Need To Know about Saline Nasal Spray - AOL

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   Saline nasal spray is a mixture of sterile water and 0.9% sodium chloride that is commonly used to treat symptoms of allergic rhinitis and sinus infections. It flushes out allergens such as pollen ...

6. Sinusitis - Wikipedia

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   Sinusitis (or rhinosinusitis) is defined as an inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the paranasal sinuses and is classified chronologically into several categories: [22] Acute sinusitis – A new infection that may last up to four weeks and can be subdivided symptomatically into severe and nonsevere.

7. 4 Ways to Stop a Runny Nose that Actually Work - AOL

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   Put your finger against one of your nostrils, applying a little pressure. Breathe in gently and then blow the opposite nostril. Be gentle, and do one nostril at a time. Same with nasal sprays ...