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Breathing is a continuous, second-by-second process, it’s no wonder then that a blocked nose can be a major source of irritation. Blocked nostrils are a very common complaint that can affect a person of any age group. The nostrils may be partially or completely blocked, either on one side or on both sides. Blocked nostrils can be attributed to various reasons. It can be caused by cold, flu for a week or two. However, if it persists for a longer duration, then it could be due to some other health reasons.
Homeopathy is a very effective mode of treatment for nasal blockage. These medicines, are obtained from natural substances, and thus are completely safe with no side effects, and are considered best for the treatment of a blocked nose. They hit the root cause to permanently cure the problem. Simultaneously, symptoms like nasal discharge, sneezing, post nasal discharge, headache, cough, loss of smell are also cured.
Homeopathy addresses root cause
The instant reaction when a person has a blocked nose is to ingest over-the-counter pills or take a nasal spray/nasal decongestant, but these offer temporary relief. There can be a relapse even after you think you have been cured. However, homeopathy treats the root cause and offers complete cure rather than just provide temporary relief. It can effectively treat causes of nasal blockages like allergies, cold, sinus infections, nasal polyps, hypertrophy of nasal turbinates, and enlarged adenoids. Once the underlying cause is targeted, relief sets in and gradually one gets cured.
Individualized treatment
These medicines are not administered based on one symptom. In fact, a complete case study is done to select the right medicine to get rid of the problem. The medicine is chosen after analysing the characteristic symptoms in each individual case. The symptoms that are taken note of are the following: Which nostril is blocked, the time of the day when the blockage is maximum, peculiar worsening and relieving factors, any accompanying symptoms like nasal discharges, the type of nasal discharge, sneezing, headache, and postnasal drip. Individualized prescriptions lead to wonderful recovery in cases of nasal blockage.
Homeopathy is safe and natural
Homeopathic medicines for treating a stuffy, blocked nose are prepared from naturally obtained substances. Due to this reason, these medicines are 100 per cent safe and effective. These medicines are suitable for persons of all age groups. These medicines work gently in the most harmless way in cases of a blocked nose.
Top 10 Homeopathic Remedies For Blocked Nose
Ammonium Carbonicum, Lemna Minor, Natrum Muriaticum, Kali Bichromicum, Sambucus Nigra, Agraphis Nutans, Calcarea Carbonica, Teucrium Marum Verum, Sanguinaria Nitricum and Sticta Pulmonaria are the top remedies to treat stuffy, blocked nose.
1. Ammonium Carbonicum – Top Grade Medicine for Blocked Nose at night
Ammonium Carbonicum is a top medicine to manage blocked nose at night. One suffers from breathing inability through the nose leading to breathing from the mouth. Along with blockage, watery discharge may flow from the nose along with a burning sensation. A constant urge to sneeze may also accompany.
When to use Ammonium Carbonicum?
It is a highly beneficial medicine to help those suffering from stuffy, blocked nose at night.
How to use Ammonium Carbonicum?
This medicine can be used in both low and high potencies. In most cases, 30C potency is administered to start with the treatment that can be taken two to three times a day.
2. Lemna Minor – For Blocked Nose due to Nasal Polyp
Lemna Minor is the top natural remedy for nasal blockage due to nasal polyps. The symptoms guiding its use are nasal stuffiness and loss of smell with difficulty in breathing. Posterior nasal dripping also accompanies nasal blockage. Few people experience nasal discharges, while in others, the nasal cavity remains dry. Another symptom is an offensive odor in the blocked nose. Lemna Minor is also the most effective remedy for the nasal polyp that worsens in wet weather.
When to use Lemna Minor?
Lemna Minor is the most prominent homeopathic medicine to treat nasal blockage linked with nasal polyps.
How to use Lemna Minor?
It proves to be most effective in Q (mother tincture) form. Lemna Minor Q can be taken once or twice a day.
3. Natrum Muriaticum – For Blocked Nose due to Nasal Allergies
In cold and nasal allergies, the best natural homeopathic remedy is Natrum Muriaticum. It is mainly prescribed when there is blocked nose alternating with watery nasal discharge. There is intense sneezing especially marked in the morning. Loss of smell and taste accompanies the above complaints, along with watery eyes.
When to use Natrum Muraticum?
Natrum Muriaticum is an effective medicine to manage blocked nose associated with cold and nasal allergies when nasal blockage and watery nasal discharge occur alternately.
How to use Natrum Muriaticum?
It offers excellent results in 6X potency that can be administered three to four times daily.
4. Kali Bichromicum – For Blocked Nose Due To Sinusitis
Kali Bichromicum is a highly recommended medicine for blocked nose due to sinus inflammation. It is prescribed when the main symptoms are nose blockage with posterior nasal discharge. Extreme nose stuffiness is felt at the root of the nose. There is thick, sticky, ropy yellow, greenish nasal discharge. There is difficulty in breathing besides loss of smell.
When to Kali Bichromicum?
It suits if there is nasal blockage due to sinusitis along with post-nasal discharge and thick ropy, sticky, yellow-green nasal discharge.
How to use Kali Bichromicum?
Among its various potencies, it is best to begin with 30C potency once or twice a day.
5. Sambucus Nigra – For Nasal Blockage with Dryness of Nasal Cavity
Sambucus Nigra is the best medicine for nose blockage with extremely dry nasal cavities. One gets a suffocating feeling, and there is difficulty in breathing due to blockage that forces the person to sit up. Mostly at night, the person wakes up from sleep due to suffocation and difficulty in breathing. Sambucus is also very beneficial for children who suffer from nasal blockage.
When to use Sambucus Nigra?
Sambucus Nigra is a wonderful medicine to manage blocked nose with marked dryness in the nostrils.
How to use Sambucus Nigra?
One may take this medicine two to three times daily in 30C power.
6. Agraphis Nutans – For Nasal Blockage Due To Enlarged Adenoids
For managing nose obstruction due to enlargement of the adenoids, Agraphis Nutans is a wonderful medicine. The blockage is felt at the root of the nose. There is a tendency to suffer from cold due to exposure to the cold winds. Additionally, the tonsils may get enlarged.
When to use Agraphis Nutans?
This medicine should be considered in cases of nasal blockage in children when it is associated with enlarged adenoids.
How to use Agraphis Nutans?
It is advised to use Agraphis Nutans 30C once or twice a day.
7. Calcarea Carbonica– For Left-sided Nasal Blockage
Calcarea Carbonica is indicated for nasal blockage when the nostrils remain persistently obstructed especially on the left side with marked dryness and soreness of the nostrils. The blockage may be associated with thick, yellowish, offensive discharge and a fetid odor from the nose. It is especially useful in patients who frequently catch cold with every change of weather.
When to use Calcarea Carbonica?
Carbonica Carbonica is administered for chronic nasal blockage with thick, foul smelling discharge and frequent cold due to weather changes.
How to use Calcarea Carbonica?
It can be used in lower potency, 30C once in a day.
8. Teucrium Marum Verum – For Chronic Nasal Blockage with Polyps
Teucrium Marum is a well indicated remedy for nasal blockage, especially from chronic catarrh and mucous nasal polyps. The nose feels constantly obstructed despite many attempts to clear it, with a marked crawling or tickling sensation deep in the nostrils causing repeated sneezing and watering of eyes. Large, irregular crusts or clinkers are discharged, and both anterior and posterior nares may be blocked, making breathing difficult and unsatisfactory.
When to use Teucrium Marum Verum?
Teucrium Marum works wonders when nasal blockage is due to chronic catarrh or mucous polyps with constant crawling or tickling in the nostrils.
How to use Teucrium Marum Verum?
One may start with a lower potency — 30 CH once a day.
9. Sanguinaria Nitricum ‐ For Chronic Stuffy Nose with Post-Nasal Drip
Sanguinaria Nitricum is well indicated for nasal blockage with marked dryness and burning sensation in the nostrils, giving a feeling of obstruction. The nose may be blocked with thick, yellowish, sometimes blood-streaked mucus, with small crusts which bleed when removed. There is turbinate enlargement along with post-nasal secretion which is difficult to dislodge. There is pressure at the root of the nose and soreness in the posterior sinuses, leading to persistent stuffiness and difficulty in breathing.
When to use Sanguinaria Nitricum?
It works wonders when the nose is persistently obstructed due to turbinate enlargement along with dryness and thick, crusty mucus blocking the passages.
How to use Sanguinaria Nitricum?
It can be started with lower potency– 30C once a day. Other potencies such as 200C,1M can be administered but only under the guidance of a qualified homoeopath.
10. Sticta Pulmonaria – For Stuffy Nose with Constant Urge to Blow
Sticta Pulmonaria is a valuable remedy for nasal blockage marked by intense dryness of the nasal mucosa and a constant sensation of fullness at the root of the nose. The patient feels a constant need to blow the nose, yet there is little or no discharge. The nose remains dry and obstructed, with formation of hard scabs, especially in the evening and at night. Nasal obstruction gets worse at night and better in open air.
When to use Sticta Pulmonaria?
Sticta Pulmonaria works wonders when there is intense dry, nasal blockage with constant urge to blow the nose but with no discharge.
How to Use Sticta Pulmonaria?
It can be used in lower potency, 30C once a day.
Causes for Blocked Nose
Nasal Polyps (soft, non-cancerous growths in the nose)
2. Another reason can be deviated nasal septum (DNS) in which there is a displacement of the wall separating the nostrils to one side.
3. Further causes includessinusitis (inflammation of tissue lining the paranasal sinuses) and hypertrophy of nasal turbinates (the enlargement of bony structures inside the nose).
4. Enlarged adenoids (the enlargement of the tissue present at the junction of the back of the nose and throat) are an important cause of blocked nose in kids. (The nose can be blocked and alternately there may be nasal discharge. Some other symptoms may also accompany like sneezing, headache, post nasal discharge, cough, loss of smell depending on the cause).
Dietary and Lifestyle Recommendations
1. Avoid excessive refined sugars, processed foods, and deep-fried items as they can increase systemic inflammation and aggravate allergic tendencies.
2. In individuals prone to allergies, reduce excessive dairy and cold beverages as they might worsen mucus production.
3. Ensure adequate protein intake to help in tissue repair and immune balance.
4. Incorporate natural anti-inflammatory foods such as turmeric and ginger.
5. Maintain regular sleep patterns to support immune regulation.
6. Engage in moderate physical activity to improve circulation and reduce inflammation.
7. Practice stress management techniques, as chronic stress may worsen allergic and inflammatory responses.
8. Perform steam inhalation when needed to relieve nasal blockage.
9. One can use saline nasal rinses to help clear mucus.
10. Avoid known triggers such as dust, smoke, pollution, and strong fragrances.
11. Monitor and maintain adequate Vitamin D levels for better immune health.
12. Maintain proper hydration to keep nasal secretions thin and promote drainage.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why does my nose feel blocked but nothing comes out?
This happens when swelling (inflammation) blocks airflow rather than mucus accumulation.
2. Does weather change trigger nasal blockage?
Yes. Cold air, dry weather, and sudden temperature changes can worsen symptoms.
3. Can nasal blockage cause loss of smell?
Yes. Severe congestion can temporarily reduce or block the sense of smell (anosmia).
4. Can nasal blockage affect children’s growth?
Chronic mouth breathing due to nasal blockage may affect facial development and sleep quality in children.
5. Why does nasal blockage worsen at night?
At night, lying down increases blood flow to nasal tissues, causing more swelling and blockage.
6. Does steam inhalation help?
Yes, steam inhalation helps loosen mucus and temporarily relieves nasal blockage.
7. Can nasal blockage occur without mucus?
Yes, blockage can be due to swelling of nasal lining even without visible discharge (common in allergies).
8. Can stress worsen nasal congestion?
Stress may increase inflammation and worsen allergic symptoms.
9. Does nasal blockage affect oxygen levels?
Mild blockage does not reduce oxygen significantly, but severe nasal obstruction may cause mouth breathing and fatigue.
10. What investigations are needed for chronic blockage?
These are the tests that may be required for investigating chronic nasal blockage –X-ray PNS, CT scan of para nasal sinuses and nasal endoscopy.
Hello, I had a hurt on my left nose 2 years back in 2014. I did not feel anything immediately. After few days I felt a kind of fluid was passing through the place I got hurt and nothing was coming out. Few weeks later my nose started to block even for light breeze. In 2014 July I moved to London and I felt very difficult to even breathe during most of the time. I came back in Jan 2015 and showed to a doctor and he mentioned it is due to dust. But I don’t think it is dust. Even now at night suddenly my nose blocks and I get thin colourless mucus. This is spooling my night and day but I want to treat this with some natural remedy. Kindly help.
I am suffering from blocked nose due to polyp; in sinusitis.
nose blockage due to polyp is accompanied by a yellowish thick discharge from the nose; the nose is blocked along with watery nasal discharges; There is also discharge from nose and eyes.
nose blockage with posterior nasal discharges. Difficulty in breathing and loss of smell are also present. Extreme nose stuffiness is felt at the root of the nose.greenish nose discharge with a blocked nose andthick crusts.
please advice suitable remedy; medicine; period and doseage of medicine to use.
Sir I am live in Quetta plz need your help since 4 year last my nose both side blocked. I check up doctor and his advice me operation my about me some Homepathic medicins
Dear doc.
My node is blocked from right side only from a couple of days and I’ve been having shooting pain over my right eye and the pain increases when blood passes through veins above my eyes and when I bow down my right eye feels some kinda pressure and pain increases much more
Respected Dr sharma sb.
I am suffrring breathtaking problems for 5 years. DNS X-ray reported of blockage due to fluid n ENT doc said nose bone is enlarged.
Symptoms which I am facing are as.
1- Can’t breath via nose.
2-Shortage n breakage of breathes.
3-Bulky n heaviness at chest.
4 – difficulty while breathing.
5-Feel like as lungs don’t expands properly while inhaling.
Pl suggest the medicine.
Thanks
Hello doctor. My daughter is 4 yrs old. She suffers from recurrent nasal blockage followed by dry irritating cough which worsens while sleeping esp at night. At times the dry cough then becomes moist n her paediatrician says there is slight wheezing due to which she needs to take levolin or asthalin pump. But even that also does not help much. Her cold cough tendency along with frequent tonsillitis at times associated with fever is troubling her a lot. She has suffered from pneumonia at the age of 1.5 yrs. After this her chest seems to have become weak or rather her immunity is weak. Please advise what to do. Thank you . kishwar sultana.
Dr. I suffer from nose blockage, alternate nostrils, during day time and it is more severe during sleep at night every day for may years. when the condition worsens I feel drowsy and also fill the pain in the skull, specially the top centre of the head. The drowsiness is such that I cannot keep my eyes open. This happens in the afternoon as well as at night but does not happen every day. I have to breath in forcefully to get rid of the mucus lumps internally. When I was small 12-13 years my upper lateral cartilage had bent towards left from the end of nasal bone due to collusion while playing. Please advise about the homeopathic medicine that can help me get rid of this nose blockage. Thank you.
Sir,My age is 21 years. I have cold allergy. This allergy has started 2 months before, earlier i was all fine but don’t know what happened now that all the time i start sneezing ,mainly when i wake up and any time in day whenever sneezing starts it ends up to 10-20 continuously. So please suggest and help out to fully remove this allergy.
How can I get relief from my blocked nose I have tried nasal sprays Ok for a short time only Thank you
Doc I am a BHMS student myself. I am in my first year. I have an affinity towards cold. Anytime I have something cold or the weather gets rainy or moist I get a running nose n sneezing in early morning .This lasts up to three days mostly without me taking any medication. I usually don’t prefer meds for cold. But this time I have some sort of puffiness on my right cheek. I don’t feel any sort of pain or anything but my right cheek feels chubbier than my left cheek It’s been a week since I have been feeling this difference initially I thought it was due to my cold n would go away with it but it’s still there. Please recommend some remedy
sir
nasal mucas like water discharge when food eating.i take some medicine-lemna minnor,silecia but not effect.
I am suffering from blocked nose from last 4 years I have to use homeopathic medicine but no relief. I have been also suffering from thick discharge from childhood. Sometimes found polyps in both nose. All times nose is filled with thick whitish discharge. Please suggest me a best medicine for nose block ,polyps and thick discharge.
Regards,
Rakesh Mishra
Dear sir
Since last six month I am getting problem in breathing.my symptoms is like this way
No disharge from nose
Left side blocked.
Lightly in day time.
In airconditionig room it become dry and very difficult to breathe.
In the morning hour in the night it blocked.
Please let me know the solution
Thanks
Narendra naik
Respected Sir,my both nostrils are blocked since last one year.I am using Otrivion or Nosivion Nosal Drop.I completted Ayurvedic,Alopathic & homiopathy treatment but no relief.At night problem is so far incrseses.Both nostrils are very dry.Alopathy doctor carried procidure of laser tratment on both nostrils.But no results please guide me.Thanx
Respected Sir , My son aged 7 years has one nostril blocking in the night ,he needs to blow continuous but has no relief. Please suggest me what should I do. Thanking you in anticipation yours truly Pallavi Rao
Sir, I can breathe in only one nose for past few years, the breathing will shift from one nose to other.
Can provide me a remedy.
My father aged 85 years suffering from nose blockage in the night time and snoring, observed bad oder from mouth, Dr. has suggested under go a surgery to correct the problem. pl provide the solution.
Sir,
I am suffering from Nasal Blockage especially at night and during the all the day the nose is running with water.
When approached for doctor he suggested the sinisitus is blocked.
Request you to please help me
regards
kalyan
Hello: Dr. Sharma
I am Ahsaan Shakar and my age is 26 Years, my nose’s bone is
Crooked by punch of someone, and my nose bleeding’s reason is dryness in my nose passages of any type (Cold Or Hot dryness). Please suggest me good homeopathic medicine.
my nose’s bone is
Crooked. please let me know some good homiopathic madican.my age is 20.
Hi doctor,
My nose is so blocked all year round.there are times its ok if its not too cold.but most of the time its blocked.
Please help as i am really irritated
Respected sir , hello m Davinder kaur age 34 .
Sir I m suffering from breathlessness due to nasal blockage due to increased skin in nose (polyp). My ENT Dr. Arya has shown me the
narrow passage in my left nostril on screen.
Sir I feel highly suffocated sometime and at that time I breath through my mouth forcibly.
sir , TEest of my lungs , Heart even Thioroid are normal.I lost 8 kg weight because of less eating. As I feel breathlessness while eating.
But during sleep I do not feel any problem. Please suggest me best medicine to get out this worse situation.I will definitely visit to you also. Please sir help me .
Hii sir my Age is 52 m facing this problem from last 1 year in between i ger relief for 2-3 months bt again the problem get started When consulted a doctor he advised me to take FLOMIST NASEL SPRAY which give me relief for a few time nd again i face the same problem.The nose gets blocked nd m nt able to breathe properly its very difficult to sleep So sir please advice me some tips that can hlp me to recover from this problem
thank you
sir