when you have a cold, and your nose gets stuffy, what is the physical mechanism causing his blockage and why does blowing your nose not help at all?

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when you have a cold, and your nose gets stuffy, what is the physical mechanism causing his blockage and why does blowing your nose not help at all?

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Answer 1

When you’re sick with a stuffy nose it’s not because it’s full of mucous. It’s because the mucous membranes are irritated and swollen. The swelling causes the blockage so blowing your nose won’t clear it.

This is why antihistamine medication clears your nose in these cases histamines cause swelling and so an antihistamine will clear the nose.