There have been many articles on the Internet about [one hair dryer, top ten old Chinese medicine practitioners] [hair dryers can cure diseases], claiming that many headache [persistent ailments] in life can be cured as soon as they are blown.
Readers said after reading it that [there is no need to take injections or medicines anymore] [hair dryers are good] and followed suit. But is this small household appliance really so magical?
Dr. Clove tells you that behind this serious nonsense, the truth is what.
Blowing nose for rhinitis? It will be even worse.
There are many factors that affect rhinitis, such as temperature, humidity, pollen and dust in the air, and human immunity. Among them, it is very important to maintain a moist environment for nasal cavity.
If the hair dryer is used to blow on the nose, the nasal cavity will be drier, which is very destructive to the nasal mucosa, especially when there is inflammation, which is even worse.
In addition, it will also weaken the original cleaning and immune function of the nasal cavity, not to mention what [heating to kill influenza virus in the nasal cavity]: to kill influenza virus, the required temperature cannot be handled by a hair dryer.
Blowing temples for headache? Don’t believe it
There are more than 200 kinds of headaches. Mild headaches may be caused by fatigue and the common cold. Severe headaches, migraines, brain tumors and strokes can also be manifested as headaches.
If you often have headaches, you must have a neurological examination according to the specific problems and treat them according to the diagnosis results. However, don’t believe the statement that hair dryers can be cured with one blow.
Blowing stomach for hiccups? Not required
Legend has it that you can blow your stomach with a hair dryer when you burp, and it will take about ten minutes to relieve the burp.
Hiccups, medically known as hiccups, are caused by paroxysmal and spastic contraction of the diaphragm, causing strange sounds. Temporary hiccups may occur if stimulated by cold, full meals, laughter, eating too fast, and eating dry and hard food.
Temporary hiccups can be stopped by themselves or relieved by drinking warm boiled water. However, when blowing the stomach with a hair dryer, it cannot blow to the diaphragm and cannot have any effect. Some people say that [I used a hair dryer to treat hiccups is effective], but even if I don’t use a hair dryer, hiccups will stop at this moment.
If hiccups persist for a long time, it is [intractable hiccups], which may be caused by diseases, and you should actively go to the hospital.
Blowing belly to treat abdominal distension? Unreliable
Some people with abdominal pain have had the experience of relieving with hot water bags. By stimulating the warm sensory nerves, the analgesic effect may be achieved.
However, there are many causes of abdominal distension. Stomach diseases, intestinal diseases, liver diseases, etc. will cause abdominal distension. We must find out the cause first. Gastrointestinal peristalsis is not easy to relieve through hair dryer heating. Abdominal distension needs to suit the remedy to the case.
Is hair dryer equal to hyperthermia? At risk
If the hair dryer does have its effect, it is a little close to [hyperthermia], a physical therapy method, which can have therapeutic effect on some soft tissue injuries.
For example, we say [stiff neck], modern medicine is called [acute cervical periarthritis] or [neck and shoulder myofascitis]. Hot compress for stiff neck, can really play a certain therapeutic effect. It should be noted that acute tissue injury should be ice compress first, then hot compress.
Through hyperthermia, tissue temperature increases, blood vessels expand, local blood flow increases, inflammatory substance elimination is accelerated, and tissue healing is promoted, which can indeed relieve pain caused by [chronic muscle tissue injury].
Hot compress bags, hot towels and warm water baths are common safety methods. Although every family has hair dryers, they are not a good choice.
- The effect is limited: hyperthermia is divided into shallow layer and deep layer according to the action position. The effect of hair dryer is only shallow layer hyperthermia at most, and the effect on deep tissue is not good. Easy to cause scald: too high temperature and too long duration will definitely cause scald; Hyperthermia needs to be performed by a professional physiotherapist. Prohibited population: It should not be used if patients suffer from acute inflammation (within 48 hours of injury), dermatitis, wound on the affected part, unconsciousness, severe diabetes or other sensory disorders that cause them to lose the ability to distinguish between cold and heat.
To sum up, hair dryers occasionally help relieve individual discomfort symptoms, but it is obviously exaggerated to say that they can be treated for what. If you use them improperly, use them for a long time, are too close, and the temperature is too high, causing burns and burns, the loss outweights the gain!