Have a sfuffy cold?Resist the temptation to blow

NEVER blow your nose when you have a cold.
Blowing your nose to alleviate stuffiness may be second nature,but some people argue it does no good,reversing the of mucus into the sinuses and slowing the drainage.Couterintuitive,perhaps,but research shows it to be true.
Coughing and sneezing generated little if any pressure in the nasal cavities.But nose blowing generated enormous pressure..;equivalent to a persons diastolic blood pressure reading.
The proper method is to blow one nostril at a time and to take decongestants.This prevents a buildup of excess pressure.
Blowing your nose can create of excess pressure in sinus cavities.