At mid of night I am unable to take respiration as my noses are blocked due to cold.

Question

Congestion or stuffy nose primarily happens when your nasal cavity becomes swollen ,this swelling is due to inflamed blood vessels and fluid build up in tissue and often become worse when lie down when your standing you have gravity helping you drain the mucus from your nasal cavity lie down affect bodily function including blood circulation causing your shortness of breath at night arrange pillow so that you can sleep with your head elevated this can reduce the blood pooling in your nasal cavities and in turn ,reduce congestion ,drink clear fluid throughout day so keep mucus thin help drain it from your nose ,use humidifier to keep the air from becoming dry this help keep nasal cavity drying out , remove mucus with the help of nasal wash using a saline nasal spray, air purifier can help reduce airborne allergies in your room.

Shweta Badghare · Accepted Answer

Congestion or stuffy nose primarily happens when your nasal cavity becomes swollen ,this swelling is due to inflamed blood vessels and fluid build up in tissue and often become worse when lie down when your standing you have gravity helping you drain the mucus from your nasal cavity lie down affect bodily function including blood circulation causing your shortness of breath at night arrange pillow so that you can sleep with your head elevated this can reduce the blood pooling in your nasal cavities and in turn ,reduce congestion ,drink clear fluid throughout day so keep mucus thin help drain it from your nose ,use humidifier to keep the air from becoming dry this help keep nasal cavity drying out , remove mucus with the help of nasal wash using a saline nasal spray, air purifier can help reduce airborne allergies in your room.