The latest craze in social networks comes as it could not be otherwise from TikTok , where the viral video of a young woman who eliminates her nasal congestion by placing garlic in her nostrils has caused doctors to warn of the danger of doing this.
Doctors warn of the danger of putting garlic to unclog the nostrils
Many are the viral challenges of TikTok that have caused controversy or that in reality are still a danger to public health, but the most recent of all is the video of a 29-year-old girl named Rozaline Katherine : in the clip That has accumulated more than 4 million visits, Rozaline inserts two cloves of garlic into her nostrils, says she waits for 10-15 minutes, and then removes them, saying that she has gotten rid of the nasal congestion.
In the video we can also see how the young woman begins to expel all the accumulated mucus once she removes the garlic from her nose , which for her is surprising and the solution to the nasal congestion that she was suffering.
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The young woman has not been the first to try this new challenge, but her video has been the one that has gone viral the most, causing many other people to want to try this same “remedy” for nasal congestion. However, not all have had the same results and in fact in Rozaline’s own video you can read comments from people who claim to have burned their nostrils while doing the test.
The Doctors Alert
To prevent the video from becoming viral, the British newspaper The Mirror interviewed several doctors whose response was unanimous: “Don’t put garlic cloves in your nose, it’s dangerous!”
Among the most unpleasant consequences, dermatitis, burning and various irritations. Not to mention the risk of garlic somehow getting stuck in your nostrils. What’s more, what you feel immediately is a false sense of relief : it is actually our body’s immediate reaction to the intense smell of garlic, but it only lasts for a few moments. So how do you get rid of a stuffy nose? Doctors recommend the usual nasal spray. And if you are looking for home remedies that are not so dangerous, they recommend “tricks” as effective as, for example, breathing the mist of hot water with eucalyptus or using a humidifier.
