How to gargle with miramistin

Miramistin is a broad-spectrum antiseptic. Well known in Russia, it is used as an adjuvant in the treatment of many diseases of the upper respiratory tract.

It gives a particularly pronounced effect when rinsing. Despite the apparent simplicity of the procedure, few people know how to gargle with Miramistin. In fact, everything is simple, you just need to strictly observe the dosage according to age. Still, this is a medicine, not herbal tea.

Order of correct actions

To show the most positive result, follow some recommendations:

1. Strictly observe the dosage of the drug. This is a medicine, not distilled water!
2. For use, adults and children over 14 years old are not diluted with water, whole fluid is used.
3. You can’t throw your head back too much. Throat infection along with miramistin can get into the nasal passages and add to the problems. And there is not far from otitis media.
4. Rinse carefully. It is not necessary, as in childhood, to blow bubbles and gurgle strongly. The effectiveness of the drug from these actions will not increase.
5. Do not swallow miramistins after rinsing. Of course, it will not be possible to get poisoned, but the extra chemistry in the stomach is not needed. The instructions say "be sure to spit", so do it.
6. During the procedure, it is advisable to extend the lower jaw forward. As with the pronunciation of the Russian sound "s" or English "r". Thus, the medicine will reach hard to reach places, rinse all areas of the sore throat.
7. Miramistin should be warm. Cold liquid will only add worries with a sore throat. Yes, and you need to store it at room temperature, and not in the refrigerator.
8. It is not recommended to eat or even drink for at least 30 minutes after rinsing. Otherwise, a person will swallow a film of medicine and there will be no effect. It is necessary to give time to miramistin to act on pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms. This case takes longer than 5 seconds.
9. Rinse time from 3 to 5 minutes at least 3 times a day. Children only need 20-30 seconds.
10. The course is from 4 to 8 days. If during this time, relief or recovery does not come, then you should again consult a doctor. He will prescribe another treatment.

Simple tips, easy to follow. However, any pathogenic bacteria tend to adapt. At some point in the illness, the remedy ceases to function. To avoid this, it is recommended to alternate miramistin solution with decoctions or infusions of herbs. Soda-saline solution, the so-called "home sea water", has proven itself well.

1 teaspoon is added to a glass of warm water. salt and soda and 2 drops of a simple alcoholic solution of iodine. Mix thoroughly, then let stand 10 minutes. During this time, undissolved particles will settle to the bottom. Everything can be used.

A decoction of chamomile, calendula or sage also goes well with the drug.

The alternation of these funds with miramistin gives an excellent result.

Tip. Complete with miramistin, as a rule, a certain nozzle is always sold. There is also a dosage for rinsing. But usually it’s hard for her to measure the right amount of medication. Save a regular tablespoon or teaspoon. Or a measuring spoon with risks and numbers from some other means. Using this advice, it will be difficult to make a mistake with the dosage.

Miramistin rinse in special cases

Special cases are the use of the drug for children. The instruction warns that up to the age of 3 years it is not recommended to use miramistin. But there is no scientifically proven contraindication. Such advice is given rather for safety reasons.It's just that children up to this age do not quite understand what their parents demand from them with a bubble in their hands. Or liquids can be swallowed instead of spitting.

Although, if the child already knows how to carry out the process of rinsing the throat, then you can use miramistin in a dosage of 3-5 ml at a time. Be sure to dilute the solution with clean boiled water, in a ratio of 1 to 1.

There are recommendations to lubricate the tonsils with a cotton swab dipped in miramistine. After the procedure, the child will quickly feel relief and will recover. Anyone who has ever tried to do this knows very well how strong a baby's gag reflex is. Why torture a child? Rinsing is a more gentle procedure. If this is unacceptable, then only a spray. Nowhere is easier.

Tip. Independent choice of medicines for a child is absolutely excluded! Only after examination and pediatrician recommendations!

Another special case is pregnancy. There have been no separate studies on the effects of miramistine on the health of mothers and unborn children. Nothing is known about the use of the drug during lactation, there is no such information in the public domain. Although miramistin is practically not absorbed from the surface of the mucosa into the blood, it’s not worth the risk. Therefore, again - only on the advice of a doctor! Or rinse with herbs, there is nothing for pregnant women to pump up chemistry.

The third special case is an allergy to miramistin itself or its components. There is already no question of any rinsing. Only a complete replacement of the drug with a generic with a similar mechanism of action and a different composition. Although science has not documented allergy to a solution, anything can happen.

By the way, a complete analogue does not exist. In addition to Russia and some CIS countries, an antiseptic with such an active substance is not produced. And most generic miramistin contains alcohol, so it is contraindicated in childhood and pregnant.

Valuable recommendations

1. The bottle of medicine is made of plastic. It is convenient to take it with you on the road without fear of cutting yourself with fragments.
2. With inadvertent shaking or too active rinsing, the product begins to foam very much. Do not be afraid, this is a natural physical and chemical property. Therefore, do not gurgle strongly when rinsing. The task is to envelop, and not to whip, the foam.
3. If purulent sores appear on the tonsils or in the throat during an illness, then this does not at all interfere with the medication. On the contrary, the drug helps to better cleanse and speedy healing of open wounds, prevents the appearance of new ones.
4. By the way, miramistin does not anesthetize. Absolutely nothing. But it helps to relieve inflammation very well, and with it the pain goes away. A slight burning sensation during use sometimes occurs. This is a feature of the solution, it passes quickly.
5. A distinctive feature of miramistin is not to change in the light, cold or heat. Of course, this does not mean that it can be easily forgotten on the street in the winter or on the windowsill in the summer. But a little warm up for rinsing - please.
6. The drug does not have a strong smell or pronounced taste. Therefore, it is ideal for children. After all, they are often capricious even without illness. And if the throat hurts, then the treatment turns into a real nightmare.
7. If the baby is less than a year old and he is actively jamming the nipple, then you can dip it in the solution and give it to the baby. One way or another, miramistin gets into the mouth and is distributed along the mucosa along with saliva. What was required to be achieved.
8. It is not recommended for infants to use the medicine in the form of a spray. From a fright, a child may begin to cramp. Instead of help, you get trouble.
9. Miramistin itself is a surface-active substance. Therefore, it is desirable to combine it with other drugs. Moreover, it is compatible with almost all known antibiotics.

And remember! Miramistin is still a medicine. Self-medication can aggravate the situation. It is necessary to consult a doctor on time.

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