Do you remember the "little slug" of childhood?
When you were a child, you were not also often
Walking down the streets with two snots hanging from your nose?
Snot with breathing,
Inhalation outflow, inhalation outflow ...
Snot is tolerable, nasal congestion is intolerable.
But nasal congestion always goes hand in hand with snot,
Become a torturous "little goblin".
As a parent, watching the children huffing and huffing is uncomfortable, and the adults are also uncomfortable. When the baby's nose is congested, there will also be problems such as crying, coughing, sleep restlessness, sleeping snoring, difficulty feeding, and refusal of milk, which makes the new mother anxious and anxious and collapse.
Nasal congestion is mostly caused by colds, usually colds can be recovered in 3-7 days, colds are good, nasal congestion will naturally heal itself.
How to relieve your baby's cold and nasal congestion and runny nose?
In addition to taking medicine, there is a better way to alleviate it, that is, to wash your nose!
Few people know that if a child has a cold, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, washing the nose is very effective!
Why clean the nasal cavity?
The human body's nose breathes all year round, inhaling a lot of air, dust, etc. every day, and it is inevitable that bacteria and viruses will take the opportunity to mix in and wait for the opportunity to attack the human body. This can lead to rhinitis, which can also lead directly to acute respiratory infections. Cleaning the nasal cavity can sweep away dust and dirt, which can greatly reduce the chance of nasal congestion, rhinitis and various respiratory infections.
Especially newborns and babies under 6 months of age, due to the relatively narrow nasal cavity, delicate nasal mucosa, or inherited the allergic constitution of their parents, they are more likely to suffer from nasal congestion under the influence of external factors.
For these young babies, most of the cold medicines currently on the market are not applicable, and nasal washing is the main measure for them to alleviate symptoms and prevent complications.
Unlike adults, babies know how to blow their noses, at this time, parents can use saline drops to help the baby clean up their nose.
If the baby has a lot of nasal discharge, nasal congestion, etc., then parents can wash their nose through normal saline to alleviate the discomfort caused by the baby's nasal congestion.
Babies of different ages wash their nose differently.
1. Normal saline drops on the nose
Suitable for: Suitable for children of all ages, especially babies under 1 year old.
When the child has more nasal discharge, and it is dry and sticky, and the nose is blocked, the nose can be dripped with normal saline. The dry snot is soft and less sticky, and it can be easily glued out with a cotton swab.
It is recommended to use "saline drops", which moisten the nasal cavity and operate relatively gently. When the baby can't cooperate with the nose wash, the use of nasal drops is the most appropriate.
Saline nasal drops, more convenient to use, general hospitals and pharmacies have sold.
Specific steps:
First drop a few drops of salt water into the child's nostrils to soften the nose, then drop 1 to 2 drops of salt water on the cotton swab, and then put the cotton swab into the child's nasal cavity to stick out the nose, or you can also use a small forceps to clip out the hard snuff.
Xiaobian warm reminder
It is not recommended that you use a nasal suction device for your child, because the nasal suction device will produce a certain negative pressure during the suction process, which will stimulate the nasal mucosa to produce more secretions, and will also aggravate the edema, which may make the nasal congestion more serious.
2. Spray nasal saline
Applicable age: suitable for children with relatively older months; children with nasal and sinusitis.
In addition to nasal drops, sea salt water spray can also be used. Saline spraying is to make the salt water into a water mist and spray it into the nasal cavity. You need to buy saline nasal spray, and when purchasing nasal spray, you should pay attention to the spray water mist as fine and gentle as possible to reduce the child's discomfort.
When the baby has nasal congestion, dry and sticky nasal discharge, rhinitis, sinusitis and other uncomfortable symptoms, you can use saline to spray the nose. Compared with the nose drops, this misty water stream can quickly dilute and soften the nasal discharge, but also clean the nasal mucosa, which can effectively alleviate the swelling of the nasal mucosa, and can also wash away various irritants such as viruses and bacteria.
Nose spraying can not only relieve nasal congestion, but also has benefits for relieving rhinitis, sinusitis and so on.
Let the baby lie on his side, the baby's head is on the side, which side of the nostrils are on the top, spray which side of the nostrils, we can choose to spray 1 to 3 times according to the child's tolerance.
Secretions may flow from one nostril, the other, or the mouth, and then wipe the running nose and water with a tissue. Let the child lie on his side in a different direction and repeat the above operation to clean the other side of the nasal cavity.
For older children, you can also let the child sit forward, slightly bow his head, and spray two nostrils separately, so that the snot is easy to flow out.
Ps: It is not recommended to tilt your head back, so that the snot will easily enter the pharynx and be eaten into the stomach by the child.
3. Nasal wash with saline
Suitable for age: Suitable for slightly older children, as well as children with severe rhinitis and sinusitis.
The above-mentioned saline drops and nose sprays can be used for nasal congestion and rhinitis that are not serious, but for the case of sticky and thick nasal discharge, rhinitis or sinusitis, the most direct and effective method is to wash the nose with saline.
Nasal washing is to use a large volume of saline to rinse the nasal cavity and sinuses, and wash away the nasal discharge, various pathogens and other irritants, inflammatory media, allergens, etc., otherwise these substances accumulate in the nasal sinuses, which will lead to symptoms that cannot be relieved continuously.
In addition, nasal washing can also promote ciliary activity, reduce mucosal edema, and relieve children's discomfort.
Depending on the amount of salinity and pressure provided, there are many kinds of nasal washers, which can be generally divided into extrusion type (nasal suction ball, squeeze bottle), syringe type and electric nose cleaner.
To wash the nose with a nasal suction ball or syringe, you can choose to have your child sit, bow your head slightly forward, and press quickly to allow water to flow out of the nasal cavity on the other side.
For older children, children with severe sinusitis need to use a squeezed bottle-type nasal washer or an electric nasal washer.
How to use the nose bottle:
1. Use special saline for nasal washing, hold the bottle body of the nasal washer with your hand, and seal the stomata with your index finger without letting go.
2. Tilt your head slightly forward, open your mouth, breathe with your mouth, and align the water hole of the nasal washer to one side of the nostril. Loosen the stomata and the water will automatically flow into the nostrils to clean the nasal cavity and flow out of the other nostril. If you need to pause, just seal the air hole with your index finger.
3. After removing the nasal washer, dry the remaining water in the nasal cavity with a paper towel.
The nose in the front of the baby's nasal cavity can be aspirated by parents with a nasal aspirator. Be careful that the movements must be gentle and do not extend too deep into the nostrils to avoid causing pain or damaging the nasal mucosa. For nasal discharge behind the nasal cavity, it is better to roll it out with a sterile cotton swab. Use the nasal as little as possible to avoid harming the mucous membrane of your baby's nasal cavity.
In the process of nasal washing, parents try to guide the child to open his mouth, so that the pressure in the child's nasal cavity and ears is not so large, it will be much more comfortable, and the baby can avoid choking.
Will cleaning the nasal cavity choke and will it hurt the nasal cavity?
This may be a concern for many parents. Will the water choke the child when washing the nose? Will it rush into the ear and cause otitis media?
In fact, as long as the operation method is correct, there is generally no need to worry. As long as you move quickly and accurately enough, the water will flow out of the other nostril, even if a small part of the water flows to the pharynx, the child will subconsciously swallow, usually not choking.
There is a tissue called "Eustachian tube" between the nasal cavity and the ear, which can adjust the pressure inside and outside the ear by "opening- closing", and when washing the nose, remember to let the child open his mouth, which can effectively avoid choking.
Nasal congestion Do not use drugs indiscriminately
Although the child's nasal congestion is very painful, parents look particularly distressed, but also can not be used to the child vasoconstrictive drugs or antibiotics at will, the use of these drugs, the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.
After cleaning the nasal cavity, you can use a fine cotton swab soaked with olive oil to gently rub the child's nasal mucosa, so that the surface of the nasal mucosa is covered with a layer of grease, thereby reducing the direct contact between the nasal mucosa and the air, and reducing the chance of pathogens such as bacteria and viruses invading the nasal mucosa.
Alternatively, under the guidance of a doctor, you can also use fibrous membrane preparations to spray the nose to help the nasal mucosa recover. Fibrous membrane preparation is a biological agent with few side effects and is more suitable for babies.
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