Big Dragon Mother
Dr. Cui, my baby is 6 months old. These two days of cold, nasal congestion is particularly serious, breathing is very difficult, is there any way to treat nasal congestion? Do you take medicine?
Dr. Cui Yutao
Six-month-old infants have colds and nasal congestion, and it is best not to take medicine. Mom can use a flashlight to observe whether the nasal congestion is due to obstruction of secretions or nasal mucosal edema.
If nasal discharge is blocked, soften the secretions with a warm towel on your baby's nose or spray sea salt water in your nasal cavity, and then suck it out through your baby's sneezing or nasal suction ball.
If the nasal mucosa is swollen and the discharge of secretions does not relieve nasal congestion, it can be relieved with the help of nasal sprays.