Young children with very poor resistance, plus weather changes so susceptible to some diseases, especially the most vulnerable to the problem of cold, stuffy nose. Some parents with small children, please refer to some principles of congestion.
Nasal congestion, nasal discharge is a common symptom in infants. Initially, this condition does not cause serious harm to the baby, it is difficult to feed, interrupt feeding, choking and crying. However, if not detected and treated properly, can lead to sore throat, bronchitis in children in time.
Nasal congestion is characterized by thick nasal discharge, nasal congestion, and sometimes swelling of the nasal mucosa. Therefore, stuffy nose is sometimes accompanied by runny nose. For older children, nasal congestion and runny nose are usually uncomfortable when sleeping. As for infants, the volume of breathing in the nose is limited, in addition, when the bottle is being fed or breast-fed, the mouth must be completely closed; therefore, congestion and nasal discharge in the newborn are often severe. More, make the child refrain from feeding, crying, vomiting immediately when awake and sleep.!
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Causes leading to nasal congestion, nasal discharge
Stuffy nose right after birth: Many babies are born with wheezing at birth, babies who are sleeping and are not breathing well and have signs of stuffy nose. If the baby only has a stuffy nose with no other signs, it may be because the mucus is not completely drained from the baby's respiratory tract.
Nasal congestion due to mucosal injury, edema: In infants, the nose is lined with a thin lining with a thick capillary network. Therefore, strong nasal aspiration, continuous or nasal constriction in the nose is very easy to cause irritation of nasal mucosa, injury leading to swelling, red swelling. This condition leads to nasal congestion, rhinitis, and even nosebleeds in children. Many children with high levels of air conditioning do not have the humidifier in the room.
Stuffy nose due to allergic rhinitis: In newborns with allergic asthma usually starts with a cold, or inhale dust, animal hair or smoke, chemicals. These agents cause the baby's body to respond with constant sneezing, nasal discharge, and nasal congestion.
Stuffy nose due to rhinitis, this is the most common cause in children. Common neonatal rhinitis due to cold, change in weather, sudden temperature changes causes nasal mucosa in newborns to underdevelop and reacts by increasing mucus secretion leading to condition. Runny nose, stuffy nose. If not properly sanitized, stagnant mucus creates the environment for pathogenic bacteria that cause rhinitis. This case may also be accompanied by signs of mild fever. Rhinitis may also be the cause of the infection. This situation usually manifests a lot of runny nose and is accompanied by fever in the baby.
Nasal congestion in the nose: This is very dangerous, if there are foreign objects in the nose can cause nasal congestion, shortness of breath, nosebleed due to nasal mucous membrane injury.
Some congenital malformations in the nose, such as occlusion of the posterior rhinorrhea, narrowing of the nasopharynx, or abnormalities in the nasal cavity, or traumatic injury during the birth of the baby. Nasal cavity. Symptoms of nasal congestion caused by this cause usually appear immediately after birth, persistent, not improved with medical treatment. Diagnosis should be carefully examined by nasopharyngologist and, in some cases, a supportive image such as an x-ray of the nasal cavity or CT. Surgery is the definitive treatment for the diseases of this cause.
Treatment of nasal congestion, nasal dischargeClean the atmosphere around the baby: Always keep the space around your baby clean, airy, cool in the summer, warm and airy in winter. Do not let pets, such as dogs, cats ... play near the baby, because pets can make their stuffy nose even worse. Cause asthma. Your baby's bedroom should not be too tight to keep the air out of circulation, as it is not wet ... because this is a favorable environment for disease causing microorganisms to flourish.
Proper nasal hygiene for children with physiological saline: Nasal solution should be used, 0.9% NaCl, available in pharmacies, or sprayed with marine salts. When dripping saline solution or spray should be noted, only 1-2 drops or 1 spray for each nostril and follow the process as follows:
Put the child on his back inclined his head slightly to one side. Place the salt water bottle jets in the nose, paying close attention to the nose.
Bring salt water into baby's nose, notice when baby is not put the small tube into the baby's nose.
Repeat this gesture with the head tipped to the other side.
Then about 30 seconds to 1 minute when the physiological saline has penetrated to dilute the nasal fluid in the nasal cavity, using suction balloon nasal discharge nasal discharge. When using suction ball suction on one side, squeeze squeezed balloon, bring the suction head into the nose absolutely not to be inserted into the nose, the other hand to kiss the ball and then suddenly bulging ball.
Wash the balloon nose, squeeze the nose ball to spit in the ball shimmer on the towel or piece of paper. After draining all the nostrils, the suction cups are cleaned by suction several times under the tap.
Perform a small nose and nasal discharge for children 4 times until the baby has no signs of congestion again stop. It should be done before breastfeeding. It is possible to use a cotton swab to clean the mucus that causes stuffy nose.
Note: If you do not suck nose, nasal fluid is a favorable environment for bacterial growth, causing inflammation of opportunity. About nasal wash: Do not suck your nose more than three or four times a day
In addition, mothers can also use some tips such as massage the sides of the nose to dilute the mucus in the nose.
Give children some herbs to reduce sneezing, runny nose: Quat, lemon basil steamed sugar sugar, honey ... Or buy products containing ingredients, honey, lemon basil safe for infants when Stuffy nose, runny nose ...
Apply Melaleuca oil - Eucalyptus on the pedicle of the child's feet, acupuncture points under the sole of the foot 3 times in a row. This is the vent of the respiratory gas, respiration. To determine the grave acupuncture position: Toe feet and toes to the baby again, the hollow appearing in the third in front of the liver of the foot is the location of the point.
Breastfeeding on demand, can split the feed, should not be fed too much nourish easily cause vomiting, to ensure the full amount of milk in the day for children. When breastfeeding, mother should hold baby, absolutely not breastfeeding when the condition is congestion because it is easy to choke milk to milk into the trachea. After feeding, hold 20-30 minutes. It is better to clean the nose before feeding your baby to feed more and more easily.
Keep baby warm, especially in the chest, neck, palms, feet. When your baby sleeps, remember to keep airy space, turn on the fan at a distance and do not hit the baby. Limit the air conditioning at low temperatures, just turn on the comfort level is usually should turn on the temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. When using air conditioning, especially in hot weather should not be taken out Into the air-conditioned room and out in the open. It is best to let your baby into the room before turning on the air conditioner, or turn off the air conditioner and wait for the temperature to heat and then let the baby out to avoid sudden temperature changes. It is advisable to leave the water tank or mist in the baby's room to avoid dry air causing the nasal mucosa to burn, burn, and hurt.Put your baby on his / her back and put his or her head on his / her bed.
Do not use antibiotics or any nasal sprays. Watch your baby if his or her disease is worse and maybe some other signs like high fever, persistent nasal congestion, runny nose (runny nose) prolonged, mucus sputum (thick and rich nostrils Chicken or blue), it is necessary for the child to see the doctor to be examined and treated properly.
Mistakes when caring for newborn babies are stuffy nose, runny noseWash your nose too much for your baby: Many nasal irrigation causes loss of natural mucus in the nasal cavity, even causing the mucous membranes to become irritated. Meanwhile, this mucus works to create moisture, prevent dirt. If you lose this mucus, the more likely they are to dry your nose, nose infection, damage to the nasal mucosa, and more inflammation.
Many suicidal naps are given to the infants by using a suction force or using a suction syringe deep in the nose, which causes the mucous membranes of the nose to become damaged and even bleed.
Sucking a child's nose with the adult's mouth: According to the previous conception, using the nose of adults suction the nose will be "more", the nose is not burned. This practice accidentally passed the bacteria from the mouth of the parent to the nose, which made the rhinitis worse.
Voluntary nasal spray for infants: Some vasoconstrictive drugs, antibiotics contraindicates to infants, many parents accidentally do not know how to use this drug dangerous for children, severe can cause purple Re-young, mild injury, congestion of the nasal mucosa.
Small juice juices in the nose: This approach absolutely does not apply to infants, even young children and adults, because garlic oil causes burns and severe damage to the nasal mucosa of the baby. .
Buy antibiotics and antibiotics without the doctor's prescription: Because the cause of nasal congestion is rarely bacterial, the early use of antibiotics often does not have the effect of treatment. In addition, antibiotics cause gastrointestinal disorders in children such as diarrhea, reduce the resistance in children makes the disease more and more.