Baby drools a lot

Baby drooling and swallowing function is not well developed, in the period of teething and oral ulcers, pharyngeal herpes and other oral diseases, parents can take their children to the hospital in a timely manner to determine the cause of drooling, symptomatic treatment. Common causes and treatments: 1, swallowing function is not well developed: the baby is in the growth period, swallowing function is not fully developed, the oral muscle tension is lacking, will affect the swallowing function, the mouth can not swallow saliva in time, will lead to the phenomenon of drooling. Generally 1 and a half to 2 years old, the oral muscle motor function is mature, can effectively control the swallowing action, the baby drooling phenomenon can be gradually alleviated; 2, teething: baby teething period, the gingival nerve is stimulated, the salivary glands secretion of saliva increases, which leads to increased saliva secretion, so there will be the phenomenon of drooling more. During this time parents can prepare the baby teething stick, to relieve the symptoms of teething discomfort; 3, oral disease: baby oral ulcers or herpes in the pharyngeal isthmus, due to the pain of swallowing, the baby will subconsciously refuse to swallow the saliva response, which leads to the phenomenon of drooling. At this time parents should take the baby to the hospital in time for examination and treatment under the guidance of the doctor. Precautions: 1, saliva outflow to the skin, it is easy to stimulate the skin cuticle, resulting in skin inflammation, triggering drool rash and other skin diseases, so parents in the see the baby drooling, to use cotton handkerchiefs gently dry the saliva, pay attention to not force, in order to avoid damage to the baby’s skin; 2, to the baby to prepare cotton, absorbent drooling towel, can help to prevent the drooling flow to the local skin caused by the drooling rash, pay attention to be Prepare a few more, in order to change at any time; 3, usually the best often with warm water to the baby saliva stained skin, you can apply some local petroleum jelly or olive oil, zinc oxide, is conducive to the protection of broken skin.