Can you put a hot towel on your baby’s forehead with a fever?

Babies with fever can use a hot towel on the forehead, babies need to choose the appropriate method of heat treatment according to the degree of elevated body temperature, such as physical cooling, medication to reduce fever. At the same time, you need to treat the original disease that caused the fever. Fever is a common symptom in childhood, and it is necessary to choose the appropriate method of antipyretic treatment according to the degree of elevated body temperature. For fever but body temperature <38.5 ℃ baby, can use physical methods for cooling treatment, with hot towels on the forehead belongs to the physical cooling methods, but need to pay attention to the temperature should not be too high, so as to avoid localized burns. In addition, you can also wipe the baby's neck, armpits, thigh roots and other places. For fever and body temperature over 38.5 ℃ baby, also need to use ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other drugs under the guidance of the doctor to reduce fever treatment. It is also important to treat the cause of the fever. If the respiratory tract infection is caused by bacterial infection, cefixime, cefuroxime and other drugs can be used under the guidance of a doctor for treatment. All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication. There are many other causes of fever in babies, so it is recommended that parents take their babies to the hospital in time for treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor.