Nasal congestion in babies may be related to acute rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, nasal foreign bodies and other causes. Whether or not you can use saline to wash your nose, you need to follow the doctor’s instructions and standardize your choice according to the cause and characteristics of the disease.
1. Acute rhinitis: acute inflammation of nasal mucosa and submucosal tissues can be triggered by viral and bacterial infections and stimulation by adverse physical and chemical factors, resulting in nasal congestion. Because the baby refers to small infants and young children, such children with nasal mucosa fragile, it is advisable to take weak acid saline or physiological seawater nasal spray nasal wash, in order to remove nasal secretions and disease-causing particles, reduce the discomfort of the nasal cavity.
2. Allergic rhinitis: this disease is mainly caused by nasal mucous membrane edema and watery secretion stagnation after inhalation or contact with allergens. In the effective avoidance of allergens at the same time, the use of the above composition of saline nasal wash to dilute allergens and reduce the secretion of the nasal mucosa stimulation, avoid the use of saline violent impact, reduce the risk of nasal mucosal damage and secondary otitis media.
3. Nasal foreign body: when the baby stuffed foreign body into the nasal cavity triggered by nasal mucosal swelling, increased secretion, or even secondary infection, nasal congestion and pus symptoms, need to remove the foreign body, and then the above rinse nasal wash.
When the baby’s nasal congestion there are other possibilities, it is recommended to actively consult a doctor for a systematic examination, a clear diagnosis, and standardized treatment in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.