Children do not need to open their mouths for nebulization.
Nebulized inhalation for children is usually done using the mask inhalation method, which does not require the child to open his or her mouth to breathe. All that is required is that the mouth and nose are properly stuck into the mask. As the child breathes through the nose, a mist of vaporized medication is inhaled into the bronchial tubes, thus providing some therapeutic benefit.
With the mouth open for nebulization, the chewing muscle groups will show soreness of fatigue over time. Additionally opening the mouth interferes with normal salivary swallowing and increases discomfort in children.
Nebulized inhalation is often used in pediatrics for the treatment of respiratory diseases, with the advantages of obvious therapeutic effects of nebulized drug administration, fewer side effects of drugs, easier for babies to accept, almost no pain, etc., and is widely used.
After nebulized inhalation, the baby should be allowed to rinse his mouth and wash his face to reduce drug residues and prevent the destructive influence of normal flora in the oral cavity.