What should we do when the baby encounters nasal congestion, and what can parents do to help their babies deal with nasal congestion?
A. The causes of nasal congestion in babies, do mothers understand?
1, the baby’s own breathing channels, such as nostrils, nasal cavity is relatively narrow, so a little secretion or mucous membrane swelling is easy to block. Therefore, the baby within half a year old often has nasal sound, nasal congestion phenomenon.
2, the baby’s immune function is not sound, the body resistance is poor, from the nose invasion of viruses and bacteria easily cause inflammation, resulting in nasal congestion.
3, the change in temperature or dust can also cause nasal congestion.
Second, the treatment of nasal congestion.
1.If the blockage is caused by nasal secretions, use a cotton stick to gently roll the secretions out.
2, if it is dry secretions, use a warm towel on the nose, the nasal mucosa contracted by heat, the nasal cavity will be more open, the sticky nasal mucus is also easier to hydrate and flow out, which can relieve nasal congestion. However, the baby mother must keep gentle movements when applying hot compresses.
3, infants and children with nasal congestion, put a little salt in warm water, and then use light salt water to clean the baby’s nose, stimulate the nose blood circulation, so that the nose as soon as possible to ventilate.
4, older babies should be told to blow their own nose when there is snot in the nose. To have the correct method of blowing the nose, tightly press one side of the nose and gently blow the secretions from the opposite nasal cavity to reduce nasal congestion.
5, change position: the left side of the nasal congestion to the right, the right side of the nasal congestion to the left, can make the nasal congestion can be reduced. If the baby keeps crying, then the baby can be held upright, which can also achieve the effect of reducing nasal congestion and make the baby sleep easily.
In short, when your baby has nasal congestion, mom should not panic, try to let your baby drink more water, rest more, and put the pillow slightly higher when sleeping to relieve your baby’s nasal congestion. If the above methods fail to improve the symptoms, especially if the nasal congestion is prolonged and even affects sleep, feeding and mental state, the mother should pay attention to it and suggest going to the hospital for further examination, early diagnosis of the cause, early treatment, and follow medical advice on medication, not indiscriminate use of antibiotics.