Nasal congestion is a frequent problem for babies as they grow up. Nasal congestion will affect the baby whistle, eat milk baby can not breathe “ow” a cry, sleep can not breathe “ow” a cry, parents can not bear to see the baby difficult, but also anxious and angry. So what are the ways to quickly relieve the baby’s nasal congestion, let the baby whistle smoothly? Many parents reflect the baby a little bit of cold will be easy to nasal congestion, this is actually related to the physiological structure of the baby’s nose. The baby’s nasal cavity is relatively narrow, short nasal passage, less nasal hair, nasal mucous membrane blood vessels, the weather is slightly cooler, will stimulate the nasal mucous membrane blood vessels congestion and swelling, causing the baby physiological nasal congestion. Of course, there are also pathologic nasal congestion, pathologic nasal congestion is caused by pathological factors, this nasal congestion will last longer, and also accompanied by snot, sneezing, headache and other cold symptoms. If there are cold symptoms at the same time as nasal congestion, it may be acute and chronic rhinitis, sinusitis caused by nasal congestion; accompanied by sneezing, nasal itching and other symptoms, it may be allergic rhinitis caused by nasal congestion; accompanied by reflex headache, nosebleed and other symptoms, it may be nasal congestion caused by nasal septum deviation, and so on. If the nasal congestion is pathologic, it needs to be treated under the guidance of a doctor. What are the ways to relieve nasal congestion in babies? 1, elevate the baby’s upper body, such as letting the baby lean to the quilt can relieve nasal congestion brought about by the difficulty of breathing. 2, the baby nasal congestion, may cry, this time you can hold the baby upright, sleep after taking the side position, can reduce nasal congestion. 3, you can use saline to rinse the nose. In breastfeeding or about half an hour before going to bed, with a dropper to the baby’s nasal cavity two drops of saline, and then sucked out with a nasal aspirator, can relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion in babies. 4, timely removal of dry scabs in the baby’s nasal cavity, if the secretion becomes hard, the use of warm water or ointment to make it soft, and then remove. Tips: newborn babies are not accustomed to using the mouth to whistle, until after 3 ~ 4 weeks will slowly get used to, so this stage of the baby, nasal congestion is very uncomfortable, can only tell mom and dad through the crying to their own sick. Nasal congestion will be more obvious when lying down to sleep, and will be better when picked up. The baby’s nose is very sensitive, when inhaling cold air, the resistance inside the nose will increase, coupled with the baby’s nasal mucosa is tender, rich in blood vessels, so by the cold air stimulation will be easy to swell, blocking the nasal cavity, the baby will be stuffy nose. In fact, hot air will also stimulate the nose, resulting in increased nasal resistance, just not as obvious as cold air. The causes of nasal congestion in babies are more complex. 6 months or less of the baby will not be easy to catch a cold, if only simple nasal congestion, then, most of them are not a cold, but the nose is stimulated by a little bit only. Nasal congestion has many causes, in addition to cold air stimulation, common cold or influenza, measles, scarlet fever, rhinitis, sinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy and other diseases, may make the nasal mucosa edema and cause nasal congestion. Persistent unrelieved nasal congestion, on the other hand, may be the result of some more unusual conditions, such as congenital posterior nostril atresia and deviated nasal septum. Older babies with unilateral persistent nasal congestion, accompanied by whistling odor and pus and blood, should beware of a foreign body in the nasal cavity. Of course, there are other cases, related to allergies, to further investigate the cause.