For parents with small children, most parents are not new to nebulization. When a child has a cough that persists for a long time, the doctor will usually treat the child by nebulization. Parents are inevitably apprehensive about the side effects of nebulization on their children. Before understanding whether nebulization has side effects on children, let’s first understand a few questions about nebulization: I. What is nebulization? Nebulization refers to the application of nebulizing devices to blow the medicine into tiny droplets in the form of aerosol spray, inhaled through the mouth or nose, to achieve the purpose of treatment of disease a way of drug delivery. Second, which children need nebulization? Children with cough, asthma and allergic cough (allergic asthma) need nebulization. Some severe whistling coughs that persist are also treated with nebulization, and laryngitis requires nebulization. These are some of the more common clinical diseases treated with nebulization. Third, the safety of nebulization Compared to oral drugs and injections, infusions and other drug delivery methods, nebulized inhalation can directly reach the whistle and lungs, with fast onset, good results, and less medication, adverse reactions are relatively few. Also, nebulized drugs do not contain antibiotics, commonly used nebulized drugs containing hormones (generally budesonide), the dosage is very small, quickly metabolized, the safety is very good. Fourth, the side effects of nebulization 1, sore throat, the baby because of the physiological development is not perfect, the sensitivity to drugs, so there is a sore throat. 2, vomiting, vomiting after nebulization, it is possible that the nebulization process of phlegm dilution, stimulation of the pharynx and caused. 3, oral ulcers, baby because the body is not yet well developed, nebulization of drugs through the oral inhalation, nebulization time is too long will increase the oral absorption of drugs, resulting in the occurrence of oral ulcers. 4, accelerated heart rate, accelerated heart rate is a side effect of the drug, the general patient response discomfort is very obvious. The therapeutic effect of nebulization for phlegm and treatment of cough is very good, especially for babies with asthma attacks is essential. When a child is sick, prescribed medication, nebulized medication, and drips are all a means of treatment, and no matter which treatment is taken, there will be more or less side effects. It’s just a matter of weighing the lesser of two evils and being selective in the use of medication under the guidance of a doctor. We should not ignore the therapeutic effects of nebulization because it has side effects on small children.