Children always clear their throats and sniff their noses may be due to pediatric recurrent respiratory infections, chronic sinusitis with postnasal drip, pediatric tic syndrome and other diseases.
1. Pediatric recurrent respiratory tract infections: the etiology of this disease is more complex, may be related to immature immune function, congenital respiratory system anatomical characteristics, vitamin deficiency, passive smoking, chronic upper airway lesions infection and other reasons. Common symptoms include nasal congestion, runny nose, burning sensation in the pharynx, etc., so there is always clearing the throat and sniffing the nose in the affected children.
2. Chronic sinusitis with postnasal drip: the etiology of chronic sinusitis includes pathogenic bacterial infection, recurrent acute sinusitis, ciliary dyskinesia, etc. It can also be induced by factors such as low immunity and heredity, with clinical symptoms such as nasal congestion and olfactory impairment.
However, this disease is easy to cause postnasal drip, can be seen frequently clearing the throat, coughing and other symptoms, therefore, some children may be manifested as always clearing the throat and sniffing.
3. Pediatric Tourette Syndrome: the etiology of this disease is not yet clear, studies have shown that the consideration of genetic, neurobiochemical, psychological factors and other factors related to the typical symptom is the presence of involuntary, sudden, rapid and repetitive non-rhythmic motor twitching, so the child is always clearing his throat and sniffing the nose need to be suspected that may be the pediatric Tourette Syndrome.
The child always clearing his throat and sniffing his nose may also have other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.