What should children pay attention to when doing nebulization?

Nebulization is actually a form of medical treatment, called aerosol inhalation therapy, which mainly involves making the drug into tiny solids or liquids for patients to inhale. In fact, nebulizer therapy has many advantages over traditional medication, but when using this treatment method, many things need to be paid attention to, such as keeping the airways normal.

What should I pay attention to when using nebulizer inhalation?

1. Before nebulization inhalation treatment

Parents should clean their children's oral and nasal secretions to keep their airways open. Do not apply oily creams to your child to reduce the absorption of the medicine through the skin. Nebulizer inhalation therapy should be performed one hour before or two hours after meals to prevent vomiting caused by choking.

2. During nebulization inhalation treatment

It is best for children to sit in a relaxed upright position, or in a semi-sitting or side-lying position, and try to avoid lying on their back. Choose a sealing mask of appropriate size and fit it tightly against your child's cheek, and keep the medicine storage box in an upright position. Instruct your child to take slow and deep breaths in a calm state, and try to inhale through the mouth and exhale through the nose. During the nebulization process, pay attention to observe the child's complexion, consciousness, and reactions. If any abnormality occurs, nebulization should be stopped immediately and appropriate measures should be taken.

3. Nebulizer inhalation treatment is completed

Parents can immediately help their children tap their backs to promote the discharge of phlegm. The specific method is to put five fingers together into a hollow palm, and pat the child's back rhythmically from bottom to top and from outside to inside. After nebulization, you should wash your face in time and rinse your mouth with saline or warm water (or drink water) to prevent oral ulcers. If younger children cannot rinse their mouths, they can drink water or use a cotton swab to clean.

4. Follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment

Because the hormones in nebulizer treatments may scare parents, they often stop using the treatments as soon as their child shows any improvement. Because it was not completely cured, it relapsed soon and I had to use it again, but I stopped using it as soon as I saw that it was getting better. Due to such repeated stimulation, the body becomes more and more sensitive, and hormones have to be used for treatment all the time. In the end, the hormones are used so much that the body becomes dependent on them. Therefore, you should strictly follow the dosage and time prescribed by the doctor, and stop taking the medicine only when the disease is completely improved (this also applies to the use of antibiotics).