How to reduce swelling of child's hand

If a child has swollen hands, parents must understand the specific reasons. Children's skin is very delicate, and their body's disease resistance is not yet fully developed. They are easily affected by some adverse external factors, such as mosquito bites, skin allergies, and eczema. These reasons may cause children's hands to swell. Let's learn how to reduce swelling in children's hands.

How to reduce swelling of child's hand

The baby's red and swollen fingers are considered to be papular urticaria, which is related to mosquito bites. The most important method is to prevent mosquito bites.

This symptom may be due to an infection in your child's finger. At present, it is not advisable to puncture abscesses. The treatment is mainly through local application of anti-inflammatory drugs or oral anti-inflammatory drugs; of course, in severe cases, it may also be necessary to consider abscess incision and drainage.

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It is recommended to have a routine blood test and, if necessary, take a CR film of the affected hand. Treatment can include applying erythromycin cream to the inflamed fingers, bandaging with sterile dressings to prevent children from scratching their food, or taking amoxicillin granules orally. For severe cases, incision drainage and intravenous anti-inflammatory treatment such as clindamycin injection should be considered; if necessary, the use of hormone dexamethasone preparations can be considered to enhance the anti-inflammatory effect.

The baby's fingers may be red and swollen because he often sucks his fingers. Many babies a few months old or around 1 year old love to suck their fingers. Some children are even 4-5 years old and still hold their fingers in their mouths. Whenever they have some free time, they will chew or suck their fingers. However, we often hate this habit and are eager to correct our children immediately. However, no matter how well you persuade them, or whether you apply bitter agents such as chili oil or coptis water on your fingers, or even resort to beating and scolding the child, intervention measures may not be effective.

It is currently believed that sucking one's thumb is a normal physiological phenomenon for babies under one year old, but many children still have the habit of sucking their thumbs after one year old, so we should find out the reason. "Iron and zinc deficiency may be common problems, but we should be more vigilant about potential psychological problems, especially for children over 2 years old, who may develop a thumb sucking habit due to mental stress."

When children are babies, they have an instinctive urge to suck objects. After 6 months, this phenomenon will gradually decrease, but many children will continue to suck their fingers until they are 3-6 years old.

It is normal for children under 4 years old to suck their thumbs. If children still suck their fingers after the age of 5, it is likely that they have problems expressing their emotions, and parents need to pay special attention. Your baby is only 3 and a half years old now. It is normal for children of this age to suck their fingers, and parents don’t need to worry too much.