What should I do if my baby has rhinitis? Parents should keep these tips in mind

For adults, there are many ways to solve rhinitis, and the treatment is not very difficult. But for babies, it is different. The treatment methods may become limited. Please see below for parenting experts to introduce measures to solve this problem.

1. Find the source and prescribe the right medicine

The causes of rhinitis are mostly different. Parents should give some information about the primary cause of their child's rhinitis to the doctor so that the doctor can treat the child based on the cause of the disease. Different rhinitis requires different medications. For example, allergic rhinitis requires anti-allergic treatment by taking drugs such as astemizole and chlorpheniramine. You can also use some nasal drops, which are generally used to relieve the symptoms of rhinitis. Nasal oil can relieve the dryness of dry rhinitis, furosemide can relieve nasal congestion, and hormone nasal drops can help relieve symptoms of allergic rhinitis such as sneezing and clear nasal discharge.

2. Pay attention to rhinitis when you have a cold

Children's colds are usually accompanied by symptoms such as sore throat and cough. In severe cases, they may also have fever, headache, body aches, and even nausea and diarrhea. The typical symptoms of rhinitis are paroxysmal sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, and nasal congestion. Parents should pay attention to their children's symptoms while they have a cold, and be careful of a recurrence of rhinitis!

3. Try saline solution

When your child starts to have symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy nose, or nasal congestion, try washing with salt water. Use normal saline. Nasal irrigation with saline must be done in two steps. You must first rinse the nasal vestibule separately, and then rinse the deep nasal cavity after rinsing the nasal vestibule;

Warm reminder: When using saline nasal irrigation for children, the tools for saline nasal irrigation, whether simple or complex, such as electric ones, must have a Class II medical device number to be sold on the market, and their safety and effectiveness must be guaranteed before they can be used with confidence.

4. Pay attention to children with acute rhinitis

Parents of children with acute rhinitis should pay attention to the following aspects:

1. Give your child more water.

2. Keep your child’s room well ventilated.

3. When the child has a fever, pay attention to keeping the child warm.

4. Remember to have your child wear a small mask when going out.

5. During the period of rhinitis, children should be fed light and easily digestible food.

6. For rhinitis, do not take too much Chinese medicine, take small amounts and multiple times.

7. Do not give your child raw, cold, or sour food after taking the medicine.

5. Pay attention to children's chronic rhinitis

Parents of children with chronic rhinitis should pay attention to the following aspects:

1. Encourage your children to exercise more often and encourage them to participate in appropriate sports activities.

2. Wash your child’s face with cold water every morning to enhance the disease resistance of the child’s nasal mucosa.

3. Pay attention to improving children’s learning and living environment.

4. Pay attention to climate changes and add or remove clothes for your children in time.

5. Be careful not to let your child blow his nose forcefully.

6. Don’t let your child pick his nose with his hands.