Why do children's lips turn purple when swimming?

Family members still need to keep track of their children's health conditions at all times, especially when they find that their children's physical condition is abnormal, they should not underestimate it. So why do children's lips turn purple when swimming? In fact, there are many reasons for purple lips, and the situation is very complicated. Whether it is a congenital disease or caused by physiological factors, we need to be vigilant.

There is mucus or cyanosis in the nasal cavity of the newborn, which causes blockage, but the cyanosis disappears once the newborn opens his mouth and cries. Congenital causes, such as congenital choanae atresia, macroglossia, congenital tracheal stenosis, etc. Due to the obstructed respiratory tract, oxygen cannot adequately enter the lungs, causing hypoxia. Premature infants with immature respiratory systems or intracranial hemorrhage in neonates due to difficult labor may experience respiratory apnea and cause cyanosis.

Neonatal lung disease causes cyanosis. Such as congenital pulmonary dysplasia, atelectasis, inhalation of milk, vomit or amniotic fluid into the trachea and lungs, causing aspiration pneumonia, and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome caused by infection. The newborn has congenital heart diseases, such as complete transposition of the great vessels, hypoplastic left heart, tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary valve and aortic valve stenosis, atrioventricular septal defect, etc. Due to heart malformation, part of the venous blood enters the arterial blood, causing cyanosis.

If the newborn's lips turn purple, oxygen therapy should be given promptly. Cyanosis indicates lack of oxygen in the body, which may cause damage to the newborn's important organs such as the brain, heart, kidneys, and lungs, thereby affecting their intellectual and physical development. When caring for a newborn, you should pay attention to keeping the newborn warm, keeping the airway open, and preventing milk and vomit from choking the trachea.

At home, an oxygen concentrator can be used to produce oxygen to meet the oxygen needs of newborns. However, you must choose absolutely safe equipment and the oxygen generator must have no side effects. The use of home oxygen concentrators buys time for the treatment of neonatal hypoxia and avoids irreversible damage to organ and intellectual development caused by prolonged hypoxia.

The above article clearly explains why children's lips turn purple when swimming. There are many health risks for children. While taking good care of their daily lives, you also need to improve their physical resistance, maintain smooth blood circulation, and improve their physical health to avoid such troubles and injuries.