What is the reason for baby tear duct flushing?

Flushing of the tear ducts is a condition that many babies will have. It is generally believed that this procedure is needed when the baby's tear ducts are blocked. Most mothers sometimes don't understand what is going on. Generally, when it is discovered that the baby has a lot of eye discharge and it lasts for a long time, it should be taken seriously and relevant examinations should be conducted in the hospital. So what are the reasons for flushing of the baby's tear ducts? Let’s take a look at it below.

Purpose of tear duct irrigation:

1. Used to check whether the tear duct is unobstructed. Such as complete blockage, partial blockage or stenosis.

2. Preliminarily determine the location of tear duct obstruction and whether there are other congenital abnormalities of the tear duct. For example, whether the obstruction is located in the lacrimal duct, common lacrimal duct or nasolacrimal duct, whether there is puncta agenesis or lacrimal duct atresia, etc.

3. Drain and clean the large amount of pus and mucus in the tear duct, and inject antibiotics into the tear duct to control the spread of inflammation.

4. Tear duct flushing can break the thin membrane that blocks the lower end of the nasolacrimal duct in some children, making the tear duct unobstructed.

If your baby is found to have symptoms of tearing and excessive secretions, you should take him to the hospital for tear duct flushing as soon as possible. The best period for conservative treatment of the tear duct is from birth to 2-4 months. After an early diagnosis, regular tear duct flushing to drain pus, coupled with parents' active daily massage of the lacrimal sac area and application of medicine, can promote early patency of the tear duct.

Through the above introduction, we know the reasons why babies have tear duct flushing. If we find that the baby has an abnormal condition and needs tear duct flushing at the hospital for examination, we must treat the baby. Generally, such conditions are easy to treat when the baby is young, but it will be a bit difficult later.