Let neonatal dacryocystitis heal itself

Dacryocystitis in newborns, also known as congenital dacryocystitis, is caused by the embryonic residual membrane at the bottom opening of the nasolacrimal duct not being in the development process, or due to the dredging and blockage of epithelial cell fragments, the nasolacrimal duct is blocked by tears and bacteria retention, causing secondary infection. Clinical manifestations include tears, a little mucopurulent secretions, a slight bulge in the conjunctival sac and lacrimal sac, sometimes blockage or eczema on the skin, and mucus or purulent mucus secretions when the lacrimal sac area is pressed. So, how can we make neonatal dacryocystitis heal itself?

Some of these diseases can heal themselves, but not all of them require surgical treatment.

At present, the incidence rate of congenital dacryocystitis is slightly high. As long as parents pay attention to the baby's eyes, they can find out that if there is excessive tearing and eye mucus, please go to the hospital for treatment. The earlier the treatment, the better the effect.

Among infants within 10 days of birth, the incidence of neonatal dacryocystitis is as high as 0.3% to 0.5%. Early pressure massage of the lacrimal sac area has a positive effect on neonatal dacryocystitis.

Pressure massage of the lacrimal sac area - Before massage, the operator should wash his hands and cut his nails. The newborn is placed in a supine position, with another person fixing the head and limbs, while the operator pushes from the lacrimal sac area at the root of the nose down along the wing of the nose. Be careful to use force evenly, with a certain amount of strength but not so much as to damage the skin. After the massage, you can use antibiotic eye drops as prescribed by the doctor.

When putting eye drops in, gently pull down the eyelid and put in 1 drop of eye drops. Be careful not to hold the medicine bottle too high to prevent irritation to the eyes when the medicine drips in. But don't hold it too low to prevent the bottle mouth from touching your eyes. Generally, 1 to 2 cm is appropriate. If the medicine overflows after being dripped, wipe it off with a clean dry cotton ball or clean facial tissue, and avoid wiping your eyes with unclean objects.

After use of eye drops, the bottle mouth must not touch other objects and the bottle cap must be closed in time to prevent contamination. Eye drop bottles should be stored in a cool place.

Do you know how to let neonatal dacryocystitis heal itself? First, I will introduce you to the treatment method of neonatal dacryocystitis. The occurrence of the disease will bring more serious harm to newborns and cause abnormalities in their eyes. Parents need to pay attention at all times, and doctors need to carefully understand the disease, and pay attention to changes in the baby's eyes, and pay attention to preventing the spread of the disease.