What should I do if my baby has a stuffy nose for one month?

Many adults experience nasal congestion when they sleep, but because adults have relatively good physical fitness, serious symptoms rarely occur. But it is different for children. If a child has symptoms of nasal congestion, timely measures need to be taken for treatment. So what should you do when a child has a stuffy nose?

The most common cause of rhinitis in children is adenoids hypertrophy, which often affects the sinus drainage of children, causing runny nose and affecting their breathing at night. Children have poor sleep quality and open mouth breathing, which can seriously cause hypoxia during sleep at night and affect their growth and intellectual development. Take your child to take a lateral nasopharyngeal X-ray.

Sometimes, stuffy nose is not caused by a cold. When there is a lot of mucus in the nose and it cannot come out, it will become blocked and easy to dry out, which may cause bleeding of the nasal mucosa.

Don't worry, you can cover your baby's nostrils with a hot towel when sleeping for 5 seconds or longer, which will help soften the mucus in the nostrils. And nasal mucosa, then press the left side and hum the right side, press the right side and hum the left side, you can make the baby's nose unblocked. You can also use a hair dryer to blow towards your nose two or three times, the effect is also good.

Find out the reason why your child's nasal congestion is caused by rhinitis or a common cold. If it is chronic rhinitis, it is best to go to the hospital for treatment, or try using a nasal ventilation patch for the child (for children over 5 years old). If it is a common cold, give the child cold medicine and anti-inflammatory drugs.

If it is rhinitis that affects sleep, you may not pay attention to it at the beginning and not receive early treatment. It will develop from allergic rhinitis to asthma. Now I am following the treatment method of an asthma expert and my sleep is much better. Go get treatment now!

Now we all know the causes and treatment measures of nasal congestion in children, right? Then in our daily lives, we must pay attention to the physical health of children and we can no longer be careless. Because any small symptom may lead to a serious illness.