Can babies get rhinitis?

Nowadays, the number of people suffering from rhinitis has greatly increased, and I believe that all patients with rhinitis hope that their rhinitis can be cured quickly, because rhinitis has a very big impact on a person's normal life. Generally, adults will clearly feel that the physical symptoms are caused by rhinitis after they suffer from rhinitis. However, babies are also prone to nasal congestion and runny nose, but can babies suffer from rhinitis?

What are the symptoms of baby rhinitis

1. Nasal congestion, whether it is acute rhinitis or chronic rhinitis, is one of the typical symptoms of rhinitis, manifested as different noses, children's breathing manifested as asthma and breathing through the mouth.

2. Runny nose. Runny nose is another typical symptom of rhinitis. In the early stage, it is usually clear, and with bacterial infection, it may become yellow or turbid.

3. Sneezing. Sneezing is mainly seen in allergic rhinitis or rhinitis caused by cold.

4. Loss of sense of smell. Babies under two years old will not show this symptom. Older children may be aware of a loss of sense of smell.

5. Cough: It is a long-term mild cough with a "hum, hum" sound, accompanied by coughing up phlegm. This is actually not sputum secreted from the trachea, but the mucus produced by children's rhinitis that flows down to the throat, trachea and bronchi, and then causes a reflex cough to cough out the mucus.

How to prevent baby rhinitis

1. Pay attention to keeping warm. Some babies suffer from acute rhinitis due to colds, and the disease will be cured as the cold heals. For babies who are very prone to rhinitis, once they encounter cold waves or other weather conditions, it is best to let them reduce outdoor activities appropriately, or go out in the afternoon when the temperature rises. If you plan to go outdoors, you must pay attention to keeping warm and avoid catching a cold, which would give rhinitis an opportunity to develop.

2. Avoid contact with allergens. Some babies will suffer from allergic rhinitis due to their allergic constitution. Not only will they have nasal congestion and runny nose when they are allergic, but they will also cough due to nasal backflow. Be careful to avoid contact with allergens, such as dust mites, pollen, animal fur, irritating gases, etc.

3. Pay attention to protecting the nasal cavity. When a baby suffers from rhinitis, in addition to feeling nasal congestion, he sometimes also feels itchy in the nose and can't help but pick his nostrils with his hands. Doing so can easily damage the nasal mucosa, bring bacteria into the nasal cavity, and make rhinitis worse. If your baby feels uncomfortable in the nose, you can wash the nasal cavity with warm saline solution, which can reduce the occurrence of colds and relieve rhinitis symptoms.

Many people think that rhinitis is a disease that only adults suffer from, and it is impossible for babies of a few months old to have it. I believe that through the above content, everyone will have a better understanding and knowledge of the disease of rhinitis. Patients with rhinitis need to be very careful during some seasonal changes and try not to catch a cold.