What are the methods to treat baby's nasal congestion?

If the baby has a stuffy nose, he will often cry and make a fuss, which will also affect the baby's sleep. Therefore, it is necessary for mothers to understand how to treat baby’s nasal congestion. So what are the methods to treat baby’s nasal congestion? Next, this article will introduce five methods to treat baby’s nasal congestion for your reference only. Friends who want to know more about this can take a look.

The baby's nose and nasal cavity are relatively short, with almost no inferior nasal meatus and no nasal hair. The nasal mucosa is weak and rich in blood vessels, so it is easy to be infected, causing congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa and nasal congestion. Symptoms of a baby's nasal congestion include difficulty in sucking, irritability and crying, shortness of breath or breathing, and snoring while sleeping. What are the methods to treat baby’s nasal congestion? There are several ways to treat a baby's stuffy nose:

1. Nasal congestion caused by secretion blockage

Usually, a newborn's nasal congestion is caused by blockage of secretions, and the mother can use a small cotton swab to clean it. Prepare a special cotton swab for the baby, then drip some cold boiled water into the baby's nasal cavity. After the secretions soften, use the cotton swab to gently clean it. When the mucus sticks to the cotton swab, pull it out. Be careful not to insert the cotton swab directly into the baby's nasal cavity. In addition, it can also induce sneezing in babies.

2. Ginger warms your feet

Cut the ginger into small pieces and dry it in a microwave oven. After it cools down, wrap it in gauze and place it on the soles of the baby's feet. Then put socks on the baby and let the baby sleep until dawn.

3. Soak your feet in ginger and garlic

Boil the ginger and garlic slices in boiling water, then add some salt and vinegar to the water. When the water cools to a suitable temperature, you can soak your baby's feet until the baby's feet are hot and red. After soaking, put clean socks on your baby and keep him warm for sleep.

4. Hot Hands Massage

Use warm hands to gently massage both sides of your baby's nose, from top to bottom, from the bridge of the nose to the nose wings. You can press both sides of the nose wings for a while, because massaging the acupoints here can effectively treat nasal congestion.

5. Hot towel on nose

Use a warm towel to gently press the area between the baby's eyes, and replace the towel when it becomes cold. This can effectively relieve the baby's nasal congestion.

The above is an introduction to the methods of treating baby’s nasal congestion. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you already know how to treat baby’s nasal congestion. In fact, the methods introduced above are relatively practical and the effects are very good. So mothers can try these methods to treat baby’s nasal congestion!