Treatment of cough and nasal congestion in children

I don’t know if you have ever encountered children with coughing and nasal congestion. This situation causes great distress to our own bodies. Many people suffer from rhinitis and other similar diseases due to the problem of children’s coughing and nasal congestion. Children’s coughing and nasal congestion have a great impact on our families. So how should we treat this situation when we ourselves have it? Let us now learn about the treatment methods for children’s cough and nasal congestion!

Treatment:

1. Hot compress

Method: Use a hot, wet towel to apply hot compress on the baby's nose.

Principle: When the nasal mucosa shrinks when exposed to heat, the nasal cavity will be more unobstructed and the sticky nasal mucus will be easier to hydrate and flow out.

Usage suggestions: Mothers should keep their movements gentle when applying hot compress! If you find mucus in the baby's nostrils, you can first clean it with a cotton swab dipped in water; you can also slowly massage the baby's nose or both sides of the nose.

2. Essential oil hot compress

Method: Drop some essential oil on a hot towel or handkerchief and apply it on the baby's nose; or use essential oil spray and spray it in the air.

Principle: Some essential oils can be used for hot compresses to improve the swelling of the nasal mucosa and help relieve nasal congestion; essential oil sprays can improve the humidity of the air when the air is dry.

Usage suggestions: Do not use too much essential oil at one time, one drop is enough, because too high a concentration of essential oil will cause chemical irritation; in addition, do not use essential oil spray indoors for too long, and pay attention to maintaining appropriate air humidity.

3. Breast milk drops

Method: The breastfeeding mother drips the expressed breast milk into the baby's nostrils.

The principle may be that it produces a physical effect, because the warmth of breast milk can temporarily make the baby's nasal cavity unobstructed, but whether it is related to the composition of breast milk, there is currently no relevant medical evidence.

Usage advice: This method is a folk remedy and has no scientific evidence.

4. Turn on the air conditioner

When the temperature drops and a cold wave hits, you can turn on the heater to change the room temperature.

Principle: Infants and young children are particularly sensitive to external environment and air stimulation, so they are prone to runny nose symptoms when the temperature drops sharply. When parents find that the room temperature is low, they can turn on the heater to raise the room temperature to relieve the baby's nasal congestion and runny nose symptoms.

It is recommended to use the heater at a moderate time to avoid the room temperature being too high. The heat will also make the air dry. It is recommended that mothers put a wet towel to maintain the humidity in the room.

5. Facial Steamer

Method: Spray the facial steamer on your baby's face to expose it to moisture and heat.

Principle: Steam can moisten the baby's nasal cavity and eliminate a large amount of mucus quickly and naturally.

It is recommended not to place the facial steamer too close to the baby to avoid hurting his delicate skin; and the time of use at one time should not be too long, about 3 minutes is enough.

Observe the words and expressions

Parents can judge the severity of the illness based on their baby's external manifestations and increase their vigilance.

If your baby is listless, looks sick, and always lies still, parents may need to pay attention!

If your baby has no appetite and looks bad, it may be due to a serious illness.

6. Elevate your head

The method is to evenly place several small pillows under the mattress under the baby's head to make the mattress look like a smooth, 30-degree slide.

The principle is one of the temporary auxiliary methods, but it only treats the symptoms and not the root cause.

Usage suggestion: Nasal congestion or runny nose sometimes affects the baby's sleep. This method can only slightly relieve the baby's symptoms, but the effect is not long-lasting.

7. Nasal Aspirator

Method: Electric type - When the baby's nose has a lot of secretions and a heavy nasal sound, the mother can use a nasal aspirator. When using it, be careful to press the other nostril at the same time when aspirating one nostril, the effect will be better.

The above content introduces us to the treatment methods of children's cough and nasal congestion. Children's cough and nasal congestion can be treated with the above methods, which can save the trouble of seeking medical treatment everywhere. Moreover, the above methods have been tested by many people and are very effective. I hope that children with cough and nasal congestion can recover their health as soon as possible and live a healthy, happy and happy life. It can also save a lot of high medical expenses from seeking medical treatment everywhere.