Why does the baby breathe heavily when sleeping?

If a baby breathes heavily while sleeping, parents will definitely be worried. So why does a baby breathe heavily while sleeping? Next, this article will introduce the causes and treatments of babies' heavy breathing when sleeping, for your reference only. If you want to know why babies breathe heavily when they sleep, you may continue reading! Please see the detailed introduction below.

Why does my baby breathe heavily when sleeping? If a baby breathes heavily while sleeping, it may be caused by allergic rhinitis.

What to do about allergic rhinitis?

1. Avoid contact with allergens

1. Reduce the number of dust mites in the room; maintain the relative humidity of the living space below 60%, but too low (such as below 30% to 40%) will cause discomfort; sweep the carpet; wash bedding and curtains. Mite allergens are soluble in water, and washing textiles can remove most of the allergens; use air purifiers and vacuum cleaners with filters.

2. Avoid allergens during the corresponding pollen allergy season.

3. Patients who are allergic to animal fur should avoid allergens.

2. Drug treatment

1. Antihistamines Oral or nasal second-generation or new H1 antihistamines can effectively relieve symptoms such as nasal itching, sneezing and runny nose. It is suitable for mild intermittent and mild persistent allergic rhinitis, and can be used in combination with nasal corticosteroids to treat moderate to severe allergic rhinitis.

2. Nasal corticosteroids can effectively relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose and sneezing. For critically ill patients who do not respond to other drug treatments or cannot tolerate nasal medications, oral corticosteroids can be used for short-term treatment.

3. Anti-leukotriene drugs are effective for allergic rhinitis and asthma.

4. Chromone drugs are effective in relieving nasal symptoms, and eye drops are effective in relieving eye symptoms.

5. Intranasal decongestants can relieve nasal congestion symptoms caused by nasal congestion, and the course of treatment should be controlled within 7 days.

6. Intranasal anticholine drugs can effectively suppress runny nose.

7. Some Chinese medicines are effective in relieving symptoms. The treatment principles for children and the elderly are the same as those for adults, but special attention should be paid to avoiding adverse drug reactions.

3. Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy induces clinical and immunological tolerance with long-term effects, preventing the development of allergic diseases. Allergen-specific immunotherapy is commonly used by subcutaneous injection and sublingual administration. The treatment course is divided into a dose accumulation phase and a dose maintenance phase, and the total treatment course is no less than 2 years. Standardized allergen vaccines should be used.

Immunotherapy may cause local and systemic adverse reactions.

4. Surgical treatment

The indications are that the nasal congestion symptoms have not improved after medication or immunotherapy, there are obvious physical signs, and the quality of life is affected; there are obvious anatomical variations in the nasal cavity, accompanied by functional disorders; combined with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps, and drug treatment is ineffective. Surgical treatment is not a routine treatment for allergic rhinitis.

The above is an introduction to why babies breathe heavily when they sleep. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you already know the reasons why babies breathe heavily when they sleep, and you also know how to treat babies' heavy breathing when they sleep. In fact, the main reason why babies breathe heavily when they sleep is allergic rhinitis. Therefore, as long as the allergic rhinitis is cured, the baby will not breathe heavily when he sleeps.