What should I do if my baby has eye mucus?

I believe everyone knows what a baby is. If there is a problem with the baby's body, parents will definitely be worried. Therefore, we recommend that parents and friends pay attention to taking good care of the baby in daily life. Once the baby becomes ill, they must seek treatment in time to avoid the disease from worsening. One symptom that babies are prone to is eye mucus. The main reason for eye mucus in babies is getting inflamed. Below we will introduce to you what to do if your baby has eye mucus.

One reason for excessive eye mucus is that the child has internal heat, which is commonly known as "getting angry". If this is the case, you can try feeding your child some heat-reducing drinks such as honey or juice and observe for a few days.

If your baby's eyelashes stick together after waking up, or there is pus in the inner corner of the eye, or the nasolacrimal duct is blocked or dacryocystitis occurs, see a doctor as soon as possible. Congenital dacryocystitis is more common in newborns, and is manifested by unilateral or bilateral epiphora, which gradually turns into purulent secretions, and purulent secretions reflux when the lacrimal sac area is compressed. The reasons are mostly due to the blockage of the nasolacrimal duct at the lower end of the nasal cavity, and some are caused by the incomplete development of the duct, forming wrinkles, valves or mucosal diverticula. Due to nasolacrimal duct atresia and secretion retention, chronic dacryocystitis often develops.

If this is the case, it is not what people think of as "getting angry" or "heat". Parents of infants and young children who encounter this situation should take their children to the hospital for examination and take appropriate treatment measures after the diagnosis is confirmed. Under the guidance of a doctor, you can apply eye drops locally and massage the lacrimal sac: use appropriate antibiotic eye drops to control infection, and massage the lacrimal sac area downward several times a day to promote the development and patency of the ducts themselves. If the baby's tear duct is still unobstructed after massaging the tear sac area, you should consider tear duct flushing. If massage and flushing don't work, seek medical help.

In the above article, we introduced a symptom that babies are prone to, which is eye boogers. We know that the main cause of baby's eye mucus is getting angry, so parents must help their babies deal with this situation in time. The above article introduces in detail how to deal with baby's eye mucus.