What to do if an 8-year-old child has a stuffy nose?

Children's bodies have very poor ability to regulate diseases, so they cannot tolerate some minor diseases, such as colds and nasal congestion. These symptoms make children very distressed, and they don't know how to relieve them. If they are not treated for a long time, they can also lead to lung diseases and respiratory diseases, causing greater harm to the body. So what should I do if an 8-year-old child has a stuffy nose?

First, what should you do if your 8-year-old child has a stuffy nose? Soak his feet in hot water. Nasal congestion caused by colds can be relieved by soaking your feet. Insist on soaking your feet in hot water every night. When boiling the water, you can add some ginger slices or moxa leaves. It is best to keep the foot soaking temperature just tolerable. If it gets cold, add hot water to warm it up. Soak until you feel slightly warm all over your body and sweat slightly. Generally, the sweating effect can be achieved in about 15 minutes. It can prevent colds and treat nasal congestion.

Second, apply hot compress. When the nasal mucosa is congested and edematous due to a cold, resulting in partial blockage of the nasal passage, you can cover the baby's mouth and nose with a hot towel to reduce mucosal congestion, and the hot steam will promote patency of the nasal passage. The specific method is: soak the towel in hot water, wring it dry and apply it to the baby's nose. You can cover the hot towel with another towel to keep the heat in. Change the towel every 5 minutes, and it is best to use 2 alternately. Apply hot compress for 15 to 20 minutes, 3 to 4 times a day.

Third, wash your nose with salt water. When you have a cold and your nasal mucosa becomes congested, edematous, and thickened, and you experience nasal congestion and stuffiness, do not blow your nose forcefully. Instead, go to a pharmacy and buy saline solution, apply a hot towel to your nose, and then wash your nose with saline solution to reduce bacteria in the nose, reduce inflammation and swelling, promote blood circulation in the nose, relieve congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa, and relieve nasal congestion.

What should I do if my 8-year-old child has a stuffy nose? Diet therapy: ginger and brown sugar water. Ginger relieves exterior symptoms and dispels cold, while brown sugar replenishes blood, dispels wind and cold. The combination of the two is mainly used to treat colds caused by wind and cold. The specific method is: take a piece of ginger, cut it into shreds, add brown sugar and water and boil it. After taking it while it is hot, hide under the quilt and sweat it out. Scallion and ginger water. When the baby has nasal congestion due to a cold, you can give him some scallion and ginger water to drink. The specific method is: take 5 scallions and 4 slices of ginger, put them in a pot and add water to boil the soup. It has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior symptoms, and pay attention to keep warm.