What should I do if my child can’t sleep due to nasal congestion?

Young children usually do not know how to protect themselves, and their bodies have poor self-defense abilities, so they are more likely to catch colds. When children catch a cold, they are usually accompanied by a runny nose, and they cannot sleep at night because of a blocked nose. At this time, children must learn to breathe through their mouths, and treatment must be targeted at the specific cause of the disease. Here are some effective solutions.

What should I do if my child can’t sleep due to nasal congestion?

A stuffy nose due to a cold is a very painful phenomenon. A stuffy nose when sleeping at night will affect the quality of sleep, and will also cause snoring, affecting the sleep of your family. What should we do if a child has a cold and a stuffy nose and can’t sleep?

The common cold is commonly known as "cold". The main manifestations are catarrhal symptoms in the nose and pharynx. Most are caused by rhinoviruses. The disease has an acute onset, with symptoms initially including dry and itchy throat, nasal congestion, sneezing, and watery nasal discharge. After 2-3 days, the nasal discharge becomes thicker and may be accompanied by sore throat, hoarseness, hearing loss, tearing, and mild cough. Generally there is no fever or systemic symptoms, or only low-grade fever, malaise, mild chills and headache. Examination revealed congestion and edema of the nasal mucosa and mild congestion of the pharynx. If there are no complications, recovery usually takes 5-7 days.

Nasal congestion is the most common symptom of a cold in children, and is mainly manifested by difficulty breathing and a feeling of foreign body blocking the nasal cavity. The respiratory tracts of infants and young children, such as nostrils and nasal cavities, are relatively narrow, so they are easily blocked by the slightest secretion or swelling of the mucous membrane.

If a child has a cold and a stuffy nose and cannot sleep, he can use a nasal ventilation patch to clear his nose. The children's nasal ventilation patch is specially designed for children and is suitable for children over 5 years old. The product feature of the ventilation nasal patch is that it expands the nasal passages (it can be used for nasal congestion and nasal congestion caused by colds, rhinitis, allergies, and deviated nasal septum, making breathing smoother), while improving sleep disorders caused by nasal obstruction and temporarily reducing or alleviating snoring.

From this we can know that children’s nasal congestion can be treated with nasal ventilation patches, and the effect is very good.

Here are some medicines that can help treat colds:

Vitamin C Yinqiao Tablets: Soothe wind and relieve exterior symptoms, clear away heat and detoxify. Used for influenza caused by exogenous wind-heat.

Children's cough syrup: expectorant, antitussive. Used for cough caused by cold in children.