Baby's nose is humming but there is no snot

It is not easy for anyone to grow up from childhood to adulthood. A person will meet many people and many things will happen during the process of growing up. Some of them can be ignored while some may have an impact on his life. When the baby is young, parents will take very good care of the baby, fearing that there will be any problems with the baby's body. Sometimes the baby has a snorting nose but no snot, which makes parents very at a loss because they don't know what caused it.

1. 6 reasons why babies have runny noses

1. Crying babies’ crying and sadness will invade the lung qi and cause runny nose symptoms in a short period of time. At this time, just feed the baby some warm water to relieve the symptoms, and parents don’t need to be nervous.

2. Cold air stimulation

As the cold air invades the lungs, the body develops its own defense. Like sweat and tears, snot is a way to regulate heat and cold in the body. In addition, children have short airways, making them more likely to have a runny nose. This is why babies often have a runny nose in winter.

At this time, if the baby only has a runny nose and no other uncomfortable symptoms, parents do not need to worry.

It is particularly emphasized that the runny nose caused by the above two situations is a normal reaction and does not require medication, let alone Western medicine suppressive cold medicines, as those medicines cannot eliminate the problem.

3. Vitamin deficiency often causes runny nose, which may be caused by lack of vitamin A and vitamin B. Timely supplementation of vitamin A and vitamin B will be effective.

Frequent bloody nose may be caused by systemic diseases such as nasal trauma, inflammation, foreign body blockage, and vitamin C and K deficiency. Parents must carefully examine the nasal cavity to find out the cause. If necessary, seek medical help from a doctor for diagnosis!

4. Allergic rhinitis: If your baby often has clear nasal discharge in large amounts, sneezes frequently, and has an itchy nose, it is very likely that your baby has allergic rhinitis.

Generally, allergic rhinitis is seasonal, especially in winter when it becomes more severe, and most babies with allergic rhinitis also suffer from asthma. Parents must carefully observe their baby's symptoms.

In addition, allergies to inhaled dust can also cause babies to have a lot of clear nasal discharge in a short period of time.

5. Sinusitis: If your baby has yellow watery discharge from his nose with a noticeable foul smell of pus, especially if he has a cold and the illness lasts for more than 10 days and he still has sticky and purulent nasal discharge, you should consider whether he has sinusitis.

It is recommended that parents take their babies to the hospital in time for sinus X-rays or CT scans to rule out the possibility of sinus cysts.

6. If the nasal discharge is caused by a cold, it will be mostly watery in the early stage, and gradually turn into purulent discharge after 3-5 days, and then gradually heal, but the discharge will continue during this period. As the cold heals, the purulent components in the mucopurulent nasal discharge will gradually decrease.

It is particularly emphasized that when a baby has a runny nose after catching a cold and having a fever due to the cold wind, it actually means that the condition is improving. Therefore, parents should understand this. A runny nose at this time is not a bad thing.

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