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The article was professionally consulted with resident Doctor Duong Van Sy - Doctor of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.Physiological stuffy nose is very common in infants because the nasal structure of the child is still narrow. Therefore, parents need to know how to care for and daily hygiene with children with physiological nasal congestion.
1. What is physiological nasal congestion in infants?
Physiological nasal congestion is a condition in which the nose is blocked due to stagnant mucus. This phenomenon occurs because the baby's nostrils are still small, just a small amount of nasal scum or nasal secretions will obstruct circulation, leading to difficulty breathing, manifested by wheezing.However, physiological nasal congestion does not affect the physical development of children. Accordingly, children still grow in weight and height corresponding to the standard level like other normal children. Children's daily activities such as breastfeeding, playing, learning to walk, learning to talk, etc. are still going on normally. Children also have no other accompanying symptoms such as cough, runny nose, fever.
Trẻ sơ sinh xuất hiện tiếng khò khè
Trắc nghiệm: Thế nào là trẻ sơ sinh đủ tháng?
Đặc điểm bên ngoài của trẻ sơ sinh đủ tháng được thể hiện qua các tiêu chuẩn như: Cân nặng, chiều dài và hình thể. Theo dõi bài trắc nghiệm dưới đây sẽ giúp các bậc cha mẹ hiểu thế nào là trẻ sơ sinh đủ tháng, qua đó có thể đánh giá tổng trạng sức khỏe và sự phát triển của bé yêu nhà mình.The following content is prepared under supervision of Thạc sĩ, Bác sĩ y khoa, Ma Văn Thấm , Nhi , Phòng khám Đa khoa Quốc tế Vinmec Dương Đông(Phú Quốc)
2. Why do children have physiological nasal congestion?
Physiological nasal congestion often occurs in dry weather conditions, especially in winter, or in summer when the air conditioner is on. Children not being kept warm properly (wearing warm towels, bathing in warm water, wearing warm enough clothing, etc.) can lead to nasal congestion. However, many families use air conditioners to reduce the inclement nature of the weather, which can reduce indoor air humidity, causing dryness. Especially, when children sit right under the air conditioner, stuffy nose occurs is an understandable phenomenon.In addition, if parents do not pay attention to clean their children's nose, it also causes them to have physiological nasal congestion. Parents do not wipe the nose with a warm towel often for children in the early morning and evening, causing mucus to stagnate leading to nasal congestion.
Cha mẹ cần sử dụng điều hòa đúng cách để ngăn ngừa nghẹt mũi cho trẻ
3. What to do when the child has physiological nasal congestion?
Children with a stuffy nose need to be cleaned regularly with physiological saline, especially at bedtime and early in the morning, when the nose is more congested. If the child has had a clean nose but still has a stuffy nose, another way is to change the sleeping position, let the child lie with the head and shoulders higher than the body. If the baby has difficulty breathing while breastfeeding, you can express milk and feed it to the baby with a spoon.Children with prolonged nasal congestion can leave many complications if not examined and treated early. If home care methods for children with nasal congestion do not improve, parents should take their children to medical centers for examination, treatment, and control of possible respiratory complications.
In addition, in order to prevent diseases that young children often get, parents should pay attention to nutrition to improve children's resistance. At the same time, add supporting foods containing lysine, essential micro-minerals and vitamins such as zinc, chromium, selenium, B vitamins,... snacks and less digestive problems.
Parents can learn more:
Why do you need to supplement Lysine for your baby?
The role of zinc - Guidelines for reasonable zinc supplementation
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