When
a common
cold attack the little one,
it will make
your heart melt and feel sad. You see your baby feels agitated because of a runny nose and congestion.
You
can certainly feel, how tormenting
this condition, moreover, it is experienced by your
own baby. As a mother, you
might be a little confused,
considering your baby do not have the ability to discard his own snot. So,
what you should do. Let's read on an
explanation of how to get rid of the baby runny
nose.
The Causes of Runny Nose
Common
cold is
a condition that indicates there
is inflammation in the nasal cavity which is usually caused by the virus of Rhinovirus. However,
there are also other causes that can
lead to a common cold, which are bacteria
and allergies, but
both of these causes are less
common.
But when a cold that is caused
by bacteria attacking your baby, it is marked
by a cold condition that is difficult to improve for more than seven days.
Unlike a cold which is caused by the virus, to cure it, you
simply provide the vitamins and nutritious foods to improve your baby's immune
system, do not forget to encourage
your baby and kids to take more sleep
and drink fluids a lot. That’s would make them to
have fast recovery.
Keep your baby away from people who are affected
by a cold, would be appropriate
and necessary action to prevent from being infected, considering the virus responsible for a
cold is highly contagious.
To
obtain the proper treatment, you also need to recognize the type of a cold suffered by
your baby, because there are two types of a
cold, which is accompanied by a runny nose and nasal congestion.
Is the Common Cold Harmful
Basically, your baby’s body may
do a response against invading of
foreign objects, either from viruses or other causes that is lead
to condition of a cold, so
when having a cold, it will generally heal
on its own, and it will not take
long, about seven days or a week, or even can be less
than seven days, depending on the condition of your baby's body.
If you find your baby has common
cold more than seven days, consult a pediatrician
immediately to determine whether there
are other things that cause the
cold, such as allergy.
Never
underestimate when your baby has a
cold which is difficult to
recover. There is a possibility of the
symptoms of sinusitis or sinusitis complications and otitis
which is suffered by the little one.
When
the children is five years old or less, they are more susceptible to inflammation of the middle ears (otitis media), it
is because the distance from the nose to the
ear drum is still short. Once they have a cold
that is take a long time, it will affect the ear
and the hearing of
the little one.
How to Get Rid of Baby Runny Nose
1. Use a Vacuum Snot
Remember, your baby can not pull out his snot
inside the nose by himself. Maintaining the cleanliness of the
vacuum is needs to be done, after
using it, wash off the vacuum to clean and stored in a dry place for reuse.
2. OTC (Over the Counter) Medicine
This
treatment is intended for children with age of two years or more, give the OTC medications that is formulated for the little one.
3. Use Disposable Tissues
Using disposable tissues
to remove mucus from
your child, this can
be done if the child is able to
blow his own snot.
But do not use a handkerchief, as it can become a nesting
place of infectious germs.
4. Consult Pediatrician
Visiting
the pediatrician
is necessary when your child's
age is still below one year,
the doctor will usually prescribe
the medication in the form of drops
(liquid).
How to Get Rid of Baby Stuffy Nose
- Use a Warm Balm
Apply
warm balm
around the back, neck and chest, it aimed to help ease congestion for the little one. So many studies had proven about this treatment, thus
don’t hesitate to use on your child.
- Sleep on One Side
Help your baby if still in 6 months
old or younger, to position
his sleep on one side or stomach. To
help open the airway and relieving the nose.
For children with age of 1 year and more,
you can apply a warm
balm around the
neck, chest and back to relieve
the symptoms of nasal congestion.
- Steaming
Prepare warm water in a basin and let the steam inhaled
by your child to
relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion.
- Don’t Use Extra Ingredients
Avoid
adding herbal oil, freshly squeezed orange juice
and warmers in
warm water vapor, these
ingredients will lead to irritation and other
symptoms such as breathlessness
and cough, thus worsening the
condition of the little one.
- Use Nasal Saline Drops
Once your child awake at night because of a stuffy nose, immediately apply, nasal drops made
of saline solution. You can buy in a drug store in your town. Avoid the use of homemade saline solution as it can be bad for the little one.
Summary
That
was ten
ways to get rid of a runny nose
and congestion for your baby. You can
apply in accordance with the age of your child. Do not forget to always
keep your baby's health by
providing healthy food intake.
