If the runny nose is liquid, then this is good, the mucus does not stagnate and itself perfectly goes through the tip of the baby. And if the snot in the nasopharynx is thick in the baby, how to be in this case?
If the runny nose dries up, then it is often the parents themselves who are to blame - they did not moisten the children's room and did not give enough to the child. Also, the runny nose may become more viscous at a high body temperature.
The problem is that very young children do not know how to blow their nose. How to remove snot from the nasopharynx in a child? In pharmacies are sold various devices for sucking liquid from the spout of very small children. They easily help remove the slime from the baby's nasopharynx, which prevents the baby from breathing.
Thick snot in the nasopharynx of a child
If from the spout of the baby slime began to go out more dense, then, accordingly, it became difficult for him to breathe. Many parents in such cases prefer nasal drugs. They dripped - and everything is in order, the problem with the cold is solved, the baby breathes well. But the drops have a side effect - addictive. As soon as you stop taking them, it becomes difficult for a child to breathe at once. Why? The fact is that there is a dependence, and without drops there is an edema of the mucosa. Then moms and dads again start using vasoconstrictive medicines to make the baby breathe easier.
There are specific indicators when it is necessary to drip the baby vasoconstrictor drops:
- obstructed nasal breathing at elevated temperature (about 38.5 °);
- Difficult and nasal, and oral breathing in dry and hot air indoors;
- Otitis, which can occur due to blockage of the thick mucus tube, connecting the ear organ with the nose;
- obstructed nasal breathing and respiratory failure, for example, due to asthma.
In other cases, it is desirable to refuse nasal drops.
How to treat snot in the nasopharynx in a child? First of all, provide in the children's room a moderate humidity and a cool temperature, because the dry air dries out mucous, the rhinitis becomes thick, accordingly, the baby can hardly breathe. Secondly, give the child a sufficient amount of fluid, it also contributes to the fact that the mucus in the nasopharynx does not thicken and goes well. And, thirdly, 5-6 times a day use a saline solution (1 teaspoon of salt per 1 liter of boiled water). It can be poured into a bottle and injected into the nasal aperture of the baby or often digested with a pipette. In this case, the mucus from the anterior part of the spout is displaced into the posterior, a small child swallows it, and this is not at all dangerous.
Parents, remember that "snotty" childhood is a normal phenomenon, and the common cold is a protective reaction of the body from the spread of microbes. Take advantage of our advice, and you will help your child to bear this unpleasant symptom of cold and do not let the cold get a protracted character.