The physiological solution for washing the nose with infants is a 0.9% solution of sodium chloride, which can be easily found in any pharmacy. You can make it yourself if you really need it, but there is a high probability of not meeting the right proportion.
When to apply saline solution?
Before rinsing the nose of the nursing baby with saline solution, it is necessary to establish the etiology of the common cold exactly. It can be caused by either an allergy or an infection. Therefore, only after the diagnosis by the pediatrician, you can begin treatment of the child, using a philological solution.
If the baby is younger than 1 year (babe), then rinsing the nose with saline should be done with extreme caution. The thing is that there is a high likelihood of fluid entering the so-called Eustachian tube, resulting in a disease such as otitis.
Apply the same saline solution for washing the nose with a cold, nasal congestion in the baby. The fact is that for the chemical composition it is similar to the plasma of human blood, so there can be no complications from its use.
How to wash?
Before starting to rinse the tip of the baby with saline solution, it is necessary to prepare the following accessories:
- syringe 20 ml;
- towel;
- basin;
- saline.
If the baby is already sitting on his own, it is necessary to take him under his arms and put him on his knees. Then the head is lowered and the chin is pressed to the chest. With the other hand, inject the solution, first typing it into a sterile syringe. The procedure is carried out alternately with each nostril. In this case, the liquid, together with the snuffles and crusts, flows out of the opposite nostril. Only after waiting for all to flow out with one, you can proceed with the second wash.
For older children, the procedure can be done while standing, while tilting the head above the washbasin.
If the nose is laid, then before washing it is necessary to drip the vasoconstrictor, then only to introduce saline into the nose of the nursing baby.
Contraindications
Washing of the nose in no case can not be carried out in children with:
- chronic otitis media;
- rhinitis;
- sinusitis .
With these diseases, treatment with medicinal products is carried out, which is prescribed exclusively by a doctor.
Thus, washing the nose with saline is a fairly simple manipulation that any parent can do. However, before it is carried out, it is always necessary to consult a pediatrician.