A severe runny nose in a one-year-old child is a common phenomenon, but, nevertheless, it can turn into a real problem for the whole family. The stuffy nose of the baby interferes with a calm sleep, leads to a refusal of food and endless whims. In addition, the child is not able to blow his own nose and in order to cleanse the nose of the snot the child in 1 year has to use various devices like aspirators , which does not cause the child a special delight. And the course of the disease is complicated by the fact that, having missed the first symptoms, it can be extremely difficult to determine the degree of neglect - the child can not speak and therefore complain about the state of health.
Causes of a cold in a one-year-old child
- The social factor is the cause of an infectious rhinitis. If the child is in a children's collective or just in places where people gather during the season of activation of respiratory diseases, the probability of getting infected is quite high, since the baby's immunity is only being formed.
- Overcooling - can be caused by long walks in the cold and dampness and improperly selected clothes. Equally dangerous is to dress a child and not enough and too warm. So, the child dressed not by weather is easy enough to freeze quickly enough, and the warmed-up baby will first sweat, and then sub-cool under a cold wind. If the child has a habit of screaming and crying in the street, possible supercooling of the upper respiratory tract.
- Allergic reactions - the child has rhinitis when exposed to it such irritants as dust, pet hair, pollen of plants, smoke and even cold or hot air.
Prophylaxis of a cold in a child 1 year old
Since the treatment of a cold in a one-year-old child is not an easy task, it is better to warn his appearance. Preventive measures are fairly simple.
- It is necessary to choose the right clothes and shoes for walking - so that the baby does not freeze, does not soak up the legs, and also does not sweat. When you come home, you should check your feet - if they are wet and / or cold, you should put them in hot water with mustard and drink hot tea.
- If possible, protect the baby from communicating with the colds, it is also desirable to avoid large concentrations of people in the cold season.
- Eliminate or minimize the contact of the child with obligate allergens.
- Strengthening the immunity of the baby nutrition, outdoor exercise, sufficient physical activity. During illnesses, you should not take antibiotics without the urgent need and advice of a doctor - they suppress the natural defense of the body.
How to cure a cold to a one-year-old child?
If the disease has not been avoided, do not get upset, it is better to pay attention to the study of information on how to treat a cold to a one-year-old child.
The first thing that is necessary is to release the respiratory tract from the mucus to allow the baby to breathe. To do this, flush the nozzle with saline solution and, if necessary, pull the snot with a special aspirator - manual, mechanical or electric. Then it is necessary to drip vasoconstrictive drops into the nose, which are also mandatory for the prevention of otitis and sinusitis. But we must remember that the drugs used must be soft enough and appropriate to age, so it is better not to engage in self-medication, and
Rhinitis in the child 1 year - folk remedies
For a child of 1 year, the treatment of the common cold with folk remedies is carried out by inhalation. If you do not have a nebulizer nebulizer at hand, then parents tend to act in the old way - they let the baby breathe on the pot with boiled potatoes or herbal decoction. This method is not safe, because hot steam can burn the delicate skin and mucous baby. For these purposes, it is better to use a conventional rubber heating pad - pour the liquid into it and gently give the baby for inhalation.