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Nasal inflammation is a common condition in children, especially during transitional weather, excessively dry or humid air.
Whenever the wind changes, seeing your child with a runny nose, constantly stuffy, congested, leading to loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping, every mother can't help but feel heartbroken. Therefore, during those days, mothers should pay more attention to caring for their child to help them recover quickly and, above all, prevent disease recurrence.
Nasal discharge is commonly divided into 2 types:
– Chronic nasal inflammation: often allergic rhinitis, prone to sinusitis
– Acute nasal inflammation: is a type of inflammation caused by viruses. Symptoms include fever, sneezing, continuous runny nose.
Tips for Caring for a Child with Nasal Inflammation:
- Keep your child's chest warm, especially when going out in cold weather or when sleeping, while ensuring proper ventilation. Avoid overheating your child, which can lead to sweating. Sweating can cause the child to catch cold and worsen their condition.
- Regularly clean your child's nose with saline solution.
- For younger children who can't blow their nose, use a specialized nasal aspirator to clear any mucus buildup in the nasal cavity.
- Absolutely avoid using your fingers or any sharp objects to pick or dig your child's nose.
Some Folk Remedies for Mothers to Consider:
- Roasted Garlic Solution:
– Ingredients: 2 – 3 small cloves of garlic (use northern garlic)
– Method: Wrap garlic in foil, place on the stove to roast for about 10 – 15 seconds. Then, remove the foil, peel the garlic, put it into a mortar and grind it into a paste. Finally, add 1 – 2 teaspoons of water and stir until the garlic releases its essence, strain and give the liquid to your child to drink.
– Use 2 – 3 times a day for 2 – 3 consecutive days.
– Note: Garlic water has a warming effect, so when giving it to your child, it's best to supplement with vitamin C for the best cooling effect.
- Saline Solution with Garlic Essential Oil:
– Ingredients: ¼ small clove of garlic
– Method: Squeeze garlic juice, strain out the garlic pulp, then mix it into 0.9% saline solution. Use this solution to drip into your child's nose twice a day.
– If possible, consider purchasing a nasal steamer and use this solution in the steamer to clear your child's nasal passages.
- Using fresh guava leaves:
– Ingredients: 1 persimmon flower, 2 fresh guava leaves, 2 fresh mint leaves
– Method: Wash all ingredients thoroughly, grind them into a paste, put them on a thin cloth, insert into each of your child's nostrils for about 15 minutes per side, then remove.
– This mixture will help clear your child's nasal passages.
- Foods to help with nasal inflammation:
– Bitter melon vine soup: take a 1cm segment of bitter melon vine near the root, 60g lean pork. Wash and chop finely, cook until done to make soup for the child to eat daily. Use for about 3 consecutive days.
– Alternatively, mothers can cook onion porridge or basil porridge for the child to eat, remember to finely chop the basil and onion, which also helps the child with colds and nasal throat inflammation.
Note: The folk remedies mentioned above are for reference only. Mothers should consider carefully before using them for their child!
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