Is it necessary to close the child's mouth and nose with a scarf in cold weather: Dr. Komarovsky

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You may have seen people walking scarf children with closed mouth and nose. Very often resorted to such manipulation, when a child sledding. Does it make sense to cover the nose and mouth while walking? Why is it useful to apply the scarf in the cold said Dr. Komarovsky in their own page in Instagram. Kolobok.ua Below we publish the text of a pediatrician without edits and changes.

Many parents during winter walks close the mouth (option - the mouth and nose) child scarf - they it seems that so warm scarf that further warms inhaled air, and it reduces the risk hypothermia. Supporters hardening over similar actions laughing, doctors correctly point that the ability of the airways to warm inhaled air repeatedly exceeds that all scarves. In general, the conclusion is that breathing through the scarf is not necessary, but it's not that simple...

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First of all you should know that at low temperatures the child should breathe through the nose: the nose is able to warm air, and when breathing through the mouth cold, dry air enters directly into the bronchial tubes, and it's pretty risky.

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If the child not breathing nose, No air is not warm scarf! Flush nose, use a vasoconstrictor drops or sitting at home.
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What happens if the street is really cold and your nose begins to freeze: there is a defensive reaction - spasm vessels of the mucous membranes of the nasal passages, which means that the nose actually loses its ability to warm the inhaled air.
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Scarf, which are closed and his mouth and nose, delayed near the face exhaled warm air warms and thus the nose! vascular spasm does not occur, therefore, can continue to walk!
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Tips for use scarf:
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• Of course, we understand that the word "scarf" - a convention. It can be any tissue, the special structure, referred to as "Balaclava", and so on. N.?
• scarves are usually not needed if the child is in a closed carriage - the exhaled air is noticeably It raises the temperature in the confined space, where the head is located, plus no impact wind.?
• scarf does not hurt when the baby is in an open carriage, on a sled when the real cold, strong wind.?
• You freeze your nose? This is an occasion to think about the scarf for the child and themselves.?
• This is understandable, but we repeat: it is necessary to close and his mouth and nose. Just does not make any sense mouth.?
• The fabric should not cause skin irritation the friction and must not adhere to the face is too tight.

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Many parents during winter walks close the mouth (option - the mouth and nose) child scarf - they it seems that so warm scarf that further warms inhaled air, and it reduces the risk hypothermia. Supporters of hardening of such actions laugh, doctors correctly point out that the ability of the airways to warm inhaled air surpasses that of all the scarves. In general, the conclusion is that breathing through the scarf is not necessary, but it's not so simple??? First of all you should know that at low temperatures the child should breathe through the nose: the nose is able to warm air, and when breathing through the mouth cold, dry air enters directly into the bronchial tubes, and it's pretty risky.? If the child is not breathing nose, scarf Nike air is not warm! Flush nose, use a vasoconstrictor drops or sitting at home.? What happens if the street is really cold and your nose begins to freeze: there is a defensive reaction - spasm vessels of the mucous membranes of the nasal passages, which means that the nose actually loses its ability to warm the inhaled air.? Scarf, which are closed and his mouth and nose, delayed near the face exhaled warm air warms and thus the nose! vascular spasm does not occur, therefore, can continue to walk!? Tips for use scarf:? • Of course, we understand that the word "scarf" - a convention. It can be any tissue, the special structure, referred to as "Balaclava", and so on. N.? • scarves are usually not needed if the child is in a closed carriage - the exhaled air is noticeably It raises the temperature in the confined space, where the head is located, plus no impact wind.? • scarf does not hurt when the baby is in an open carriage, on a sled when the real cold, strong wind.? • You freeze your nose? This is an occasion to think about the scarf for the child and themselves.? • This is understandable, but we repeat: it is necessary to close and his mouth and nose. Just does not make any sense mouth.? • The fabric should not cause skin irritation by friction and must not adhere to the face is too tight.? # Doktorkomarovsky 365sovetov # # # winter walk # # scarf children

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