Treatment of the common cold - a thankless job. Moreover, parents do not always understand, a protective immune response or virus in the nose? Be treated - not be treated, but I still walk with sniffling week. So is it worth to try?
definitely treat coldworth it! After all, common cold, if you let it take its course, may well develop into sinusitis and other serious diseases. The risk to get complications is particularly high in children who have already had some ENT diseases. For example, a deviated septum. In addition, in the early stages it is possible to stop a runny nose. Only we must act promptly and competently.
What must be done in the early hours
Once the nose tickling and ambushes, to do the distracting heat treatments. For example, foot baths a comfortable temperature.
Their effect is based on the mechanism of vasoconstriction and start neuromuscular reflex reactions.
During the procedure, when the blood rushes to your feet, nasal mucosa vessels begin to narrow and breathing becomes easier. Duration of treatment - 10-15 minutes at a water temperature of 65-70 C. Incidentally, hot baths for hands in this respect are not worse.
If the nose copious
If the "catch" a cold in the head at an early stage failed and the next day began to flow profusely from the nose, change the tactics. At this stage, we need vasoconstrictor drugs.
They are now very much (for children with allergies is better to choose a drug with antihistamine component). Decongestants help relieve nasal breathing and improve ventilation. Only then it is important not to overdo it.
Remember that you can use a vasoconstrictor drops 2 times a day (instead of every hour!) And no more than 5 consecutive days. The fact that these drugs developed rapidly addictive. As a result, it may be drug-induced rhinitis, which is not easy to get rid of. But to begin to medication worked, the nose is necessary to properly clean the soda-salt solution. Irrigate the nose is not necessary with the head thrown back, and vice versa - just tilt your head forward - like a curious ostrich.
Soda-saline solutions for the nose
The best way of purification nose - 0.9% isotonic solutions -WIDE pressure (nasal sprays). It is not recommended to use concentrated solutions. During rhinitis nasal mucosa and so inflamed, do not annoy her even more.
In the same vein, you should not put too much trust "grandma" recipes and drip into the nose squishing:
- juicy radish juice, beet
- garlic or onion juice.
This is not just unpleasant, but also dangerous - too caustic liquid can cause burns of the mucous.
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Correct technique care nose
Irrigate the nose with salt solutions must be 3-4 times a day. And be sure - before applying the vasoconstrictor.
Correct technique:
- The tip of the nebulizer must be directed not to the bulkhead and down - in the direction of the lower turbinate.
- Within three seconds irrigate mucosa of the child, then wait a few seconds and finally vysmarkivaemsya. And so it should be repeated 2-3 times for each nostril.
- Clean the nose isotonic solution needed to complete recovery. But the use is not recommended as a flushing popular with many a method of "Cuckoo".
- Teach your children properly vysmarkivatsya, closing one nostril. If a child vysmarkivaetsya too much and blows in both nostrils at the same time, the mucus can drag force in the ear canal - and then there is otitis media. Mucus infection during the procedure may well fall into the auditory tube and cause otitis media development. Especially if sick - child.
In some cases, with a cold better to turn to Laura
- Runny nose is not passed within 7 days.
- You use decongestants for 5 days, but no improvement.
- Nasal changed color. For example, from watery turned to green.
- Coryza is accompanied by other symptoms: pain in the ear, fever, severe headache and discomfort, and the pressure in the nose, the eyes, the forehead and cheeks.
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