Tips for babies with stuffy noses when sleeping, what to do when babies have stuffy noses when sleeping

Whether adults or children, everyone has experienced nasal congestion when sleeping, especially at night. I believe that everyone will not sleep well all night and will feel very uncomfortable. At the same time, everyone will involuntarily open their mouths to breathe, causing the throat to become more and more uncomfortable. Babies will also have this phenomenon, which will seriously affect the baby’s sleep quality and healthy growth. So, are there any tips to help relieve the baby’s nasal congestion?

Baby's nasal congestion when sleeping

Elevating your head helps with breathing:

When a baby has a blocked nose while sleeping, he often breathes with his mouth open, breathes hard, has wheezing sounds in his nose, and has difficulty falling asleep. You can put two towels under the baby's headrest to raise the head, which will help to keep the airway open and prevent nasal secretions from flowing back into the pharynx, causing coughing and other discomforts.

Clearing nasal secretions and ventilation:

When the baby's nose is blocked while sleeping, parents should observe whether the child's nasal cavity is blocked by secretions, and clean the foreign objects in the baby's nasal cavity in time. If there is a lot of secretions, you can use a nasal aspirator to clean it. When removing nasal crusts, you can first drop two drops of warm water, soften them, and gently remove them with a cotton swab to help restore nasal ventilation.

Hot compress ventilation:

When your baby has a stuffy nose while sleeping, you can cover the child's mouth and nose with a hot towel to relieve mucosal congestion, and the hot steam will help clear the nasal passages. The specific method is: soak the towel in hot water, wring it out and apply it to the child's nose. You can cover the hot towel with another towel to keep it warm. Change the towel every 5 minutes, and it is best to use 2 towels alternately. Apply the hot compress for 15 to 20 minutes, 3 to 4 times a day.

Massage Yingxiang acupoint for ventilation:

Yingxiang point has the effect of opening the orifices and dispersing wind, and is an important point for treating nasal congestion.

Yingxiang point is located at: the outer edge of the nose wing, at the nasolabial groove.

The specific method is: when a child has a cold and a stuffy nose, parents can press the Yingxiang points on both sides of the nose, from the Yingxiang points along the nose wings up to the root of the nose, and push repeatedly for 2-3 minutes to unblock the nose.

Saline nasal wash ventilation:

For babies with chronic rhinitis and frequent nasal congestion, it is best to wash the nose with saline 1-2 times a day, which helps to clear the secretions, pathogens and other harmful substances in the nasal cavity, eliminate the root cause of inflammation, and make the nasal cavity unblocked. You can buy a special nasal washer and saline solution to operate.

Precautions

If your baby's nasal congestion does not improve after 3-5 days and it seriously affects his sleep, you should take your child to see a doctor to avoid delaying the condition. Be careful not to use nasal drops on your child at will to avoid forming a dependence and developing drug-induced rhinitis.