How to safely remove the baby's nasal mucus? What are some tips?

When many parents see secretions in their baby's nose, they are always eager to use their fingers or nails to dig it out directly for their child. This method is not only unhygienic, but may also damage the baby's fragile skin and nasal membrane, so don't be in a hurry.

The reason why babies have a lot of mucus

Secretions will accumulate: Generally speaking, when the secretions in the baby's nasal cavity increase, and the nasal ducts are narrow, if the mucus in the nose is not cleaned in time, and the dust and solid particles in the air are inhaled, it will dry and accumulate and become nasal mucus.

First clean the nasal discharge: To avoid this situation, it is best to clean the baby's nasal discharge immediately. I believe many people have experience using a nasal aspirator. When the baby's nasal discharge has not yet dried up, the nasal aspirator is actually quite useful.

Illness and cold factors: If a child's nasal discharge suddenly increases, it is mostly due to a cold or inflammation of the nasal mucosa. At this time, you should take the baby to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible, and let a professional doctor perform anti-inflammatory and other related treatments to eliminate the culprit that causes the nasal discharge.

Swallowing boogers: The structure of the human nasal cavity shows that the nasal cavity gets bigger the further inside it is, which may lead to a problem that infants and young children may swallow their boogers. Even though this does not have much impact on the child's body in most cases, parents will feel bad for their children.

Bacterial infection and injury: Since nasal mucus contains many bacteria, it may sometimes cause bacterial infection. The baby's nasal mucosa is actually quite thin, and some nasal mucus will gradually form lumps. After accumulation for a long time, it will become harder. If swallowed accidentally, it may damage the nasal cavity.

What to do if your baby has nasal mucus

Safe way to remove: If adults have discovered that the child's runny nose has turned into dry and hard nasal mucus, as long as the nasal mucus is not very large, it is recommended to use safe tweezers or a wet cotton swab to remove it for the baby; but if it is as big as a soybean, you should take the child to the hospital and ask the doctor for help.

Parents don’t need to worry: Loving parents are reminded not to worry too much about this situation. Even if it is a bit troublesome to deal with the baby’s nasal mucus, the most they will feel during the process is breathing difficulties, and it will not lead to suffocation problems. Even when the baby is playing, the mucus will come out with the sneeze.

Avoid wrong actions: Many parents, upon seeing the dirt in their child’s nasal cavity, cannot help but immediately put their fingers or nails deep into their child’s nose, but this wrong method can easily damage the baby’s nasal mucosa.

Prevent nasal mucus from causing blockage

Wipe off a little oil: Parents can use simple non-irritating oils, such as Vaseline, to apply some on the vestibule of the nose in the morning, evening and before going to bed. This can make the front of the nasal cavity slightly oily and not dry, so there is less chance of nasal mucus.

Prevent nosebleeds: This method can protect the nasal cavity and prevent nasal secretions from sticking to the nasal vestibule and causing nasal mucus. It can even reduce children's bad habit of picking their noses due to itchy noses, and can also reduce nosebleeds caused by picking the nasal vestibule.

Improve humidity control: Parents can place a humidifier indoors to balance the humidity in the room, especially in drier seasons, which can have a moisturizing effect and make the nasal cavity feel moist.