It’s not good for a child to have a runny nose and a stuffy nose, wash it

It is normal for children to have a cold and runny nose, but a 3-year-old girl has had a runny nose for a long time, and later also had a cough. “Fever with cough for half a month” was admitted to the Pediatrics Department of the Municipal Maternal and Child Health Hospital for hospitalization. After being admitted to the hospital, she was given antibiotics, and Duoduo soon had her fever subsided and her cough stopped, but her annoying nose kept running, and her often stuffy nose made it difficult to breathe. The doctor used nasal washing and nebulization for symptomatic treatment. On the same day, Duoduo’s nose became smooth, and she slept peacefully. She recovered and was discharged from the hospital within a few days.

This immediate nasal washing treatment is a children’s nasal negative pressure replacement operation carried out by the Pediatrics Department of the Municipal Maternal and Child Health Hospital. It can reduce the stimulation of harmful substances in the nasal cavity, enhance the resistance of nasal mucosa, reduce inflammatory factors, and reduce inflammation and allergic reactions. Helps damaged nasal mucosa villi to restore their normal movement, suitable for children with various types of rhinitis and colds. It can effectively relieve nasal discomfort in children due to respiratory infections, asthma attacks, rhinitis, allergies, flu, etc.

Jin Zhu, a pediatrician at the Municipal Maternity and Children’s Health Hospital, introduced that negative nasal pressure replacement is the delivery of constant temperature saline or drugs into one nostril of the child, and the saline and drugs flow through the nasal vestibule, sinuses, and nasal passages. Passing through the nasopharynx, the nasal plug connected to the negative pressure suction device quickly blocks the nostrils, forming a closed channel, sucking out the accumulated pathogenic bacteria and dirt in the nasal cavity, so as to restore the normal physiological environment of the nasal cavity and restore the self-clearing function of the nasal cavity. , to achieve the purpose of protecting the nasal cavity.

This technique is simple and convenient to operate, and has no irritation, no pain, and no toxic and side effects to children.

One of the advantages of negative nasal pressure replacement is the prevention of colds. When the human body is caught by cold, rain, excessive fatigue and other inducing factors, the frequency of the ciliary oscillation of the respiratory tract decreases, which greatly increases the residence time of viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc. that invade the nasal cavity. It will cause a cold. During a cold, rhinoviruses use the nasal cavity as a base for multiplying and invading the human body, and gradually spread to various parts of the human body through the nasal mucosa. At this time, by repeatedly flushing the nasal cavity, the basis of virus reproduction can be destroyed and a large number of viruses can be washed away, thereby greatly reducing the number of viruses that invade the human body. The body’s immune system will completely eliminate the invaded virus in a short period of time and cure the cold.

Nasal Negative Pressure Replacement can also prevent rhinitis and sinusitis in children. Rhinitis and sinusitis in children are common diseases in children. The prevalence accounts for 20% to 40% of the pediatric population. Effective nasal negative pressure replacement can reduce nasal mucosa edema, reduce inflammatory cell infiltration and reduce the concentration of cytokines in interstitial fluid. It can remove pathogenic microorganisms on the surface of nasal mucosa and various chemical substances produced, and at the same time, it can remove harmful substances on the surface of nasal mucosa, and promote the recovery of nasal cavity and sinus inflammation.

Then under what circumstances can the nose wash with negative pressure replacement, Dr. Jinzhu said, as long as the child’s nasal discharge is too much and thick, the nose can be washed. No matter it is allergic rhinitis or infectious rhinitis, whether it is viral infection or bacterial infection, nasal washing is applicable to all, and nasal congestion, runny nose and other discomforts can be effectively improved after nasal washing.

Some parents also have questions, is nasal irrigation safe? Gold Zhu said that this operation may make children uncomfortable, but within the range of children’s tolerance, it is safe and reliable to operate by professionals. Children are more sensitive and may refuse to cooperate if they feel uncomfortable, but as long as they don’t hold their breath, they are generally acceptable. After a few times, you may feel comfortable and accept it naturally. If it is too difficult to accept, you can wait until the child is older and try again.

Although this treatment method is relatively simple and effective, not all patients can use this method. For example, patients with epistaxis and acute sinusitis cannot use nasal negative pressure replacement therapy. Therefore, doctors still need to formulate treatment plans according to the actual situation of each patient. (Correspondent Nie Bin, reporter Li Li)