Cold at newborn children is a reason for concern of parents as the stuffy nose does not allow the kid to sleep peacefully and eat. Independently the child cannot blow the nose therefore effective treatment is necessary.
Allocate several stage of cold on which the choice of a way depends: - the reflex stage is characterized by narrowing of vessels, emergence of burning and dryness in a nose therefore the child becomes whimsical; - the catarrhal stage is followed by expansion of vessels, puffiness and reddening mucous, congestion of ears, decrease in olfactory function;
- the infectious period begins in the absence of timely therapy and leads to emergence of plentiful and dense allocations of yellowish-green color.
Treatment of the third stage of cold is more difficult, but when choosing effective remedies the risk of emergence of complications decreases.
Catarrhal diseases, allergy, weak immunity, infectious illnesses, process of a teething can be the reasons of emergence of an unpleasant symptom. Depending on a kind of cold, the experienced pediatrician selects an optimum complex of procedures for fast recovery. Physiological cold can develop from the moment of the birth up to 10 weeks of life as during this period at the child the mucous membrane of a nose is insufficiently created. In the course of reorganization of an organism there is an excessive moistening of a nasal cavity. In the absence of other symptoms (cough, temperature, rashes on skin) it is not necessary to apply medicines or folk remedies. Rather regularly to wash a nose with solution of sea water.
Do not drain mucous at all a nose as it will lead to the strengthened release of slime.
Infectious cold – result of defeat mucous viruses which arises when overcooling an organism or at sharp change of temperature condition. In this case it is necessary to begin effective treatment not to allow deterioration in a state. Very often hypostasis of nasal bosoms is followed by inflammation of ear canals. In this case the vitamins and special medicines directed to destruction of viruses and bacteria, inflammation removal, improvement of passability of nasal ways are appointed. At a severe form the issue of reception of antibiotics is resolved. At allergic reaction the treatment of cold consists in allergen elimination. As a rule, the pediatrician is selected antihistaminic medicine taking into account age and a condition of the sick child. A teething – a stress for all organism therefore this period is followed by the increased concern, deterioration in appetite and a dream, appearance of cold, temperature increase of a body, violation of work of a digestive tract, etc. Against the background of reduced immune protection very often at newborns appear transparent and watery allocations from a nose. If symptoms do not pass in 4-5 days, it is necessary to see a doctor to exclude presence of a catarrhal or viral disease. In all cases it is necessary to air the room, to maintain optimum level of humidity of air, to give drink. As a rule, for newborn children use of medicamentous medicines is not recommended. For improvement of passability it is regularly necessary to clean nasal ways physical solution, Aqualor or Akamaris aerosol.