Nasal rinsing for children

Benefits of Saline Solution

Many people often wonder how effective a salt solution prepared at home is for rinsing the nose of children. What does Komarovsky say about this? Can such a nasal rinsing solution harm a child? Komarovsky and many pediatricians have a similar opinion on this matter.

If rinsing a child’s nose is done in compliance with all safety rules, then this procedure can only have a positive result, even if it is done on an infant. In particular, we should highlight several main beneficial aspects that can be achieved by rinsing the nose with saline solution:

• A solution of sea salt allows you to remove microparticles of pollen, dust and other irritants, which can reduce the likelihood of an allergic reaction. Dr. Komarovsky thinks so;
• Strengthening capillaries and improving the functioning of cells lining the nasal cavity to increase local immunity;
• For children, a salt solution is useful for disinfecting the nasal cavity. This reduces the manifestations of inflammatory reactions and also prevents the formation of infectious diseases;
• Dr. Komarovsky recommends using a salt solution to relieve swelling, thereby making it easier for the baby to breathe through the nose.

Moreover, rinsing the child’s nose with saline solution for sinusitis, sinusitis, rhinitis and other types of diseases affecting the respiratory system makes it possible to significantly reduce the duration of treatment.

Komarovsky saline solution

Rinsing the nose with saline is a fairly simple but effective way to cleanse the mucous membrane of mucus, crusts and pathogenic microorganisms . Due to this procedure, swelling and inflammation of the nasal sinuses during respiratory and infectious diseases is reduced.

Saline solution has almost no contraindications; it can be used for young children. A saline solution for rinsing a child’s nose must be prepared correctly. It must be remembered that too weak a composition will not give an effect, and too concentrated one can cause irritation.

Operating principle

Sometimes people wonder why the nose is washed with a specially concentrated saline solution, and not just with boiled water. To give an answer, it is necessary to delve a little deeper into human physiology.

A hypertonic solution has a salt concentration of 0.9% or slightly higher. This composition can draw mucus from the nose, without any harmful effect on white blood cells and healthy tissues. The salt composition helps create osmotic pressure in the nasal cavity. This leads to a sharp loss of fluid by microorganisms and their destruction.

Most often, a runny nose is caused by viruses, but after a few days a bacterial infection occurs. In this case, the snot becomes thicker and changes color to yellow-green.

How to make a saline solution for rinsing a child's nose

The salt composition has almost no contraindications, so it can be prescribed even to infants. It is very important to prepare the salt solution correctly, otherwise the therapeutic effect may be poorly expressed. You can buy a ready-made nasal rinse at the pharmacy, but it will cost more.

Preparing this product in ordinary home conditions will not take much time, and there are almost no costs. The medicine should be prepared according to the following recipe:

• Boil a glass of water for 3 minutes.
• Add kitchen salt and stir thoroughly until the crystals are completely dissolved.
• The solution is cooled to a temperature of 37 degrees and used to rinse the nose.
• The shelf life of the medicine is about an hour. Before each procedure, a fresh composition should be prepared.

Salt is added depending on the age of the child. To treat a child under one year of salt, you need to take 1/3 teaspoon per glass of water; for children under 2 years old, take ½ teaspoon of salt . For children older than this age and teenagers, a salt composition is prepared from a teaspoon of salt and a glass of water.

For a severe runny nose in children over two years of age, you can use a medicinal composition prepared from equal amounts of salt and baking soda. It’s good to use sea salt instead of kitchen salt; it contains more nutrients.

To treat children over 7 years old, you can add 1-2 drops of alcohol tincture of iodine to the resulting salt composition. This component has a detrimental effect on viruses and many pathogenic bacteria.

How to rinse your nose with saline solution

To rinse your nose with a medicinal composition, you can use various devices.

1. Special neti teapots that can be bought at the pharmacy. Such devices have a long spout with a rounded tip. Neti is used for nasal rinsing by yogis.
2. A small rubber syringe with a soft tip.
3. Disposable syringe without needle.
4. Bottles from pharmaceutical salt preparations.

To carry out the procedure correctly, the child needs to prepare an aspirator and a soft cotton napkin to wipe the nose.

Some parents use an old bottle of a pharmaceutical drug, such as Aqua Marisa, to rinse the child's nose. Medicine prepared at home is poured into it. The bottle must be washed first.

The procedure for rinsing the nose is slightly different for children of different ages. For infants up to one year old, this procedure is often performed in a lying position.

The baby is placed on the side, placing a small towel under the head, and the solution is poured into the nostril above, 2-3 ml is enough.

After this, the liquefied mucus is sucked out with an aspirator, and the nose is wiped dry with a cotton swab and a napkin. The same procedure is carried out with the second nostril.

For older children, the procedure can be performed in an upright position. In this case, adults hold children under two years of age in their arms, adjusting the tilt of the head. The baby bends over a small basin, turning his head slightly to the side. The medicinal composition is poured into the upper nostril; if everything is done correctly, it flows out of the other nasal passage. The baby's mouth should be open.

Dr. Komarovsky believes that at the initial stage of a cold, it is important to prevent mucus from drying out in the nose. The saline solution will help with this.

How often can you rinse your child's nose?

It is recommended to rinse a sick child’s nose with salt water up to 3 times a day. There is no need to be very zealous, since frequent procedures have a bad effect on the ciliated epithelium.

You can resort to rinsing your nose only 1-2 times a day. The rest of the time, it is enough to irrigate the mucous membrane or treat it with cotton wool soaked in the composition.

Pharmacy drugs

To rinse your baby’s nose, you can buy medications at the pharmacy. Aqua Maris or saline solution are ideal for this purpose. The first drug is available in the form of drops and spray. It is not advisable for young children to use the spray, as the fine mixture can lead to a severe coughing attack.

The saline solution is used in the same way as a solution prepared at home. To rinse the nose, it is better to buy saline solution in small 5 ml ampoules; one ampoule is enough for one procedure for a small child. If the baby is over 2 years old, then it is better to take the isotonic solution in 100 ml bottles.

After washing the nose, mucus in young children should be removed using an aspirator or a small rubber syringe. Older children should be asked to blow their nose and then dry the mucous membrane with dry cotton wool.

If the procedure is carried out correctly, the liquid should flow out randomly from the other nostril. But even if it gets into your mouth, there is nothing wrong with it.

Sea salt rinse solution

A sea salt nasal rinse solution can help get rid of many respiratory diseases. As a result of this, Komarovsky recommends, if possible, making a solution from sea salt. His recipe will increase the speed of recovery and is even indicated for infants.

The recipe for preparing a sea salt solution at home has several variations. In particular, you can prepare one of the most popular solution options:

• One teaspoon of sea salt is diluted in two glasses of boiled water. It is also possible to use unboiled heated liquid, however, it must be filtered first;
• Another effective rinsing recipe for children: two teaspoons of salt per glass of water. True, this highly concentrated solution can only be used by those arriving in a very dusty room. Since such liquid can lead to excessive drying of the nasal mucosa;
• You can prepare a solution with 2 teaspoons of salt diluted in a liter of boiled water. For a child, this product can be used to gargle, cleanse the nose during inflammatory processes, chronic and acute sinusitis.

However, to prepare a solution for a small child at home, it is necessary to significantly reduce the amount of salt: 1/3 - ¼ teaspoon of salt per glass of water. This concentration is optimal.

Komarovsky told how and with what you need to rinse your nose

Dr. Komarovsky shared tips on how to rinse your nose other than saline drops, which cost a lot at the pharmacy

The famous Ukrainian pediatrician Evgeniy Komarovsky continues to give valuable advice to parents and answer questions of interest. This time the doctor told me what to use to rinse the child’s nose. The doctor posted the corresponding post and video on his Instagram page.

Parents who are interested in the following question turned to the doctor:

“The doctor told us that saline nasal drops can be periodically replaced with saline solution. Is this true, and is the effectiveness the same?” they ask the doctor.

⠀ According to Komarovsky, salt drops can almost always be replaced with saline solution. After all, saline solution is actually the classic version of saline drops. ⠀ “Another question is that very often saline solution is sold in very inconvenient packaging, this time. Second, you buy a bottle of saline solution, 200 ml. The manufacturer very much doubts where this saline solution will be stored, how you will climb into this bottle, how you will pour from it, and whether there will be a risk of infection,” the doctor warns. ⠀ Komarovsky also shared a recipe for a saline solution that you can prepare yourself at home. To do this, you need to dilute a teaspoon of salt in a liter of water - here you have a saline solution.

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Note that earlier Komarovsky told how to treat a prolonged runny nose, answering questions from his readers.

The mother of a little girl, whose runny nose has not gone away for two months, consulted a doctor, although the parents followed all the recommendations of the ENT specialist and even gave her an antibiotic.

According to the doctor, a runny nose that does not go away within two months cannot be cured solely with nasal drops. Especially the local use of antibiotics.

First you need to identify the cause of the runny nose. If it is a virus, then you need to know that a viral infection cannot last two months - this means that the child constantly picks up new viruses and cannot be cured until you limit contact with other people (children) so that he still recovers , and did not constantly catch new infections.

If a runny nose is a reaction to dry and warm air, then the runny nose will not go away until you tidy up the children's room or find a kindergarten where the children can be walked and the room is ventilated. If the runny nose is allergic, it will not disappear until you identify the source of the allergy.

Let us remind you that Komarovsky told how to properly treat a runny nose: “It should be in every home.”

As Politeka reported, Komarovsky told how to properly use a scarf in cold weather.

Politeka also wrote that Komarovsky told how to treat fever without symptoms.

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Question: ⠀ The doctor told us that salt drops in the nose can be periodically replaced with saline solution. Is this true, and is it as effective? ⠀ Answer: ⠀ You can almost always replace it. Saline solution is actually a classic version of saline drops. ⠀ Another question is that very often saline solution is sold in very inconvenient packaging, this time. Second, you buy a bottle of saline solution, 200 ml. The manufacturer is very doubtful where this saline solution will be stored, how you will climb into this bottle, how you will pour from it, and whether there will be a risk of infection. ⠀ Again, you can prepare it yourself at home: a teaspoon of salt per liter of water - that’s your saline solution. ⠀ #doctorkomarovsky #videoEOK #shdk #doctorkomarovsky school #saline solution #salt drops

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Table salt rinsing solution

If you need to prepare a rinse solution at home, but you have sea salt, you can replace it with regular table salt. This saline solution is no worse than a product prepared on the basis of sea salt, while retaining all the benefits of such therapy.

However, it is important to know the recipe for preparing saline solution at home to rinse your nose. The ideal option is to dilute one teaspoon of table salt in 500 milliliters of water.

To cleanse the child’s nasal cavity, use a soda-salt mixture: ½ tsp. table salt and ½ tsp. Dilute soda in a glass of boiled warm water. This product has a pronounced bactericidal effect. However, it is considered medicinal, so this solution should not be used for hygienic and preventive purposes.

How to make (prepare) saline solution for rinsing a child’s nose?

Purified water and a spoonful of table salt for saline solution

In addition to store-bought 0.9 percent sodium chloride, you can prepare saline solution for rinsing a child’s nasal passages at home.

• For this you will need nine grams of table salt - that’s about 1 teaspoon.
• Dissolve in one liter of purified water or non-carbonated mineral water.
• The solution is prepared in a glass, pre-cleaned container.

If you don’t have table salt at home, you can replace it with iodized or sea salt. The water temperature should be slightly above room temperature so that the components dissolve in it faster and more thoroughly.

How often and when can you rinse your nose?

For preventive purposes, as a rule, rinsing your nose with salt water is enough 2-3 times a week. Typically, 100-150 milliliters of liquid are used per procedure. But in any case, first of all, you should focus on yourself. After all, everything is selected individually and depends on a number of factors:

• the washing method used;
• the appropriate time for the procedure;
• the required frequency of deep cleansing of the nasal cavity.

If washing is used to treat inflammatory diseases, then this procedure should be carried out for 1-2 weeks at least 4 times a day. At the same time, for patients suffering from chronic diseases of the upper respiratory tract, this kind of procedure is indicated on a regular basis.

How to rinse a newborn baby's nose

The simplest and most effective way to clean the nose of a child in the first month of life is to instill a saline solution, which can be purchased at a pharmacy or prepared by yourself (1 teaspoon of table salt per 1 liter of boiled water).

A newborn baby cannot yet hold his head up on his own, so the procedure is performed in a supine position.

1. Lay the baby on his back.
2. Turn its head to the side and drip the saline solution into the nasal passage that is located above.
3. Turn the head in the other direction and perform the same manipulations with the other nasal passage.
4. Remove mucus from the nose using cotton swabs or a cotton swab, inserting them into the nostril no more than 1 cm and gently turning.

Gently remove discharge with a cotton swab after rinsing

Young mothers often hear strong advice from their grandmothers to put breast milk into the baby’s nose. They believe that breast milk can be used to cleanse the baby's nasal cavity. However, this is the greatest misconception, since breast milk does not have disinfecting properties, but, on the contrary, is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria and can turn into a big disaster for the baby.

For example, inflammatory processes may occur in the sinuses or nasal mucosa. Therefore, it is important to remember that if breast milk gets into the baby’s nose, for example, when the child chokes on milk, it is necessary to rinse the nasal cavity with saline solution. In this case, you will prevent the development of infection and preserve the health of the child.

How to rinse your nose

So how to properly rinse the nose with saline solution for an adult or child? How exactly and what is the best way to carry out this kind of procedure? At the moment, there are many different devices and devices that allow you to cleanse the nose of pathogenic contents. In this case, it is best to use a special watering can. In appearance, it looks like a small teapot with an elongated neck and a narrow spout. A small bulb syringe is often used, although it must be used very carefully so as not to damage the nasal cavity.

There are many different options for rinsing the nasal cavity. Among them, I would like to note several of the most popular, effective and accessible:

• You need to lean over the sink, turn your head slightly to the side and open your mouth slightly. It is necessary to pour a saline solution into the nasal entrance that is higher, using a watering can. In this case, the liquid should flow out of the second nostril. During the procedure, it is necessary to hold your breath so that the mixture does not enter the bronchi and lungs. Then you should change the position of the head and do similar manipulations with the other nostril;
• Tilt your head back slightly, stick out your tongue a little and hold your breath. Pour a small amount of solution into one nostril and spit it out through your mouth. This method is used if you need to cleanse the nasopharynx;
• Place liquid in your palms, draw it in through your nostrils, and pour it back out through your mouth or nose. This method is considered the easiest and simplest to use.

But since it is quite difficult to rinse a child’s nose using these methods, especially when it comes to preschool children, you can use no less effective, but more gentle options:

• ask the baby to lie down on the bed;
• inject him with 5-6 pipettes of salt solution into each of the nasal passages;
• after a few minutes, the child can get up, and fluid with contaminants will descend from the nasopharynx into the oropharynx.

Of course, this technique has some disadvantages: there is a complete lack of mechanical rinsing of the nasal cavity with a stream of water and the child will have to swallow the contents.

To get the maximum effect from cleansing the nasal cavity, you need to make sure that there is no nasal congestion. After all, if at least one of the nostrils “does not breathe,” the therapy will not bring any results. Moreover, after rinsing the nasal cavity for an hour, it is not recommended to leave the room, since water remaining in the sinuses can lead to hypothermia and subsequent runny nose.

A runny nose in childhood is a common symptom that you need to be able to cope with. However, what sources of information regarding the preservation of children's health can you trust? Many parents prefer to follow the advice of Dr. E.O. Komarovsky. An experienced pediatrician tries to explain medical terms in an accessible language and clearly show the connection between the causative factor and the development of the disease. Treatment of the runny nose in children according to Komarovsky allows you to minimize the use of medications, while at the same time achieving rapid relief of the condition. The doctor talks in detail about what actions of the adults around the child can bring maximum benefit with a runny nose.

Solutions for rinsing the nose of a child

There are many options for nasal rinse solutions, most of which can be used by even the youngest children. You can prepare the solution yourself or purchase a ready-made drug at the pharmacy.

At home, solutions are made from: table salt, sea salt, herbs (from St. John's wort, string, chamomile, calendula, eucalyptus), furacilin. Infants should always reduce the concentration of substances.

The pharmacy offers ready-made solutions containing salt and essential oils. These include: Aqua Maris, Salin, Aqualor, Marimer, Dolphin, Physiomer and Humer-150. These drugs are well tolerated by children, as they do not cause discomfort. In addition, after using the sprays there are no side effects or inflammations. Aqua Maris can be prescribed from birth. Dolphin does an excellent job of rinsing the nose, but the dispenser delivers a powerful stream, so children should use this drug with caution.

Baby saline solution

You can make your own saline solution or buy a ready-made one. For cooking, table or sea salt is used. Rinsing the nose with this liquid has worked well; mothers have been eliminating runny noses using this method for many years.

The preparation method is simple: half a teaspoon of pure salt must be dissolved in 1 glass of boiled water (the purer the water, the better).

If the liquid is intended for a baby, then the amount of salt should be reduced to a quarter of a teaspoon. You can use non-carbonated mineral water as a basis. Adding baking soda to the tip of a knife will soften the mucous membrane.

A saline solution for rinsing a child’s nose is prepared in almost the same way as for an adult, except for the concentration of salts. The baby's mucous membrane is still very delicate, so under the influence of aggressive elements it may not react adequately.

Rinse the nose with saline solution

Saline solution for baby

Rinsing the nose with a pharmaceutical saline solution containing 0.9% sodium chloride allows you to gently cleanse the nasal cavity of mucus, germs and other dirt. The main advantages of such a solution are its absolute sterility, effectiveness and low price (from only 2 hryvnia per half liter). To prevent microorganisms and dirt from getting inside the bottle, do not open the bottle. The liquid is aspirated with a sterile needle directly from the container through the cap into a sterile syringe.

In practice, several types of saline solutions are used, depending on the purpose of use of which their composition varies. Any of them is suitable for rinsing the nose with a runny nose. It does not matter whether the saline solution was purchased at a pharmacy or prepared at home.

Saline solution for a runny nose

Furacilin solution

Furacilin has a proven pronounced antimicrobial effect. This substance effectively fights the development of infection. In addition, it has a general beneficial effect on the nasal cavity.

Furacilin solution can be prepared from a tablet or bought ready-made at a pharmacy. Method of preparation: 1 tablet of furatsilin should be ground into powder, then dissolved in 0.5 cups of warm boiled water. It is necessary to completely dissolve the powder; the remaining solid particles of the tablet can injure the nasal mucosa.

Every pediatrician knows that if there is a child in the house, the home first aid kit should contain Furacilin. This antibacterial drug cannot but come in handy. It is safe and effective, which is why it has been used for decades.

Furacilin solution

Causes

What to do if your child has a runny nose? Dr. Komarovsky is not a supporter of the use of massive pharmacological therapy in children. On the contrary, during his appearances on television, he calls for the use of numerous pharmaceutical products wisely and to do without them in those situations in which this is permissible. TV viewers who carefully watch the episodes know that a famous pediatrician recommends a certain algorithm of actions for. What is the famous method of treating a runny nose according to Komarovsky?

Many people equate the concept of “runny nose” with the term “rhinitis,” whereas these are still different definitions. Rhinitis refers to the presence of an inflammatory process in the area of ​​the nasal mucosa. A runny nose appears in different situations, and is not always caused by inflammation. Evgeniy Olegovich never tires of repeating that success in treatment cannot be achieved by simply eliminating symptoms (for example, using vasoconstrictor drops), it is necessary to influence the root cause.

A runny nose in children can occur due to infection, allergies, injury, inhalation of too dry and hot air, as well as air oversaturated with chemicals and irritating elements, including dust. The nasal mucosa is very sensitive, so dryness or irritation explains the appearance of swelling, congestion, and impaired nasal breathing.

There is a list of actions that Dr. Komarovsky recommends doing when you have a runny nose. Of course, this does not negate the need to establish an accurate diagnosis, especially if the parents are sure that the symptoms are not related to infection. However, in the vast majority of cases, a runny nose is a manifestation of ARVI, and Komarovsky’s method helps to quickly alleviate the child’s condition.

Primary requirements

To cure a runny nose, you need not so much medicine as comfortable conditions for recovery, the creation of which is the first stage of therapy according to Komarovsky:

1. Inhaling humidified but cool air.

Humidity levels should be between 50–70% and temperatures –18–20 °C. Don't forget to dress your child warmly if the room is too cool.

1. Drink plenty of fluids.

If a child has a fever, sweats, and secretes fluid, it is therefore necessary to replenish its deficiency. What drink? The doctor recommends drinking clean water, juice, fruit drink, compote.

1. Fighting dust.

The more dust, the drier the room. In addition, dust particles can retain pathogenic microorganisms and viruses and are allergy triggers. Therefore, regular wet cleaning, ventilation, and also the elimination of “dust collectors” – cabinets filled with paper books, carpets, and upholstered furniture – are needed.

1. Walks in the open air.

Dr. Komarovsky does not always recommend walking when you have a runny nose. If your child is not feeling well, it is better to stay home. Also, you should not go to the playground if you have ARVI, otherwise there is a very real chance of spreading the infection.

But if you have allergies, while dusting, or in satisfactory weather conditions, walking is not only possible, but also necessary.

The main task when treating a runny nose in a child using the Komarovsky method is to prevent thickening and drying of the discharge and the formation of crusts in the nasal cavity.

Dr. Komarovsky focuses on the consistency of the discharge. If they are wet, they can be easily removed by swallowing (since they flow down the throat) or by blowing your nose or cleansing with a nasal aspirator. But drying mucus covers the nasal cavity with a thin layer, while losing its functional properties (and one of them is the fight against viruses and bacteria).

Do you need medications?

How to properly treat a runny nose in children? According to Dr. Komarovsky, in the minds of many adults, adequate therapy is numerous bottles of pharmaceutical drugs. Some of them reduce temperature, another is designed to combat swelling, and the third is anti-inflammatory. Meanwhile, to help a child with rhinitis, it is worth adding to the first aid kit, first of all, saline solution and vasoconstrictor drops.

Saline solution

Treatment of a runny nose according to Komarovsky is not complete without the use of saline solutions. The pharmacy offers a huge variety of drugs in this group (for example, saline solution), but if you wish, you can prepare the medicine yourself. The doctor advises dissolving a teaspoon of kitchen salt in a volume of water equal to 1 liter. The water should be boiled and cooled in advance; the finished solution should be close in temperature to body temperature.

How to treat a runny nose with salt remedies? Evgeniy Olegovich offers two methods:

• nasal rinsing;
• introduction into the nasal cavity in the form of drops.

According to the doctor, it is impossible to overdose on saline solution - inject 2-3 drops into each nostril at intervals of 30-60 minutes throughout the day. Instillation can be an alternative to rinsing (if for some reason the procedure cannot be carried out), it is safe even for small children.

Vasoconstrictors

These are Phenylephrine and Xylometazoline - drugs from the decongestant group that can quickly eliminate swelling and combat increased mucus production. They do not treat a runny nose and are needed if the child does not breathe through his nose at all, has a high temperature (more than 38.5 °C), sinusitis, or otitis media. Dr. Komarovsky emphasizes that vasoconstrictor drops can be used to treat a runny nose in children only when indicated and for no longer than 3-5 days.

It is easy to overdose on the drug, so care is required - purchase only those medications that are labeled as intended for children, and do not exceed the recommended number of drops. The concentration of the active substance, and therefore the risk of overdose, in children's drops is several times lower.

Treatment of a runny nose in children using vasoconstrictor drops requires prior use of a saline solution to cleanse the nasal mucosa.

Dr. Komarovsky often has to answer questions from parents regarding the effectiveness of medications. He claims that the reason the decongestant does not work after being administered into the nose is due to the presence of a dried mucus film. Therefore, before using the drops, you need to moisten and rinse off the discharge with a saline solution.

Indications and contraindications for rinsing the nose with saline

Saline solution is a sterile low concentration sodium chloride solution. Saline solution is often used in medicine:

• dilution of powder preparations for use as injections;
• removal of toxic substances from the body during various types of poisoning;
• replenishment of fluid deficiency due to dehydration;
• rinsing the mouth, eyes, and genitals.

Although low-concentration sodium chloride is a safe substance, there are contraindications to its use. Nasal rinsing with saline solutions is contraindicated in the following cases:

• in the presence of polyps and other neoplasms in the nasopharynx;
• fragility of the capillaries of the nasal cavity;
• severe swelling of the mucous membrane;
• individual salt intolerance.

The saline solution has a beneficial effect on the nasal mucosa and is safe for use in children. It is often recommended by pediatricians.

Sodium chloride solution is used for children for:

1. Moisturizing the nasal mucosa in children
2. Destroying microorganisms and bacteria accumulated in the nasal passages
3. Removes crusts during a runny nose and softens mucus accumulated in the nose
4. Eliminates inflammatory processes
5. Helps maintain proper flora in the nasal passages

Contraindications to the use of saline solution for children are:

1. Purulent discharge from the nasal passages
2. Otitis
3. Nosebleeds, or a tendency to develop them
4. High body temperature
5. Have diseases of the cardiovascular system

Is it possible to rinse a child’s nose with saline?
Saline solution can and should be used to rinse a child’s nasal passages during illness, for prevention, during an allergy attack, or to moisturize the nasal passages. It is sold in pharmacies in bottles or in the form of drops. For use in infants, it is better to use the second option. When purchasing saline solution in a bottle, you need to buy a pipette or syringe.

How often and how many times can a child’s nose be washed with saline? In case of illness or for preventive purposes, rinsing the nasal passages must be done every 3 to 4 hours. Using a syringe or pipette for this manipulation makes it easier for parents to control the flow of liquid supplied into the nose.

Allergic runny nose

Not less often than an infectious runny nose, a disease such as allergic rhinitis occurs in children. Komarovsky advises, if you suspect an allergy, to consult a specialist, since the diagnosis must be confirmed using a number of special studies, and treatment is selected individually.

What if a child has a runny nose, but the cause is not an infection? If the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis is made by a doctor, it is necessary to understand what in the child’s environment triggers the reaction. Unlike an infectious runny nose, which occurs acutely but also passes quickly, allergic rhinitis returns every time it comes into contact with an allergen.

Allergens can be any substance - household dust, animal hair, pollen, food products. In most cases, allergens enter the nasal cavity by inhalation, that is, by inhalation. Therefore, the first priority measure recommended by Dr. Komarovsky is saline solutions. Drip them into your nose throughout the day to relieve dryness and rinse away allergens.

In addition to saline solution, allergies may be an indication for the use of pharmacological drugs. How to treat a runny nose in a child? Means used:

• antihistamines (Desloratadine);
• topical glucocorticosteroids (Nasonex, Flixonase);
• decongestants (Otrivin Baby).

The drugs are prescribed for oral use (for example, in tablets), as well as for local administration (drops, sprays). They can be taken both to relieve an acute reaction and during a course of therapy. Topical glucocorticosteroids have the most powerful effect, which help cope with even pronounced swelling and discomfort.

Evgeniy Olegovich Komarovsky reminds that the main thing in treatment is identifying and eliminating the source of the allergy.

No matter how bad your child's runny nose is, surrounding adults can significantly ease the symptoms even before using medication. This is the main point of the Komarovsky method - to create conditions conducive to recovery. At the same time, it is better if the child is examined by a doctor - a runny nose can be a sign of not only rhinitis, but also sinusitis, which requires antibacterial drugs.

Rinsing the nose with a salt solution is used for the treatment and prevention of acute respiratory viral infections, sinusitis and cleansing of the nasal passages in adults and children. Find out how to rinse your child’s nose with the “correct” salt water and do not neglect the procedure. After regular rinsing, children recover faster, get sick less often, and breathe easier when they have a runny nose.

How to make saline solutions for nasal rinsing

To prepare the saline solution, you will need:

1. Clean, preferably distilled, warm water and table salt.

2. For 250 ml of water, 10 g of salt (teaspoon). These are standard proportions.

Use non-iodized salt, as iodine will irritate the mucous membranes, which can lead to discomfort, dryness and sores in the nose.

How to make a saline solution optimal and not cause harm? Taste the resulting solution. It should be soft, reminiscent of sea water. If your tongue stings too much, add water.

In what cases is the procedure used?

Rinsing the nasal passages with saline solution is an absolutely safe procedure, every mother can do it. It is important to choose the right device, as well as the concentration of the product and the frequency of the procedure.

It is used both as a prophylaxis and in the treatment of sinusitis and adenoiditis. If you have a runny nose or nasal congestion, it is necessary to carry out the procedure several times a day. It is recommended for people of any age, starting from the neonatal period.

Recipes for saline rinsing solutions

A few simple ways to prepare a rinsing solution:

1. Boil 1 liter of plain water, add 1 teaspoon of salt, stir. If sediment is visible at the bottom, strain the liquid through cheesecloth. Cool to a temperature of 25–30 degrees.
2. Add 0.5 teaspoon of sea salt and soda to one glass of boiling water. This sea salt solution can be used in adult children in complex treatment.
3. To remove severe contaminants from the nasal passages, adolescents can rinse their nose once with a concentrated solution: stir 2 teaspoons of salt in a glass of boiling water, strain, and cool.

Additionally, salt solutions can be enriched with herbal decoctions: calendula, chamomile, St. John's wort, or add a few drops of iodine. However, all of this can be used in children over 6 years of age.

Composition of saline solution for rinsing the nose

It contains distilled water and a number of salts. Components are added one by one. Salt is poured into distilled water only after the previous one has completely dissolved. In the resulting solution, sediment may appear at the bottom. To prevent it from occurring, it is necessary to pass carbon dioxide through sodium bicarbonate. The final component for the complete preparation of saline solution is glucose.

In the process of preparing 0.9 percent saline solution of sodium chloride, only a glass container is used. The saline solution contains a number of elements useful for humans, in the absence of metal, which has an adverse effect on tissues in the human body. The use of iron containers during cooking is prohibited.

How often can I wash?

Not knowing how often you can rinse your baby’s nose, many parents refuse the procedure. If you have a runny nose, wash your nose at least 4 times a day. For preventive purposes, saline solution is used every other day. Children with allergies to pollen should be washed after each visit to the street.

If vasoconstrictor drops or ointments are used, they should be applied after cleansing the passages with a salt solution. This way, the effect of the medications will be enhanced, since they will be applied to a clean, moistened mucous membrane.

Washing for sinusitis, rhinitis, adenoiditis, ARVI is carried out for 1–4 weeks. In case of chronic diseases of the nasal cavity, staying in a dusty room, or severe dry air in the room, you can rinse your nose every day at least once in the morning and in the evening.

How to rinse a child’s nose with saline solution: correct, recipe

Vladimir Kuzmich October 05, 2019
Hello, my dear readers! Rinsing the nose with saline is a uniquely effective procedure for everyone. It helps with rhinitis, relieves allergies, and is capable of many other good things.

But here’s the problem: teaching a child to rinse his nose with salt water is so difficult! But it is children, often sick creatures, who need this skill the most!

What to do? How to rinse a child’s nose with saline solution, with benefit, but without tears and hysterics? At what age can a child master this almost magical skill, and how to teach him? About all this - in this material.

How is this procedure useful?

Here are just a few of its obvious advantages:

• the nasal mucosa is moistened, and the moistened mucous membrane is more protected from dangerous microbes and bacteria;
• the nose is mechanically cleansed with salty water, and from “bottles”, and from dust particles, and from all kinds of bacteria and viruses.
• during the procedure, mucus accumulated in the nose is eliminated, and breathing is restored;
• swelling goes away, inflammation is relieved, the condition of adenoids is alleviated;
• the risk of allergies is minimized;
• with a runny nose, the general condition is alleviated, and the illness goes away faster;
• this also makes children’s sleep more restful;
• the procedure can be easily done independently, at home;
• it is completely safe and is suitable even for children under one year old.

There is another obvious advantage of irrigating children's noses with water! This is a great way to wean your baby from poking around there.

The fact is that children, picking their noses, are simply trying to clear them of crusts that interfere with breathing. But there is no need to pick at clean noses, and it’s simply not interesting. By the way, pediatricians assure that this habit is not just bad, but also dangerous.

After all, a baby can damage the mucous membrane with a nail and easily cause an infection!

Who should not do this and when?

Despite all the advantages, this procedure has several contraindications. And it is very important for you, as parents, to know about them:

• neoplasms of various kinds - on the nasal mucosa;
• otitis;
• frequent nosebleeds;
• crooked nasal septum.

If you are not sure about the curvature of the septum, or the presence of neoplasms in your child, be sure to visit an otolaryngologist. It is this specialist who must give you the go-ahead to carry out the procedure.

How often should this be done?

So, doctors say that a healthy child, to prevent various troubles, can do this procedure (irrigation with saline solution or water with salt) once a day. It's best in the morning, before breakfast.

If the child is already sick or rhinitis develops, then it is advisable to repeat the procedure 2 to 4 times a day. It is best to do it an hour after a meal.

3 ways for children of different ages

Naturally, the procedure will differ and depend on the age of the child. It is more difficult for a one-year-old baby to pour liquid into the spout and then clean it than for a 6-year-old preschooler.

There are three main technologies:

1. This procedure can be done on infants (at 3 months and 10 months), as well as at 1 year. Lay your baby on his back and gently place 1 drop of saline solution into each small nostril. Now wait 2 minutes - the salty liquid will dissolve the crusts in the nose. Now remove the contents of the spout with an aspirator. An aspirator is a kind of pear, sold in pharmacies and stores for babies.
2. At 2 years old everything will be a little easier, and you can do without an aspirator. Tilt the baby's head to the side. Pour the saline solution into a bulb or pipette. Insert the tip into the nostril and pour out the solution. Repeat with the other nostril. Then ask your baby to gently blow his nose (not sharply, closing his nostrils one at a time and keeping his mouth slightly open). Children can be taught to blow their nose even at 2 years old, this has been proven by many children and parents. It is even more convenient to use ready-made salt sprays based on sea water. With them the procedure will be even faster and easier.
3. School-age children are more conscientious. You can explain to them in detail why all this is needed. And teach how to irrigate your nose with liquid yourself - using a pear, a special rubber “teapot” (sold in pharmacies) or a bottle with a long nozzle. You can also use a regular syringe. The technology is the same as in the previous paragraph. Older children can also use sea water sprays, which are sold in ready-made form in pharmacies. They are convenient because you can use them not only at home, but also anywhere else.

+1 difficult, but effective

There is another way to rinse your child’s nose with saline solution at home. However, it is suitable for children 2 years and older. At the same time, I believe that this is one of the most effective methods. At one time he helped me get rid of sinusitis. When the doctors unanimously insisted that it was impossible to do without a “puncture”.

Differences

So, how is this method different from others?

Firstly, the depth of rinsing. Yes Yes! In fact, this is no longer moisturizing or irrigating the nasal mucosa, but thorough rinsing. Not only the nose, but also the nasopharynx!

Secondly, for this method a syringe, bulb or syringe will not be enough. For example, I usually use a wide mug (400 g). But it is better to take a wide and deep bowl. So that it is convenient for the child to immerse his nose in it.

Procedure technique

To this mug of warm water, add a teaspoon of salt (without the top) so that the nasal mucosa is comfortable. Now invite your child to play a funny game “nose drinks water.” I recommend playing it yourself first. To understand the process itself. And then play together with the baby. To do this, close one nostril with your index finger.

Then, bend over and immerse the other open nostril in the saline solution. Meanwhile, slowly begin to inhale salt water through your open nostril.

Don't be afraid, you won't choke. Because gradually the water from the nose will enter the nasopharynx, and then into the mouth. Therefore, you will spit it out.

At the same time, exhale not very sharply through the nose. You will get rid of not only the solution in it, but also a lot of unnecessary things! This way you will understand that drinking water through your spout is quite safe. And teach this to your child.

If your nose is stuffy, start rinsing with the nostril that is freer. You can wash it twice. But then you definitely need to try to draw in another saline solution. And rinse it.

When rinsing, you should never blow your nose, even while pinching one nostril. Because this can lead to ear inflammation. You just need to exhale sharply through both nostrils and everything will be fine. To clean your nose well, you need to take more than one exhalation.

The procedure can be repeated many times 5-10 times. But do it slowly, without haste. In this case, you need to constantly add warm water and add salt to it (or immediately prepare a lot of saline solution). So that you can grab it with your nose.

Of course, everything depends on the severity of the disease. However, I am sure that this particular method can wash even the maxillary sinuses. Hence, clean them in a safe way. But after such washing you can go outside no earlier than 15 minutes. When your nose is dry.

Homemade saline solution

Of course, you can irrigate children’s noses with ready-made saline solution or sea water from a pharmacy. But if the pharmacy is far away, you can make this liquid yourself at home! To this end, I would like to offer a recipe for liquid for self-production from Dr. Komarovsky.

To do this, take a glass of warm, clean water and a teaspoon of salt. Thoroughly dissolve the salt in the water, and then strain the liquid thoroughly. In such a solution, the ratio of water and salt will be ideal - it is 0.09%.

Life story

My cousin was an extremely sickly child when she was a child. So, almost every month she had either a runny nose, or a cough, or even all together. As a result, breathing problems resulted in severe snoring. The girl grew up, but did not become healthier.

And then one day she got a new attending physician, a very experienced and wise man. And he advised his sister to rinse her nose with salt water! He also came up with a convincing argument, he said something like: “Snoring is not only harmful, but because of it your husband will someday run away from you!

Start rinsing your nose with salt water every night. And soon you will stop snoring.” The sister was very impressed by this “threat” and actually began to regularly rinse her nose. You won’t believe it, but after 3 months she got rid of both frequent rhinitis and the ability to make noise at night!

So, dear parents! Now you know how to rinse your child’s nose with saline solution correctly. Do this, don’t be lazy, and then your babies’ noses will definitely be fine! Share this article with your friends via social networks and like it if you found it useful. And don’t forget to subscribe to the channel, there’s a lot of interesting things ahead! Health to you and your children!

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Features and methodology of the procedure for children

You can rinse your baby’s nose using special devices: a pipette, a regular syringe without a needle, a watering can, a “pear” with a soft tip. It is important to know how to rinse children of different ages:

1. For newborns and infants, the nose is washed while lying down. You need to tilt your head back a little, put a diaper or rolled up towel under your neck. 3-5 drops of solution from a pipette should be injected into each nasal passage. After 5 minutes, the nasal cavity is cleaned with an aspirator.
2. Older children can rinse their nose over the sink. Before washing, you need to blow your nose. The child tilts his head forward and opens his mouth. First, 15–20 milliliters of saline solution from a syringe or a special vessel are injected into one nostril, then into the other. The solution will flow into your mouth and should be spat out.
3. Teens can simply scoop the saline solution into a low bowl, lean over it, and sniff the liquid through their nose, then spit it out.

Contraindications and side effects

In some cases, saline rinsing may be contraindicated:

• nosebleeds;
• neoplasms;
• obstruction of passages;
• abnormal structure of the nasal septum;
• allergic reactions to the components of the solution.

Be sure to keep your mouth slightly open when rinsing with a syringe or watering can. Otherwise, increased pressure will be created, which can cause otitis media. When rinsing your nose with a syringe or syringe, do not press hard so that the saline solution under pressure does not enter the Eustachian tube.

Rinsing the nose is the simplest and most effective way to get rid of excess mucus during a runny nose, disinfect the mucous membrane and cleanse the passages of pollen and dust. Using the correct technique, the procedure will also be useful as a preventive measure - maintaining the proper level of hydration of the mucous membrane. And this is protection against viruses and pathogenic microbes. The famous pediatrician Oleg Komarovsky recommends rinsing the nose of all children attending kindergarten or school every day.