Nose Drops: How To Prevent a Child From Using Too Much?

The nasal passages of babies are narrow and slight swelling of the mucous membrane is enough to block nasal breathing. Babies often do not tolerate this condition well—they become grumpy, cannot sleep, and constantly wake up.

In an effort to quickly get rid of an unpleasant symptom, adults often use drugs from their first-aid kit, without considering age differences in treatment, restrictions, and peculiarities of dosage, and the effect of drugs on children.

Why do you need special nose drops for kids

When irrigating the nasal mucosa of an infant with a spray, medicine is available only in the form of drops.

When irrigating the baby's nose with a strong stream of spray or a high dose of medicine, there is a risk ===of medicine and mucus leaking into the inner auditory tube, which ca...