Question
My baby has had a cold for nearly a month, with coughing, nasal congestion, and runny nose. The symptoms were relieved after taking medicine, but they started to recur just a few days after stopping the medication. How should I handle my child’s nasal congestion?
Answer
Nasal congestion in children can be treated by applying menthol oil under the nose to improve nasal ventilation. You can also use children’s ventilation nose strips to relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion. Additionally, you can brew a pot of hot tea and let your baby breathe in the steam from the tea to help with nasal ventilation. You can also seek professional help for nasal irrigation to thoroughly remove nasal secretions. In daily life, patients should balance their nutritional intake, engage in more aerobic exercises to strengthen their bodies, and maintain a positive mood to enhance their constitution and accelerate recovery.