The nose is stuck in the child, there is no snot

This phenomenon, like the mucus secretion from the nasal cavity, accompanies almost every catarrhal disease. The cause of the manifestation of snot, as they are called in the people, is the allocation of a large amount of liquid by the mucosa of the nasal cavity. In this way, respiratory organs prevent the penetration of pathogenic microorganisms further into the respiratory system, preventing the body from inflammatory processes.

Along with the discharge from the nasal cavity, it is often possible to observe a phenomenon such as nasal congestion. The cause of its development is an increase in swelling of the mucous membrane, which as a result leads to a narrowing of the lumen of the nasal passages and complicates the process of breathing.

As a rule, these two phenomena described above arise together. However, often moms note that their child has a nose, but no snoring. Let's take a closer look at this situation, and try to understand the reasons for its development.

Because of what can pawn the nose in children?

There are many reasons for the development of this phenomenon. So, for example, in very young children, newborns, nasal passages are rather narrow, i.e. have a small clearance. Therefore, even with the slightest swelling of the mucosa, in view of the development of infection, for example, there is congestion and the baby begins to breathe through the mouth. In addition, this can occur in such small children due to the strong drying of the mucous membrane, which is especially often observed in the warm season.

Drying of mucus in the nasal cavity, as a rule, is the main reason that the child has a permanently stuffy nose, and snot while not. This phenomenon is typical for children more than 2 years old.

If, on the whole, we talk about the reasons for the fact that the child has a heavily stuffy nose and snot at this time, then the following should be mentioned:

• injury to the nasal septum;
• congenital anomaly of nasal cavity development;
• falling into the nasal passages of foreign bodies;
• the formation of polyps (adenoids) ;
• inflammatory diseases of the nasopharynx;
• posterior rhinitis;
• side effects of taking medications.

How to accurately determine the cause of nasal congestion?

If a child has a stuffy nose and no snot, before the appointment of a treatment, the doctor must determine the exact cause of the phenomenon.

So, first of all, they conduct an examination of the nasal passages, check the evenness of the nasal septum in the child. Typically, this kind of manipulation is sufficient to determine the cause of the violation.

Most often in the course of the examination, polyps, adenoids, which overlap the nasal passages are detected, preventing the penetration of air from outside into the lungs.

How is the treatment treated?

It is worth saying that if a child has a nose at night, and there is no snot, do not rush to digest the vasoconstricting drops. Such medications, as a rule, are contraindicated for use in young children.

Therapeutic measures should begin only after the cause is established. So, when the baby is stuffy due to the extremely dry air, it is enough to install and periodically switch on the humidifier in the room. If after such actions the mother did not notice the improvements, it is necessary to see a doctor.

In those cases where the cause of congestion is the anatomical features of the structure of the nose, doctors insist on performing surgery to correct the nasal septum or to increase the diameter of the nasal passages in infants.

It is rare that adenoiditis is avoided without surgery . Only in those cases when the adenoids themselves are small, it is possible to get rid of them medically.