The child and the common cold are inseparable concepts. The newborn only appears in the light, it faces millions of bacteria, microbes and viruses, and discharge from the spout is a protective and necessary reaction of the body. And colds almost never happen without a cold.
Faced with thick yellow or yellow-green snot in an infant, some mothers immediately turn to doctors, and others are taken for treatment alone.
Causes
Pediatricians insist that the nozzles are not a disease that needs treatment, but its consequence. To get rid of the discharge from the spout, you need to fix and eliminate the cause of the yellow snot in the baby. In a number of cases, the yellow snot in a newborn baby is a sign of an approaching recovery (elimination of non-living viruses, bacteria and antibodies from the body). In others, it is a symptom of an inflammatory or purulent process. Only an experienced otolaryngologist can establish the true cause of a yellow snot in a child, and then prescribe an effective treatment.
Treatment
Before taking serious medications it is necessary to completely eliminate such causes of the common cold as dry air, dust, feather pillows or animal hair. If there is a suspicion of an allergic rhinitis, then without the help of an allergist can not do. Usually, allergic releases are lingering.
If the yellow snot in a child has appeared quite recently, treatment can be sparing. Popular folk methods are washing with saline or its commercial forms (saline, aquamaris,
Do not trust folk medicine and homeopathy? Then contact the pharmacy. Typically, pediatricians prescribe protargol , vibrocil, dioxin, isofru , derinat, dolphin or polydex. Sometimes resort to antibiotics, ointments and pills.
In the presence of other symptoms, such as coughing, headache, fever, lethargy or excitability, wait until the nasal congestion of your baby is gone. The combination of two or more symptoms is a sign of a serious illness, to treatment of which you should start immediately!