How to deal with mild nasal congestion in little babies?

Patient's question:

Baby is five weeks old. When sleeping, he has a slightly stuffy nose, but during the day, he's fine. He has sneezed three or four times in the past two days, which should be a mild cold. What should I do? Also, he just recovered from hand, foot, and mouth disease two days ago.

Doctor's answer:

The best approach for children with rhinitis should be to use green treatment methods as much as possible, preferably without or with minimal use of medication. Children's rhinitis differs from that of adults; adults can decide whether to use medication or surgery, but children should only use safe therapies to ensure they do not affect their growth and development. When treating children's rhinitis, it is recommended that you use the physical therapy of saline nasal irrigation. This method has no side effects. If you can endure giving your child nasal irrigation every day, the results will be excellent.

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