Patient's question:
My little baby has been having frequent nasal congestion lately. They keep waking up during sleep because of it, and I don't know what to do. Watching the baby clearly wanting to sleep but unable to do so makes my heart ache. How can newborns with nasal congestion sleep better?Doctor's answer:
1. If the nasal congestion is very uncomfortable, I massage the Xiangying acupoints on both sides of the nose when he is in a good mood.2. If he sleeps with nasal congestion at night and breathes through his mouth, I cover his fontanel with my hot hands.
3. As long as the child has a cold, soak the child's feet in warm salt water before going to sleep. That is, put two spoons of salt in hot water above 40 degrees until the child's feet turn red. If he has a little sweat on his back, the illness will be halved.