Patient's question:
I want to ask how to deal with a baby's stuffy nose. My baby is 16 days old. Recently, I noticed that his breathing isn't good. Is it because he's just newborn and has metabolic issues? I want to ask how to treat a baby's stuffy nose.Doctor's answer:
This is related to the anatomical and physiological characteristics of an infant's nose. An infant's nasal cavity is small, nasal passages are short, nasal mucosa is soft, and capillaries are rich, making them more prone to congestion and edema compared to adults. If nasal secretions form crusts, gently remove the crusts with a cotton swab to allow the nasal mucosa secretions to dry, enabling nasal secretions to breathe forward and backward, causing itching, stimulating infants to sneeze, and allowing dry secretions to be expelled from the nasal cavity along with breathing.