Nasal congestion is a common occurrence in daily life, and for adults, after the symptoms of nasal congestion occur, they often know that it is caused by a cold or other reasons. But for young children, parents often do not fully understand, so is nasal congestion in young children a cold?
If young children experience nasal congestion symptoms accompanied by clear nasal discharge, and their bodies are afraid of cold, sneezing, and the phlegm in the throat is relatively thin, with no or no obvious throat pain, and nasal congestion symptoms mostly belong to the wind cold type of cold. It can be alleviated by encouraging young children to drink more hot water and keeping warm. Most wind cold colds can heal on their own.
If a baby is suffering from a stuffy nose and cold, accompanied by sneezing and thick yellow nasal discharge, as well as redness, swelling, and pain in the throat, thick phlegm, worsening cough, and fever or high fever. This nasal congestion cold should be a symptom of viral cold or flu. For this symptom, medication treatment may be necessary.
Another type of nasal congestion is caused by symptoms of rhinitis, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis, which can also lead to nasal congestion and sneezing, similar to a cold. Therefore, when young children experience nasal congestion and runny nose, the specific cause of this symptom must be determined first, and then targeted adjustment and treatment can be carried out.
