When a baby has a cold or allergic rhinitis, the secretions in the nasal cavity can easily clog the nose, causing difficulty breathing. And in order to clean the secretions in the baby's nose, some parents may use saline to wash the nose. So is there any harm to washing the baby's nose with saline?
1. Proper use is beneficial
Generally speaking, it is not very harmful for babies to use physiological saline to wash their nose appropriately. Physiological saline can clean the baby's nasal secretions and allergens, and also make the nose moist and feel better.
2. Destroying the environment of the nasal cavity
Although moderate use is not harmful to the nose, excessive use can damage the physiological environment inside the nasal cavity. In fact, the human nasal cavity has a self-cleaning function, and nasal hair can also protect the nasal cavity. Therefore, if the baby has nothing to do, there is no need to use physiological saline to wash the nose.
3. Self made saline can damage capillaries
Some parents believe that saltwater is simply prepared by adding salt to water. In fact, physiological saltwater is a disinfected seawater solution that contains not only sodium chloride, minerals, and trace elements. But homemade salt solution contains iodine, and if homemade salt drops into the nasal cavity, it can damage the capillaries in the nasal cavity.
4. Excessive concentration hinders changes in nasal cilia
Some parents may choose to purchase their own nasal wash salt to prepare physiological saline solution. If they choose to do so, the concentration of the solution should be appropriate and not too high, with a concentration of around 0.9% being the best. Because too high a concentration can hinder changes in nasal cilia.
