Parents are most afraid of their babies having a fever, especially high fever is even more terrifying. Some babies have a high fever that burns their brains, and some babies have a high fever that causes convulsions. Therefore, fever is very scary and must be promptly reduced. Some babies have a fever that quickly subsides, while others experience a fever that subsides when taking medication and increases without it. What should I do if the baby keeps having a high fever?
What should I do if my baby keeps having a high fever
The child always has a fever. Considering that it is caused by inflammation and infection, a comprehensive examination can be done to see what causes the fever. It is important to pay attention to nutrition in the baby's diet. For cases of high fever, in addition to fever reduction treatment, it is also necessary to check whether the high fever is caused by a cold or inflammation in order to completely reduce the fever.
Will a fever burn your head
Having a high fever on its own will not lead to a deterioration of the brain or intelligence.
As long as diseases such as encephalitis and meningitis damage the brain tissue itself with viruses, it will only harm intelligence or sensory functions, rather than causing people to become dull or deaf due to fever. The stability of the temperature control center in infants and children is not as good as that in adults, and mild viral infections may also result in a high fever of 40 ℃. Parents do not need to panic too much.
According to calculations, regardless of the cause of fever, body temperature rarely exceeds 41 ℃. If it exceeds this temperature, the risk of developing bacterial meningitis or sepsis may be higher, and extra vigilance should be exercised. As for the high temperature limit that brain cells can tolerate, it is 41.6 ℃. Beyond this limit, brain cell proteins will undergo irreversible damage due to high temperature, but this extreme high temperature rarely accompanies disease outbreaks.
Here is a reminder to parents that a baby's fever is not that scary. As long as the cause of the fever can be identified and treated accordingly, the fever can be reduced. However, it should be reminded that if the baby always has recurrent fever, it means that the cause has not been found. If the cause cannot be found, simply reducing the fever is useless.
