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Suggest Treatment For Nose Block And Sleeplessness In Kids

My daughter is 1 1/2 yr old. She has severe nose block during last night. During the whole night she did not sleep properly. She was crying and had disturbed sleep intermittently. Kindly advise me on her treatment. Can we give her nebulization since she is breathing with mouth ?
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Hello,

Thank you for asking at HCM.

I went through your daughter's history and would like to make suggestions for her as follows:

1. For nose block, I would suggest her saline nose drops regularly and frequently to open her nose. I would also suggest her use of a decongestant drops like xylometazoline (Pediatric preparation) strictly not more than 3 days.

2. If she has nose symptoms like running nose, sneezing, etc, I would also suggest her an antihistamine like cetirizine or levocetirizine for 5-7 days.

3. If she has allergies, removal of allergy causing substances from her environment is very important.

4. She is breathing through mouth because her nose is blocked. Nebulization should not be given for mouth breathing.

Nebulization should only be given on your doctor's advise after examining her chest carefully with stethoscope.

5. If above measures do not improve her nose block, I would suggest her nose to be examined by an ENT specialist so that cause of nose obstruction can be known.

Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you.

Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM.

Wish your daughter the best of the health ahead.

Thank you & Regards.
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Suggest Treatment For Nose Block And Sleeplessness In Kids

Hello, Thank you for asking at HCM. I went through your daughter s history and would like to make suggestions for her as follows: 1. For nose block, I would suggest her saline nose drops regularly and frequently to open her nose. I would also suggest her use of a decongestant drops like xylometazoline (Pediatric preparation) strictly not more than 3 days. 2. If she has nose symptoms like running nose, sneezing, etc, I would also suggest her an antihistamine like cetirizine or levocetirizine for 5-7 days. 3. If she has allergies, removal of allergy causing substances from her environment is very important. 4. She is breathing through mouth because her nose is blocked. Nebulization should not be given for mouth breathing. Nebulization should only be given on your doctor s advise after examining her chest carefully with stethoscope. 5. If above measures do not improve her nose block, I would suggest her nose to be examined by an ENT specialist so that cause of nose obstruction can be known. Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you. Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM. Wish your daughter the best of the health ahead. Thank you & Regards.