Tomorrow is the winter solstice.
The temperature is also getting lower and lower, and more and more mothers believe that Ding Ma has the same kind of struggle: the baby has asthma, is it to go out or not to go out?
When going out, the outdoor air is dry and cold. Don’t go out, the room is mites and floating dust. Either way, it may induce asthma attacks.
However, the baby’s curiosity about winter cannot be stopped. Even if you let him sit quietly one second ago and if he is not careful, he will sneak out again. What should I do in case of asthma attack and parents are not around?
Therefore, how to effectively control children’s asthma in the cold winter has become a key issue. Today, considerate Ding Ma summed up the following 9 winter suggestions for parents with asthma children at home.
Step 1 Wash your hands frequently
This should be the simplest and most effective way.
The children’s unclean hands are likely to accumulate a lot of viruses and bacteria, If these pathogens find opportunities to invade children’s respiratory tract, they are easy to cause infection. Therefore, hand hygiene is particularly important in this season when respiratory tract infection is easy to occur, because any respiratory tract infection is a great threat to asthmatic children.
Step 2 Get a shot of flu vaccine
In winter, there is a high incidence of influenza, and everyone is the [victim], especially in places like schools or amusement parks, where children are more vulnerable to influenza attacks.
After all, both schools and amusement parks are places where children often go.
Influenza itself is not much of a problem. In fact, as mentioned above, the key point is that this respiratory tract problem may induce asthma attacks. Therefore, if you are worried about this [secondary attack] of influenza, you can take a shot first and take some precautions.
Step 3 Have more ventilation
Imagine that in those cold days in winter, everyone’s home must be warm and comfortable, so the question arises: How long are you going to save this heat in your home?
In order to prevent the indoor air from being too [dirty], it is recommended to open windows frequently for ventilation, which can not only reduce the density of indoor bacteria, viruses and other pathogens, but also take away some dust suspended in the air and give asthmatic children a relatively clean indoor environment.
However, there is a contradiction here. If you open the window rashly, the dry and cold air outside the window will rush in. The stimulation of this cold air is also an inducement for asthma attacks. Therefore, it is suggested that everyone open the window for ventilation when the child goes out.
Step 4 Let the air inside the house be humid
Winter is easy like this. It is dry and cold outside and hot at home.
Although the skin feels very cool, in fact, as long as it is [dry], it is not good for the respiratory tract, because our respiratory tract is warm and moist. If it is too dry, it will stimulate the tender trachea, causing cough or asthma, and then asthma will come.
You can put a basin of water in a dry and hot home. Of course, this is a traditional method. The more modern method is to use a humidifier. If you have a hygrometer, you can try to adjust the humidity in your home to about 50% RH, which should be very comfortable.
5. Dust and mite removal
For families with asthmatic children, it is especially important to keep their homes clean in winter, when they stay indoors most of the time. Naturally, the less allergens such as dust and mites, the better.
Floating dust and mites suspended in the air can be circulated through [ventilation]; For the dirt on the ground, try not to sweep it, so as not to raise a room full of dust. You can try to use a vacuum cleaner or a mop to clean it.
Don’t forget your child’s bedding and pillows. It is very easy to assemble a [mite army] in this place. This problem is also easy to solve. First of all, you must ensure that bedding is changed frequently. Second, you must carry out these sets in sunny weather to bask in the sun. Ultraviolet rays are a [weapon of mass destruction] against mites.
Step 6 Breathe through your nose as much as possible
In some uncomfortable times, it is really pleasant to breathe with your mouth, but breathing with your nose is the correct way to open your breath.
Apart from modifying the facial features, It is indeed of great use. Breathing through the nasal cavity is one of the very important functions. The air sucked into the nasal cavity will first be filtered by the nasal hair, and then a small part of the air will be heated and humidified in the nasal cavity to prepare for entering the deeper airway, so that when the air enters the trachea, it will not be so stimulating.
So keep your mouth shut and try to breathe through your nose. Of course, you can also wear a warm but clean mask.
STEP 7 Try to be indoors
This seems difficult for children to do, especially when it snows.
When the outdoor temperature is too low (e.g. Below zero), the air is often dry and cold. This dry and cold air will easily stimulate the respiratory tract, make the trachea contract, spasm and induce asthma.
If you must go out to play, it is suggested that it is better to go out when it is warmer in the afternoon.
8. Warm up before outdoor activities
Before letting the child go outdoors, stay at home for 20 minutes to heat up.
According to a recent study, asthmatic patients can return to normal state faster after warming up and then exercise, and will also have better lung function during exercise.
This is actually valid in what season, but other researchers have added a special sentence [especially in winter].
Some experts also suggest taking asthma treatment drugs or taking a spray before going out for activities. In fact, this can still be flexibly arranged according to the amount of activities and personal physique of each child.
9. No Smoking in the Family
The extreme influence of tobacco on respiratory tract has long been familiar to everyone. A variety of harmful substances in the smoke of cigarette burning will stimulate the trachea to spasm and cause asthma.
Especially in this season of insufficient ventilation, once you smoke at home, the smoke will [circle the beam for three days] and it is difficult to completely discharge it. The best solution to this situation is to ban smoking in the whole family! If you can’t ban it, at the very least, you should take smokers outdoors before smoking.
Summary
The above 9 points are winter advice for children with asthma at home. They are cheap and good, and are standard in the world. However, these small skills in life can never replace drug therapy and formal medical treatment for asthma attacks.
Therefore, if the child has uncontrollable asthma attacks, he must seek medical treatment in time! You must see a doctor in time! You must see a doctor in time!