What if the foreign body enters the child’s nose?
1. Try to let your child breathe with his mouth
Do not inhale through your nose to prevent foreign bodies from moving deep into the nasal cavity or even the trachea.
Step 2 Blow your nose
For older children, the nostrils on the side without foreign bodies can be blocked, and then the children can blow their noses and blow out the foreign bodies.
Step 3 Blow
If the baby cannot finish blowing his nose by himself, and the foreign body is round objects such as paper rolls, peanuts, beans, etc., and the child can cooperate at the same time, he can try the blowing method to blow out the foreign body:
- Let the child sit upright or stand and open his mouth, while the parents also open their mouths close to the child’s mouth. When the child exhales, block the nostrils without foreign bodies, and then blow a sigh of relief into the child’s mouth.
If parents cannot master this method well, they should seek the help of a doctor.
4. Seek medical treatment in time
When any of the following situations occur, you should seek medical treatment in time:
- The blowing method cannot blow out foreign matters; Foreign bodies are irregular or sharp; Foreign bodies exist for a long time, and pus or smelly nasal mucus appear in nasal cavity. The child has difficulty breathing.
Common Mistakes about Intranasal Foreign Bodies
Use cotton swabs, tweezers, etc. to pick out foreign bodies
No matter using cotton swabs or tweezers, it is easy to cause foreign bodies to be pushed deeper and more difficult to take out.
How to prevent intranasal foreign bodies?
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Try not to give raisins, corn, candy, etc. to children under 3 years old. Out of curiosity, children are likely to plug these things into their noses.
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Try to put screws, button cell and other small parts out of the reach of the baby.
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Educate children not to plug food, screws, batteries, etc. into their nostrils.