My infant son of 10 months has a running nose all the time..even if we live in a city where there is not much cold...You doint even require a sweater in the day...may be early morning there is bit cold....Can it be because we use chemical -based mosquito repellant (vaporizer) ?
2006-12-18 01:10:10 · 8 answers · asked by monu2003_2004 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Many times a runny nose on a baby has nothing to do with whether your child is cold or not. He may have an allergy to something in your home. Start changing his pillow case, bed blankets, PJ's, clothing... carefully watch if his runny nose get worse or better. Also, there could be a food he is allergic to. If you have a pet in your house, you may consider that also.
I have a son, that seemed he was sensitive to everything when he was a baby. We had him tested and nothing was ever really revealed. Later we found that there was underlying mold in the wall that no one knew about. When that problem was fixed, he got better.
2006-12-18 01:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by Hawksflyn2u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the fact that the repellent is likely poisonous to some extent probably doesn't help much. I'd be reading the label if I were you to determine if it's safe to use around infants.
However, the constant runny nose? Hmm... I have three children and each one of them when through the "slimy" stage. I used to address the stuff that came out of them as some form of industrial lubricant. 10 months is right in that ball park for that. So it may just clear up with time.
However, if you're truly worried about it, you should probably check with your pediatrician.
2006-12-18 09:15:46 · answer #2 · answered by Tragicfame 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all why are you using a chemical-based mosquito repellent around a 10 mo old child? He probably has allergies. Lots of kids are allergic to cleaning products, pets, different kinds of things that have odors etc... I would ck with his Dr.
2006-12-18 09:43:43 · answer #3 · answered by d3midway semi-retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be the chemical based mosquito repellent(vaporizer) or possibly an allergy of some sort an idea might be to talk to your child's pediatrician
2006-12-18 09:17:07 · answer #4 · answered by s m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter suffered from that for about 2 years. Eventually the doctor decided it could be an alergy to milk. We saw a dietitian, had to take her off all milk products for 2 weeks then reintroduce them slowly. Turned out she was alergic to only the fat in milk, she was ok on skimmed. Even now 14 years later she still has to be careful about too much milk fat.
2006-12-18 09:16:39 · answer #5 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*I'm a nurse. I would make an appointment with the doctor or even call the office and ask. It could be just that your child is colder than you would be. Try otc cold medicine and bundle your precious baby up. See if that helps. Also if the child develops a fever, make an appointment.
2006-12-18 09:14:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be allergies, do you have any pets? It could be from dust in the air. also my son would get a runny nose when he was teething. If you are still concerned just take him to the doctor to just make sure its not an infection- but if it is clear it is generally not an infection.
2006-12-18 09:22:27 · answer #7 · answered by imalwysrite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you or your partner a smoker? Secondhand smoke is detrimental to infants and causes all kinds of respiratory problems
2006-12-18 09:19:21 · answer #8 · answered by Dianazor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋