Is it true that applying egg white to the forehead can reduce fever?

Babies are very easy to catch colds. If they catch a cold, they are likely to have symptoms such as fever. The fever must be reduced as soon as possible, otherwise the high fever will even affect the baby's brain development. However, because the baby is too young, medication cannot be used to reduce fever, and the side effects of medication are generally very serious. Therefore, many parents will apply egg white on the forehead to reduce the baby's fever. So, is it true that applying egg white to the forehead can reduce fever?

1. Can egg white reduce fever?

No! There are many physical cooling methods that can be used when the human body has fever symptoms, but applying egg white on the body will not achieve the effect of reducing fever. In addition, children's skin is delicate, and due to different individual constitutions, egg white may cause allergies in children with sensitive skin, so it is not recommended to use the method of applying egg white to reduce fever.

2. Common misunderstandings about reducing fever in babies

A common way for people to deal with a cold is to cover themselves with a quilt to induce sweating. This sometimes works for adults, but it's not suitable for babies. The baby's limbs are insufficiently supplied with blood, and their nervous system is not yet fully developed. If they are wrapped too tightly, they will not be able to dissipate heat, which will lead to dehydration and metabolic acidosis. In more serious cases, it may cause brain hypoxia. Clinically, there is a disease that is exclusive to children - "blanket syndrome".

What is Blind Syndrome?

It often occurs in infants under 1 year old, and is especially common in infants less than one month old. This is mainly because parents are afraid that their children will catch a cold and get sick, so they dress them too much and some even cover their heads with quilts, causing their children to have high fever, lack of oxygen, convulsions, coma, and even serious consequences such as respiratory and circulatory failure. If this disease is not treated promptly, it may cause sudden death of the baby within a short period of time.

4. How to prevent "blanket syndrome"

1. Parents should avoid wrapping their babies too tightly, and should not add heat-dissipating materials around the baby's bedding without limit.

2. Do not place the baby under the mother's armpit to sleep after feeding. It is recommended that mother and baby sleep in separate blankets.

3. When the baby is sleeping, you should mainly protect his abdomen and soles of the feet to avoid wind and cold. The baby's neck can be exposed, but the baby's face must not be blocked, which may cause breathing difficulties.

4. Try to choose a soft quilt for your baby instead of a heavy quilt.