What to do if your child's eyes are swollen while sleeping

Many new mothers will feed their children a lot of water before they go to bed, which causes the children to have swollen eyes after waking up. Of course, in addition to drinking too much water, there are many other reasons for the children's swollen eyes. The detailed reasons are listed below. So what should you do if your child’s eyes are swollen when sleeping? Appropriate measures can be taken for the reasons listed below.

1. Causes of children's swollen eyes

1. Bad eye habits

Children read or study under dim light, watch TV for a long time, watch TV at a very close distance, often play games or use the computer. These will cause eye fatigue in children. Incorrect eye habits are the root cause of eye diseases. Simple redness and swelling of the eyes can recover after rest, but if it causes myopia, it will not be so easy to adjust and cure.

2. Eating habits

Bad eating and living habits can more easily lead to puffy eyes. Too much salt will cause water retention and slow down lymphatic circulation. Therefore, if you consume high-salt or spicy foods for a long time, toxins may not be effectively excreted from the body. Long-term accumulation will naturally lead to symptoms of eye swelling.

3. Incomplete eye hygiene

Frequent rubbing of eyes with hands, or mixing children's towels with adults', causing bacterial infection, can easily cause children's swollen eyes. Therefore, children's eye hygiene work must be thorough. Teach children not to rub their eyes with their hands and prepare a small towel separately for them.

4. Kidney function problems

Primary nephrotic syndrome in children can also cause puffy eyes. If parents cannot find the cause of their children's swollen eyes, they must take their children to the hospital for examination and to confirm the cause. Urinalysis is an important method to detect kidney disease in children. If the child's urine protein is positive in the urine routine test, then parents should pay attention. The child is likely to have kidney disease and the child should be taken for timely treatment.

2. What to do if your child has swollen eyes

1. Check urine routine

If parents find that their children have symptoms of swollen eyes, they must carefully find out the cause. If it is determined that it is not due to drinking too much water before going to bed or being affected by the surrounding environment, then it is very likely that there is a problem with the kidneys.

2. Improvement through food

Children's diet should be balanced, especially the eyes need different nutrients. Usually, we should pay attention to children's diet, ensure their nutritional supplements, eat more vegetables and fruits, etc., to enhance their resistance.

3. Develop good habits

Children's eyes are still in an imperfect and unstable stage. Using their eyes for a long time and at close range will lead to decreased vision and myopia. Therefore, we should pay attention to children not overusing their eyes and pay attention to eye hygiene.