Can nebulization reduce phlegm?

Nowadays, babies are often prone to colds and fevers due to low immunity and resistance. It is very scary if a baby has a fever, because in severe cases it may cause encephalitis and pneumonia. Especially the inflammation problem after fever, which often manifests as constant coughing, is very harmful to the body. Doctors often recommend nebulization for babies, but can nebulization help reduce phlegm?

Is nebulized expectorant harmful to babies?

Nebulization to remove phlegm is harmless to babies.

Nebulizer therapy is a method in which drugs act directly on the respiratory tract rather than reaching the lesions in the respiratory tract directly through the blood circulation. Systemic adverse reactions are relatively few, and the dosage of drugs is low. Generally, the amount of drugs inhaled through nebulization is only a few dozen molecules of systemic drugs. In addition, children are more likely to cooperate with nebulization treatment, and it is painless and non-invasive.

Is nebulization of expectorant harmful to babies? What is nebulization therapy?

Nebulizer inhalation therapy is a commonly used method for treating respiratory diseases. It uses the principle of gas jet to disperse the drug into tiny droplets or particles suspended in the gas through a certain atomization device, and then deposits them in the respiratory tract and lungs by inhalation to achieve the therapeutic effect of the drug. It is a method of administration, just like oral medication, intramuscular injection, and intravenous infusion. However, compared with other methods of administration, nebulizer inhalation therapy has the characteristics of small dosage, faster drug effect, less systemic side effects and easy use.

Is nebulized expectorant harmful to babies? What are the commonly used nebulized drugs?

1. Inhaled corticosteroids Inhaled corticosteroids are the strongest local anti-inflammatory drugs. Budesonide and beclomethasone dipropionate are available in China for nebulized inhalation.

2. Bronchodilators Bronchodilators can dilate the trachea. Bronchodilators include selective β2 receptor agonists and choline receptor antagonists. Commonly used selective β2 receptor agonists are terbutaline and ventolin, and commonly used choline receptor antagonists are ipratropium bromide.

3. Expectorants can reduce the viscosity of sputum, making it dilute and easier to discharge. Representative drugs include ambroxol hydrochloride and N-acetylcysteine. Currently, there is no nebulizer formulation of ambroxol hydrochloride in China.

4. Antimicrobial drugs: Currently, there are no special nebulized antibiotics in my country, and intravenous antibiotics are not recommended as nebulized antibiotics.

Is nebulization of expectorant harmful to babies? Is nebulization treatment safe?

Many parents are worried about the side effects of hormones. In fact, compared with the dosage of systemic corticosteroids, the adverse reactions of nebulized corticosteroids are relatively small and relatively safe. They have no significant effect on children's growth and development and bone metabolism, and the risk of systemic adverse reactions (growth retardation, adrenal suppression, decreased bone density or fractures) is not increased. Some children may develop oral fungal infections if used improperly, but these can be alleviated by rinsing the mouth after inhaling the medicine, temporarily stopping the medication, and using local antifungal drugs.

As far as bronchodilators are concerned, β2 receptor agonists are selective agonists with few side effects. Sometimes overdose or improper use of the drug can cause reactions such as skeletal muscle tremors, headaches, and accelerated heartbeats. Common adverse reactions of choline receptor antagonists include headache, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, etc.

Therefore, the side effects of commonly used nebulized drugs are relatively small, and they are relatively safe as long as they are used according to regular dosage.

Is nebulized expectoration harmful to babies? Will nebulized treatment cause dependence?

There is no dependence problem with nebulized expectorant. Because some drugs in nebulizer achieve the purpose of expectoration by inhibiting the secretion of airway mucus. After the disease is cured, nebulizer will be stopped. If the child shows dependence on nebulizer, it is not just a simple respiratory sputum problem. The child may have airway hyperresponsiveness and may have asthma.

The key to nebulization for cough is to see what causes the cough. If it is caused by asthma, nebulization treatment is the first choice. Nebulization has good reliability and safety. The hormone content in nebulization is relatively low. The therapeutic dose of nebulization will not affect the baby. It is usually inhaled into the lungs and metabolized by the liver, and has almost no effect on the body.