Health Care in Cold Weather

With the recent hike in COVID-19 cases, we need to grow more serious towards taking care of ourselves, especially in this cold weather.

In the cold weather, our body gets vulnerable to various respiratory problems, and higher are the chances that we could contract COVID-19. The air in this weather becomes cold and can be harmful for our lungs, but, fortunately, our nostrils work as conditioners for the cold air and give it a warm effect. However, this cold air can be a cause of a severe attack for the asthma patients, as it shrinks the respiratory tubes inside our lungs, causing it difficult for us to breathe. Furthermore, it could also increase the probability of you to have a pneumonia attack.

Among all of us, children are most likely to fall prey to sore throat, chest infection, cough, flu and fever in the cold weather. Any of the conditions can cause blockage in the children’s nose, and can cause severe breathing problems. Besides, the nose matter thickens and disturbs the system of the throat as well, leading towards tonsils to get affected badly. Since, ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) issues are interconnected with each other, one problem can give birth to the other problem, for instance, sore throat can cause ear pain. Therefore, it is vital to take care of children’s health in this season, especially when COVID-19 is on its peak.

While taking care of children, it is very necessary to take nose-health under consideration. Children don’t usually know how to blow their nose, and this thing can cause several health challenges. Let us check out how to take care of their nose health;

·         Use saline water drops for preventing the nose from getting blocked.

·         Use a suction bulb or cotton buds to clean the nose.

·         Lie them down on their abdomen, through this all the mucus would come out of their nose.

·         Make them sit in a normal position and mucus would come out of it.

·         Getting steam would also help clearing the nose.

Well, the most important thing is to prevent children’s nose from getting blocked; it is the base of all other ENT problems. If we focus more on clearing the nose of the children, the probability of them getting attacked by different seasonal health problems would be decreased by 90 percent.