The causes and treatment of Croup


Croup refers to a disease of the respiratory system of children, there is usually late at night and accompanied by hoarseness, stridor special (high-pitched, wheezing inspiratory) and cough. Croup is typical for children aged up to four years. In older children and adults airways wider cartilage in their walls less elastic and the effect of the swelling of the mucous in inflammation is not so significant.



Causes

* Most often it occurs when spasm or swelling of the mucous membrane of the trachea and larynx with SARS or influenza, is rarely in diphtheria, allergies or a lack of calcium in the blood.

* The reason cereal may also have inflammation of the epiglottis (cartilage that covers the entrance to the larynx during swallowing) due to a viral or bacterial infection. In this condition, the temperature rises to 39 degrees. A sick child can not only eat, but also swallowing, refuses to go to bed.

* Inhalation of foreign body through the nose, such as walnut or seashell causes a spasm of the larynx and trachea

Symptoms of croup




The child usually wakes up in the middle of the night, coughing and uttering sibilant sounds. The sound of his breathing is like a cock (crow) inspiratory and expiratory barking. A person may blush cough, but at the same time, the child is able to breathe and the temperature rise is usually not observed. Nevertheless, it is necessary to pay attention, if not turned blue lips of the child.
Pale skin, and cyanosis of the lips means that the child can not breathe well enough, and his body is not provided with oxygen, which requires immediate hospitalization. If the body temperature rises above the rump at 39 degrees

Usually children becomes easier if bring them to cold air or to breathe the warm steam. A few hours later croupous cough usually resolves on its own, but may appear in the night again in the next few days and then disappear completely.

What you can do?

- First of all, check whether the baby is breathing, he swallows and if he has a fever.
- Do not panic. The concern of parents leads to more funk baby, which exacerbates the symptoms of croup.
- Try to reassure the child. Once you calm him down, it will become easier to breathe.
- It is necessary to give the baby to breathe the warm steam. To do this, use a humidifier or move the child to the bathroom and turn on the hot water faucet at full capacity, to steaming and keep the child on it, comforting and reassuring him. (Some doctors and home management of medicine suggest using steam from the kettle or pan, but it's pretty dangerous. After hot steam can burn both parents and the child).
- If the warm air does not bring relief for half an hour, open the window and let the child breathe the cold air.





- Watch for warning signs.
Immediately transported the child to the nearest hospital, if you see the following symptoms: physical exhaustion, weakness, blue lips, raising the temperature to 39 degrees and above, the child's refusal to go to bed and the inability to swallow saliva. In addition, you need to go to the hospital if the symptoms of croup are not in the application of hot steam and cold air.






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