What Is The Treatment For Nasal Congestion In A 3-year-old?

Posted on Fri, 15 Jun 2018

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Question : My 3 weeks old kid seems to be having nasal congestion.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Put only saline nasal drops please

Detailed Answer:
Hi...at this age - do not use any oral medications for nasal block or cold also.

For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion (available as Nasivion-S).

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