How can i manage a runny nose?

"Manage" is a good..: "manage" is a good word for what you do with a runny nose. "stop" would be a good word for what you do with a runny nose, if it were possible to stop it safely, but "manage" is what most people do -- with saline nose drops, more saline nose drops, and lots of tissue paper and patience. Antihistamines work if the runny nose is allergic; decongestants work poorly if at all.

Saline and suction: A runny nose makes it difficult for your baby to eat from bottle or breast, so you need to clear out your baby's nose. I tell moms to put some saline up the baby's nose and use some suction device. The best device i've found is the nose frida: you provide the suction, but the mucus is trapped by a filter. Sounds gross, but the moms in my practice swear by it (check it out on youtube).

Nasal Saline: 5-10 drops of nasal saline followed by suctioning can help to remove the secretions.

Support: Suction after application of saline ( salt water ) drops, and a vaporizer. If your child is acting normally, sleeping well, etc. Nothing really needs done. Over the counter cold cures are not recommended due to safety risks.If your child is suffering, call you pediatrician.

Nasal saline: I like advising the use of intranasal saline along with a bulb syringe to help to extract the mucus from your child's nose. Your provider can often give you a bulb syringe to use. Over-the-counter Loratadine can also be used in older infants (no more than 2.5ml daily), but i would not recommend anything else until you see your provider.

Nasal saline drops: Babies ages 3-12 months can easily catch colds from other people. If there is just a runny nose, without much fussiness, without any high fever, without other worrisome symptoms, then parents can leave the nose alone. The runny nose will get well on its own in most cases. If the mucous is blocking the nose somewhat, try a few drops of saline, followed by gentle suctioning with a suction bulb.

Runny nose: Management of a runny nose is best addressed by an allergist, seek the opinion of a local allergist. Find one at acaai.Org or aaaai.Org.

Depends: It depends on why your nose is running. There is a condition called chronic rhinitis in which the nose just runs. It is common in older people and common after people eat. There is an excellent nose spray called atrovent (ipratropium) that can stop this running without other side effects. It works much better than saline sprays decongestants and antihistamines for this condition.

Depends on the cause: If it is from allergy, prescription nasal steroid or antihistamine spray works well. If it is from a cold, there is a rx nasal spray for that too. For cold-induced runny nose, an anti-cholinergic spray works the best.

Lots of choices: There are many decent choices that include antihistamines both oral and nasal, as well as intranasal steroids and anti-muscarinics. Ideally find the trigger and avoiding is ideal but not always practical.