The child's body can respond atypically to a variety of infections and diseases. That is why in this article we will talk about when a child may have a temperature without coughing and snot.
About temperature
At the very beginning, it should be noted that the temperature itself cannot increase. So, it indicates the occurrence of a certain pathological process in the human body. In children, it usually rises against a variety of infectious and viral diseases. The increase in the thermometer itself is already observed at a time when the child's immunity begins to actively struggle with a foreign organism. At first, there may not be other symptoms, but later on most often they still appear.
Reason 1: the sun
A child may develop a temperature without coughing and snot if the baby is overheated in the sun. So, too long stays of crumbs in open sunlight can provoke an increase in temperature even above subfebrile indicators. What to do? In order not to observe such a development of events, a child on the street in the summer should always be in a panama hat or light hat. It is best to place the children in games for games and long-term outdoor activities in the shade. Also, with this problem, parents should remember that they need to avoid dehydration. In this case, the baby should be given to drink as much fluid as possible.
Reason 2: stress
Often, a child’s temperature without coughing and snot can appear in the event of a stressful situation or other emotional overstrain. In this case, dealing with the problem is pretty easy. Just need to surround the baby with affection and care.
Reason 3: physical impact
If the baby is previously hurt, burned or frostbite some parts of the body, he may also have a fever. A similar condition is often observed in winter, when a child comes home from a walk. Upon returning to the heat, the crumbs may slightly rise in temperature (to subfebrile indicators). However, it will quickly subside. The child will not feel any discomfort.
Reason 4: overheating
A child may develop a temperature without coughing and snot in case of overheating. However, for this it is not necessary to go to the beach and sit in the open sun. This can happen if the baby is heavily wrapped in blankets or clothes for walking, while taking too hot a bath. A slight increase in temperature can also cause the intake of hot drinks, such as, for example, tea.
Reason 5: poisoning
The temperature may rise without snot and cough in a child in case of poisoning. However, there may be other symptoms. For example, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea. Elementary baby can be poisoned by poor-quality food. In this case, we will talk about intestinal infection. After all, inflammatory reactions can occur in the child’s body, not only in the case of the development of a cold, but also with an upset gastrointestinal tract.
Reason 6: allergic reactions
The temperature without snot and cough in a child can also rise due to a variety of allergic reactions. Most often, a similar symptom is observed after taking poor-quality medications. A similar phenomenon in medical practice is called drug fever.
Reason 7: teething
Temperature without snot and cough in a child (2 years) can occur due to teething of the last milk teeth. The same can be observed in children of the very youngest age at the time of the appearance of the next tooth. In this case, the baby may not feel the temperature increase at all. It also often happens that there are no longer any associated symptoms.
Reason 8: diseases
Why else can there be a temperature without snot and cough in a child? Komarovsky in this case advises to look for the cause of this phenomenon in various kinds of diseases. So, you need to pay attention to other symptoms:
- If the baby has a fever, but also has a small rash on his body, this means that the baby has chickenpox.
- If the temperature and diarrhea is an intestinal infection.
- If there is a temperature, and more the crumbs have no symptoms, a blood test should be taken. After all, there are many diseases whose symptoms appear earlier than the temperature rises.
But still, if the baby has a temperature without snot and cough, Komarovsky advises against panic. You should not give your baby all kinds of medications. You need to wait a bit. In this case, either the temperature disappears, or the disease begins to develop, and other symptoms appear, based on which you can make the correct diagnosis.
What to do?
If the baby has a fever, but there are no symptoms, it is better to take certain measures.
- It is necessary to properly ventilate the room.
- It is also necessary to moisten the room in which the baby is. This can be done using a special device - a humidifier. If there is none, you need to put in the room the crumbs (mainly near the battery) a bowl of water. Wet towels can also be hung around the room.
- You need to make sure that the crumbs are not hot.
- At elevated temperatures, the baby needs to be given as much as possible to drink. This is necessary to maintain water balance in the body.
Is it possible to bring down the temperature?
If the child has a slightly elevated temperature, you can not invade this process. Until the thermometer exceeds the 38.5 ° mark, it is not recommended to lower the temperature with medications. However, for this, if desired, you can use traditional medicine. So, some parents use the following tool: you need to mix vinegar with water (in some cases, mix vodka with vinegar) and rub the crumbs body with this solution. From water and vinegar, you can also make a compress on the baby's head.
Taboo
If the baby has a fever, it is impossible to use various methods of treatment, which can provoke a subsequent increase in indicators:
- You can not put mustard plasters on the baby.
- Do not inhalation.
- No need to make alcohol compresses.
- You also need to abandon any foot baths.
If the baby has a fever for a rather long time, and there are no other symptoms, it is better to seek a doctor’s help and make sure that everything is in order with the child.