The common cold is most often accompanied by a runny nose. And in childhood, you need to be very careful about the choice of medicines. Most pediatricians advise mothers to use the drug "Nazivin" for children. The instruction carries information that this medicine will help narrow the vessels in the baby’s nose, and it will be much easier for the baby to breathe. This drug eliminates the risk of complications that are possible with a cold, for example, otitis media or sinusitis. The medicine should be instilled in a child for no more than five days, otherwise, with prolonged use, the effectiveness of the active substance decreases markedly.
There are drops of three different types on sale. In addition, it is very convenient to use the Nazivin spray for children, the instructions for use offer a different dosage depending on the age of the child.
So, drops with an active substance content of 0.01% can be instilled in children under the age of one year. Such a medicine is not at all bitter, which means that the baby will have no reason to refuse to take it. Up to the age of five weeks, newborn babies are recommended to instill the medicine no more than twice a day. Starting from one month, you can already increase the number of receptions up to three times.
The drug "Nazivin" for children is very effective, the instruction carries a lot of useful information. So, starting from the year you can use a medicine with a larger dosage for instillation - 0.025%.
Starting from the age of six, you can use the spray "Nazivin" for children, the reviews of which are the most positive. Here the concentration of the active substance is 0.05%. The duration of action of the spray and drops "Nazivin" is the same - twelve hours. Therefore, even twice a day will be quite enough to achieve maximum effect. In the instructions, the maximum number of receptions is three.
Unfortunately, this medicine has contraindications. If a child revealed rhinitis, which is accompanied by atrophy of the nasal mucous membranes, then this drug can not be used for treatment. Also, from contraindications, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus and diseases accompanied by an increase in blood pressure can be distinguished . You can add heart and kidney failure to this list.
Of the side effects that may occur during the use of the drug "Nazivin Children's", the instruction identifies the following: dry nose, as well as burning, coughing and nausea. You can add vomiting, shortness of breath and dizziness, increased blood pressure and sleep disturbance to this list. The child may become restless. All these symptoms indicate that an overdose of the drug was allowed. In case of manifestations of such reactions to the drug, it is necessary to show the child to the doctor.
With special care, the drug "Nazivin" should be used for children up to a year. Here you need to be very careful about the dosage. After all, a runny nose in a newborn baby is not a harmless phenomenon at all. Due to the fact that mucus accumulates, it becomes difficult to breathe, which means that the normal supply of oxygen to the organs of the baby is not ensured. Sometimes a baby even refuses a breast. And it’s the Nazivin medicine that is the only drug that is suitable for newborn babies during the treatment of the common cold. The dosage is prescribed by the doctor. Now your baby will sleep peacefully at night, will not refuse food.
As soon as you put the medicine in the nose of the child, he immediately feels relief - it becomes easier for him to breathe. The drug "Nazivin" eliminates edema and hyperemia of the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx. It is effective for otitis media. It is very important not to use this medicine with antidepressants, since in this case an increase in pressure is possible. In addition, you should not combine the use of this drug with other vasoconstrictor drugs. Otherwise, the risk of side effects becomes higher.