When babies have a cold, it is essential to unblock their noses. The nasal aspirator can be useful in case of a very crowded nose. Which model to choose? How to use it ? What precautions should be taken ? Here are the answers to your questions.

A nasal aspirator or a nasal aspirator is a medical device that allows you to blow your nose and clean your baby’s nose by suction. There are manual or electronic models.

Composition

A manual baby nasal aspirator comes in the form of a thin transparent tube with two silicone tips (one mouthpiece for the aspirator and one nasal for the baby), a reservoir and a filter that prevents nasal secretions from entering the mouth. the mouth of the person who sucks. There are also pear baby nose cleaners that come in the shape of a plastic pear.

The electronic baby nasal aspirator consists of a body with a battery compartment, a silicone nosepiece and a reservoir.

A nasal aspirator sucks up the phlegm that is blocking the nose of a baby or toddler. Most children do not know how to blow their nose on their own until they are around 2-3 years old, so it is essential to help them to do so in order to prevent ENT complications.

Manual baby nasal aspirator

• The manual aspirating baby nose sucks up the secretions that clutter the nose of the baby or young child with an oral suction from the parent;
• The pear manual nasal aspirator sucks the phlegm from the nose by simply pressing the bulb once the nozzle is in the baby’s nostril.

Electronic baby nasal aspirator

The electronic baby nasal aspirator on its own aspirates the secretions that interfere with the child’s breathing.

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The nasal aspirator can be used to clear the nose of babies and young children up to the age of 2-3 years because they cannot blow their nose.

The stages of operation

• Lay your child on their back, preferably with their head elevated. Start by injecting physiological serum into your child’s nostrils, then place the tip gently at the entrance of one of his nostrils, being careful not to push it in too far;
• if you are using a manual aspirator, you must then put the mouthpiece in your mouth and suck through the small tube;
• If you are using a manual pear baby nose device, apply pressure to the pear reservoir. The call for air thus created sucks up the secretions;
• if it is an electronic baby nasal aspirator, once the tip is in the nostril, turn on the device that will suck up the secretions;
• repeat the operation in the other nostril.

After each use, remember to disassemble the nasal aspirator and clean it with lukewarm water and mild soap, then let it dry. Throw away the disposable parts (nasal tips with filter from the manual baby nasal aspirator or disposable nasal tip from the electronic baby nasal aspirator).

When to use it?

The use of the nasal aspirator is controversial. Pediatricians advise against it because it can irritate the nostrils. It is recommended to use the nasal aspirator when your baby has a very crowded nose, to help him breathe better occasionally, and not for a simple cold. This does not exempt you from washing your child’s nose several times a day with physiological saline.

Precautions to take

• Wash your hands before and after using the nasal aspirator;
• Do not push the tip of the nasal aspirator too far into your baby’s nostril;
• Inhale gently. Too violent blowing with a baby nose device can cause edema of the nasal mucosa, which would have the consequence of further reducing the size of the airways, which are already narrow in children and narrowed when the latter has a cold;
• Don’t try to suck it all in. It is impossible to empty the child’s entire nose because the secretions are constantly produced and come back;
• Better not to use the nasal aspirator more than three times a day.

Choose the model you like the most. Be aware that the pear manual baby mouthpiece is the cheapest, and the electronic baby nasal aspirator is more expensive than manual baby nose cleaners.

Other criteria to take into account: an electronic model is polluting at the end of its life and can break down. However, it allows the suction force to be adjusted with a button, which is easier than with a manual model. There are models of electronic baby nose cleaners that allow physiological saline to be released before use.