What are the ways in which smog affects children especially?

[ China Pharmaceutical Network Health and Wellness ] In 2017, the winter holiday is approaching. Many families have to take their children out to travel or return to their hometown in the north. Since the winter, the smog has covered the north, although Guangzhou can still see the blue sky, but occasionally there are smog situations. In the face of smog, is there any way to reduce the damage to children? Nandu reporter interviewed pediatric experts, from wearing a mask to massage, telling the prevention and treatment methods in several aspects.

The haze is especially affecting children.

The two terms we most often hear about smog are PM10 and PM2.5. These two values ​​represent the diameter of the particles in the air. Particulate matter of different diameters will have adverse effects on health after being inhaled by the human body, especially for children.

The haze often causes childhood diseases such as cough, rhinitis, bronchitis and other respiratory infections, chronic respiratory diseases, conjunctivitis and so on. If it is an allergic child, the dust mites that may be carried in the smog granules can also cause allergic asthma, mainly manifested as irritating dry cough, chest tightness and suffocation, and often combined with allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis and other diseases, and increase infectious diseases. The incidence.

In addition, the haze may affect children's emotions. The haze and the sky are gloomy. When the sun is dim, the pineal gland in the baby's body will secrete more pineal voxels, which will lower the concentration of hormones that evoke cell work. Become extremely inactive and cause children to be depressed.

Fighting against smog, you can also do massage in addition to wearing a mask

Traditional three strokes against smog

First, wear a mask

Wearing a mask can really prevent smog. The former deputy chief physician of Pediatrics of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Xiao Xue, the chief physician of Tian'ai Pediatrics, pointed out that the ordinary mask has a large aperture and it is impossible to stop the PM2.5 attack. Larger children can choose a mask with a breathing valve, but be sure to check the mask carefully, use it strictly according to the age of the instructions, and wear a mask to fit the face to effectively isolate the smog.

Second, the house is at home

Parents should pay attention to the smog warning. When the smog is serious, try to reduce the children's outdoor activities, especially the activities with a large amount of exercise, to avoid inhaling harmful substances. In this weather, you can choose some suitable places, such as a library with an air purifier, a children's activity center, etc., and arrange some suitable indoor activities for your child. If the child needs to go out, it is recommended not to go out too early. The fog is relatively heavy in the morning, and the haze will be relieved as the sun comes out. Tell your child not to exercise too much and avoid inhaling more pollutants into the lungs when breathing.

Third, pay attention to health

After going out to go home, first change the coat and pants, separate the outdoor virus, wash your face and wash your hands in time, wash your face with warm water. When cleaning the nasal cavity, you can use a clean cotton swab to wash the water repeatedly: diligently rinse the mouth and clean the nose. The smog can enter the respiratory tract of the human body through the nose and mouth, or enter the digestive tract of the human body through the oral cavity, and the child can use the clear water to gargle, and the smog particles in the oral cavity can be washed out to avoid damage to the digestive tract.

Massage also has a preventive effect

Dr. Dong Haipeng, the Early Childhood Comprehensive Development Division of the Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, also recommended the use of massage to prevent it.

Method 1. Acupoint application. Drug preparation: white mustard, asarum, ephedra, eucalyptus, clove, Xanthium, the above drugs are prepared in proportion to form a powder, the powder is adjusted into a paste with fresh ginger juice, and then pelleted to a diameter of about 0.8 cm. The cupping treatment is preceded by the first lateral line of the back bladder, which takes about 10 minutes, and then takes the main points of Dazhui, Fengmen, Feishu, Tiantu, Suizhong and Umbilical.

God is tired, short-sounding, low-sounding, self-sufficient and cold-stricken lung deficiency patients plus Yunmen, Zusanli; sputum is more and less dilute, eat less and stay, then spleen-deficiency type patients with spleen deficiency and spleen and sputum; Perennial onset, nasal itching, frequent, fearful, cold, cold, limbs, yang deficiency type patients with Shenshu, Guan Yuan. The prepared pellet was fixed to the selected acupuncture point with a tape having a diameter of 5 cm. The application time is 4 to 6 hours for adults and 2 to 4 hours for children. If the itch is unbearable after the drug is applied, it can be removed in advance, once a week, 4 times for a course of treatment, and 3 courses of continuous application.

2. Acupressure. Take Yingxiang, Yintang, Hegu, Zhigou, Zusanli, Tianshu, Yongquan, each acupoint is not less than 5 minutes each time, insist on massage at home, once a day. According to the severity of the symptoms, you can massage several times a day. Written: Southern Reporter Jiang Ling

Diet therapy

Dr. Dong Haipeng, Department of Early Childhood Comprehensive Development, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, recommends that the diet of the foggy day should choose light, digestible and vitamin-rich foods, drink plenty of water, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, so that not only can vitamins and inorganic salts be supplemented. It can also play the role of moistening the lungs, drying the phlegm, relieving cough, strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney.

Increase B-carotene. For example, pumpkin, fungus, hawthorn, carrot, cantaloupe, orange, orange can be converted into vitamin A in the body to maintain epithelial tissue cells.

Pay attention to vitamin D supplementation. The time of exposure to sunlight in the haze is reduced, and some vitamin D can be added in an appropriate amount. The cod liver oil is not only rich in vitamin D but also contains vitamin A, which is a good choice. It is recommended to eat more fish, especially marine fish.

Reduce the intake of spicy foods. The more such weather, the more we need to adjust the diet, you can use steamed, stewed way to eat more white meat. Eat some fruits such as pepper, garlic, onion, onion, etc., but do not use these ingredients as the main ingredient, and do not use extreme spicy ingredients such as pepper.