The power of maternal love is too great, not a single woman can remain indifferent to the state of health of her baby. Of course, babies are given special attention, because they cannot complain or explain what hurts and where.
One of the most common causes of unrest is a hoarse voice in the baby. Most mothers get scared and immediately call a pediatrician at home, which is without a doubt absolutely correct. However, the appearance of wheezing or vocal rasp is not always a symptom of the disease, sometimes changes are caused by commonplace household reasons.
When there is no need to worry?
If the baby’s voice is hoarse, which cried out loudly for a long time before such changes, crying, then one should not worry about the emergence of hoarseness, but about the potential for a hernia. It is likely that the baby is disturbed by colic and this becomes the cause of moodiness, which, in turn, leads to the appearance of wheezing.
In these circumstances, complications arise due to the load on the vocal cords. As a rule, it passes on its own within a few days. This reason can be said if only a hoarse voice is observed in the baby - without fever, runny nose or other signs of ailment.
The baby can scream and not because of colic; at this age, many children are worried. You should check whether he is comfortable in the crib, whether there is any inconvenience in the used baby clothes, whether it is too hot or cold in the room. It is possible that the lamp or floor lamp interferes with the child. The reasons why the baby is crying are incredibly many. Therefore, you need to carefully check everything that can cause moodiness.
When to worry?
It should be worried if a hoarse voice is noticed in a baby who is calm, not crying for hours on the eve. This may indicate the presence of a disease, usually of an infectious origin.
In no case should you postpone a doctor’s call if, in addition to wheezing, there are:
- temperature increase, fever, or, conversely, its decrease;
- sweating or dryness, peeling of the skin;
- a change in complexion - from redness to cyanosis or yellowness;
- the appearance of rashes of any nature;
- refusal of food;
- vomiting
- loose stools or constipation;
- stool with a pungent odor, mucus, or foamy contents;
- thickening and darkening of urine.
A sick child is immediately visible. There is no mother who does not intuitively feel that something is wrong with her baby. You should trust your suspicions and, at the slightest fear, immediately call a doctor.
The most common causes of wheezing
As a rule, a hoarse voice in an infant appears for the following reasons:
- anatomical defects of the larynx or any damage to it;
- infectious or respiratory diseases;
- the development of inflammatory processes in the nasopharynx;
- runny nose;
- problems with adenoids;
- hypothermia;
- stressful situation.
Each of the reasons that can cause vultures or wheezing can be present both alone and in combination with others. They can affect the baby's body at the same time or alternately. For example, if the reason why a baby has a hoarse voice is because of a stuffy nose, runny nose, then this is a negative effect of hypothermia. Thus, a chain of factors led to the development of the disease, in which one became a direct consequence of the other.
What childhood illnesses can be accompanied by wheezing?
A hoarse voice in a baby can be a symptom of diseases. Often, hoarseness accompanies the development of such childhood ailments as:
- whooping cough;
- scarlet fever;
- diphtheria;
- measles.
In some cases, wheezing occurs with chickenpox. Of course, without exception, all colds are also the reason why the baby has a hoarse voice. What to do in such a situation? Urgently contact a pediatrician and insist on his immediate visit. When it comes to the health of children under the age of one year, it is better to be safe than not to watch.
Can I give medication on my own?
In no case can you pick up the medicine yourself and give them to the baby, if the voice is hoarse in the baby, 1 month old baby or more, it does not matter. All medicines are prescribed by the pediatrician, the specialist also determines the desired dosage and dosage regimen.
As for the warming ointments, before using them, it is also necessary to obtain the approval of a pediatric doctor. Even those products in which the natural composition is declared can affect cardiac activity or cause allergies. As a rule, they resort to them if the voice is hoarse in the baby, 3 months of which has already turned. Up to this age limit, warming ointments are used only for the doctor's direct appointment.
What can I use on my own with wheezing caused by crying?
In the event that the baby has a hoarse voice without temperature or changes in appetite, any other alarming symptoms and there is a firm belief that the violation in the timbre is not associated with the disease, you can resort to folk remedies.
If the child cries due to colic in the tummy, then you need to give him dill or chamomile water. These drugs have long been used and nothing better than them, modern pharmaceuticals against spasm in infants are not able to offer.
If the baby cannot fall asleep due to an annoying factor with which nothing can be done, then you should use teas from fennel, lemon balm, mint.
Often the cause of screams is diathesis and diaper rash. Of course, you need to fight them with the help of modern means - powders, creams, and also use “breathing” diapers and change them as often as possible. A decoction of parsley roots can help cope with diathesis from the inside. This is a proven tool that is widely used in villages today. For adults, parsley and celery are usually boiled, but for the smallest, only the first is enough, since the second plant is too aggressive for infants.
What can be done if the child wheezes due to hypothermia?
Firstly, you need to make sure that the little man is really cold. To do this is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. You need to check the nose, cheeks, ears, arms and legs, palms and feet. If these parts of the body are very cold, then measures should be taken until the child has become ill.
You need to rub your hands and feet, face. In the room where the baby sleeps, you should leave eucalyptus oil or pine. This is a kind of inhalation, but not direct. You can give the baby a decoction from the collection of medicinal plants or use it for inhalation by placing it indoors.
What to do if the doctor cannot arrive quickly?
If the baby lives outside the city, and the nearest pediatrician is several tens of kilometers away, then you will have to do it yourself, without a specialist examining the child.
But in the modern world, means of communication and communication are highly developed. You should not just make a doctor’s call at the clinic by phoning the registry, but also find an opportunity to contact him yourself. It is possible that the doctor will be able to consult remotely, using the video chat available on almost any of the social networks or in mobile applications for communication.
This will help not to waste precious time in case the child is sick. And if the cause of wheezing is not associated with diseases, such a remote preliminary consultation will help parents calm down and secure the approval of a specialist in the use of folk remedies.
How to avoid wheezing? Prevention of possible causes
Any painful condition, including the occurrence of vulture or wheezing in the voice, is easier to prevent than to treat.
For prevention, one should not forget about such simple actions:
- regular airing of the room;
- thorough cleaning in the nursery;
- control of the temperature in the room and the level of air dryness;
- the choice of clothes for walking in accordance with the weather;
- neither hot nor cold food.
The level of air dryness is one of the reasons why the baby may begin to wheeze or be capricious. This happens especially often in the cold months, due to the central heating system and the use of heaters. To deal with this is not particularly difficult, just put in a children's humidifier.
Wheezing often becomes a harbinger of asthma; it occurs due to allergies caused by the dustiness of the room. Therefore, it is extremely important to air the nursery several times a day and clean it carefully in the room.
As for the hypothermia of the child, then clothes for walking should be chosen in accordance with real weather, and not with calendar dates. For example, if it is January in the reference system, but it is drizzling on the street, and the thermometer’s column has frozen at a plus point, then you don’t need to dress your baby in fur overalls and wrap a cotton blanket. It is also important not to combine shopping with a walk. The child overheats indoors, and when he is on the street, he quickly freezes. If it is not possible to purchase products without babies, it is better to go to the street market or take a walk with someone who can stay with a stroller near the entrance to the market.
Excessively hot or, conversely, cold food, drink can also cause wheezing. It is important to check the temperature and its uniformity, especially when the baby begins to eat from a spoon.