Not only in the hospital, steam therapy for babies can also be done at home, you know. Besides being more comfortable for babies and parents, doing steam therapy at home is also relatively cheaper. However, before doing so, there are a few things you need to know.
Steam therapy is one way to relieve respiratory complaints due to narrowing of the airways. In infants, this complaint is often caused by asthma and bronchiolitis. In addition, steam therapy is also believed to be useful in relieving the symptoms of nasal congestion due to nasal congestion rhinitis allergy.
How to Do Steam Therapy at Home
There are several ways you can do to give steam therapy to babies at home, namely:
Create a steam room at home
Creating a steam room at home can be done by filling a bathtub or bucket with hot water. After that, the little one's lap in the room for about 15 minutes. Let him breathe and inhale the warm steam freely. So that your little one doesn't feel bored, you can massage or breastfeed him.
However, you have to be careful. Do not let Mother and Little One get hot water. Therefore, sit some distance from the tub or bucket filled with hot water earlier.
One more thing to remember, don't stay in the steam room for too long, especially if the ventilation is not good. Instead of relieving complaints, what is there for Mother and Little One can actually get more short of breath.
Use humidifier (air humidifier)
In addition to making a steam room, steam therapy can also be done using a steam room humidifier. Besides being useful for overcoming dry lips, humidifier It is also useful for dealing with dry and stuffy noses in babies.
Currently, there are various types available humidifier which you can adjust according to the needs and size of the room. Its use is also not complicated because it can be placed directly in the bedroom.
The two ways above can be done to make steam therapy at home. However, this therapy should not be used as the main therapy, especially if your little one is having problems with his respiratory tract.
Nebulizer as Terapi Uwha
One of the most frequently used steam therapy to treat respiratory disorders in infants is with nebulizer, which is a device that can convert liquid medicine into vapor.
Before getting steam therapy with nebulizer, the baby needs to be examined by a doctor first. The use of this tool should also not be arbitrary, because the dose of the drug and the duration of its use must be adjusted to the condition of the baby.
Steam therapy is indeed one way that can be used to treat respiratory disorders in infants. However, not all babies can and are suitable to use steam therapy. So, always do the treatment according to the doctor's advice, Mom.
If your little one's breathing problems don't improve even after using steam therapy, immediately go back to the doctor.