3-minute rule to avoid illness for children when using air conditioning

Many people often wonder what temperature is suitable for their children, how to set the air conditioner for their children, but mothers must understand that each type of air conditioner will have different usage regulations, different capacity - cooling level, different wind level and different family space. Therefore, there cannot be a specific level for each house. But according to doctors, parents need to note the following:

Give your child plenty of water to drink.

Drinking plenty of water is never a bad idea. The biggest concern for children in air-conditioned rooms is dehydration. Dehydration not only weakens the body and makes them susceptible to illness, but also causes constipation due to hard stools that are difficult to digest.

Mothers should give their babies plenty of water when they are in the air-conditioned room. Whether it is filtered water, breast milk, formula, juice or soup, they all help to rehydrate the baby’s body.
Do not turn on the air conditioner 24/24h
Leaving the air conditioner on all day will cause the air to become stagnant, which is not good for the health and respiratory system of children. Every day, mothers must turn off the air conditioner at least twice, open all the doors, use fans to expel all the stagnant air, and at the same time let in as much sunlight as possible into the room.

3-minute rule
The sudden temperature difference between inside and outside the air-conditioned room can quickly "knock down" the child's resistance, making them susceptible to fever, flu, and cough. Mothers should remember that every time they want to take their child out of the air-conditioned room, they should open the door 3 minutes before, let the child stand and play nearby to get used to the hot air outside.

On the other hand, when your baby comes home from outside and sweats a lot, you should wipe the sweat off your baby and let him rest for at least 3 minutes at normal room temperature, avoiding letting your baby go straight into an air-conditioned room with cold wind and suddenly low temperature.
Do not let the air conditioner blow directly into the baby's sleeping area.
Children's respiratory systems are very sensitive. If the air conditioner blows directly into the face or head, the child with a weak constitution will easily get respiratory diseases such as respiratory allergies, rhinitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, sore throat.

Common symptoms of babies are cough, fever, stuffy nose... which can appear after staying in air conditioning for a long time. Keep the room clean and humidified.

How to treat children with diseases caused by air conditioning:

Cough due to cold, flu

Children often catch colds and flu due to sudden changes in environment, such as when a child goes from hot to cold; or when a child just plays and sweats and doesn't change clothes right away but goes into an air-conditioned room... causing the child to catch a cold or flu.

+ How to treat cough due to cold and flu:

Cough due to flu is caused by virus, so in this case, doctors will only treat the symptoms, not use antibiotics to treat.

There are many ways to treat coughs caused by colds and flu, each suitable for different ages of children.

Children: Give children safe cough medicines, traditional cough medicines or expectorants that do not have much effect on children.

Older children/adults: There are more types of cough medicines such as cough suppressants, central nervous system depressants, or opium-based products (for adults).

In addition to cough symptoms, children may also have fever, stuffy nose, runny nose... At this time, mothers should give their children fever-reducing drugs (paracetamol and Ibuprofen) according to the instructions on the medicine box in combination with nasal drops.

Children with cough due to allergies

Children with allergies that cause coughs are mainly allergic rhinitis due to unclean air conditioners. Normally, air conditioners will have specific regulations on dust filter cleaning time depending on the brand and how often they are used.

+ How to treat cough for children with allergic rhinitis:

Children with coughs caused by allergic rhinitis must be treated with antihistamines to combat allergies, which can be taken orally or by nasal drops. In addition, anticonvulsants can be used to relieve nasal congestion.

Cough due to pneumonia

Pneumonia is a serious condition, when a child has pneumonia, they will have symptoms such as high fever, cough, difficulty breathing, rapid breathing, fatigue, and chest retraction. If you suspect your child has pneumonia, you should take your child to the hospital, do not treat it at home. When you go to the doctor, he or she will prescribe treatment depending on the severity of the disease.