"Making faces" is not the child's fault, allergies are the culprit

"Making faces" is not the child's fault

Allergy is the culprit

瑞金医院儿科 Outpatient real cases

One day, Dr. Su received a small child in the consulting room. When the child’s mother came in, he pointed to the child impatiently and said: "Doctor, you see this child has learned I blinked and made funny faces again. I can't change it anyway. I really want to have a punch!" Dr. Su heard that the child was about to be beaten, so he quickly comforted the parents, and then watched carefully while chatting with the child.

Diagnosis and treatment whole process

In the next five minutes, the doctor saw the child blinking frequently, shrugging his nose and frowning from time to time. Stop rubbing his nose with his hands, and ask the child "Do you feel uncomfortable with your eyes and nose? Blinking and shrugging your nose will make it more comfortable?" The child nodded timidly and said, "Auntie doctor, I want to get rid of the bad problem, but I My nose and eyes are itchy. It’s better to wink and wrinkle my nose, and sometimes I don’t even know I’ve done these when my mother scolds me.” At this time, Dr. Su had some ideas in mind, and she was talking with her mother. After asking the medical history in detail and checking the child carefully, he knew the child’s diagnosis clearly.

Found the "culprit"

She told her parents that "the culprit of the child's "bad problem" has been found, because of allergies", My mother was skeptical at this time, how did "making faces" have something to do with allergies? The doctor then explained to the parents that the child is suffering from "allergic rhinitis" and "allergic conjunctivitis". Itchy nose and itchy eyes are one of the common manifestations of these two diseases. Various strange actions are actually made to relieve itching. Many times these actions are unconscious.

Make a diagnosis and treatment plan

Actually, the child is in pain, but the expression is not good, and the parents mistakenly think that they have learned "bad things" ", often scolded, and even beat the child, over time, the child became more and more sensitive, low self-esteem, and even serious psychological problems. After listening to the doctor’s explanation, my mother felt guilty and said, “It turns out that allergies still have these symptoms. I have been wrong to blame the child. I should really take her to the hospital soon!” Dr. Su said quickly, “It’s not too late now, as long as you actively cooperate. The doctor will treat the child, and the child will be well!” Then he formulated a treatment plan for the child and asked his mother to follow up regularly. Two weeks later, Dr. Su received feedback from her mother that the child "ghosted" a lot less, and the relationship between her and the child returned to the previous closeness.

In outpatient work, we often encounter children who come to see "bad things". Some children like to scratch and scratch in the west. Some children are used to clearing their throats frequently. Some children can’t stop for a moment, like the children in the story above. Stop "making faces". Parents who are troubled by these little actions of their children and seek medical advice everywhere are not effective. It may be that they ignore the culprit of "allergies".

Words to Parents

"Allergy" is like a cunning little fairy with many changes, and the symptoms it causes are also diverse. Skin allergies can cause urticaria, atopic dermatitis, respiratory allergies can cause rhinitis, chronic cough and even asthma, digestive tract allergies are often accompanied by unexplained crying, vomiting, diarrhea, blood in the stool, allergies and even children with hyperactivity are also related. If parents find that their children have abnormal behaviors or symptoms, they must seek medical attention in time, and ask the doctor "detectives" to help find the culprit, so that the children can recover quickly.

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