Bronchiolitis is a common lung infection in young children and infants. It causes inflammation and congestion in the small airways (bronchioles) of the lung. Bronchiolitis is almost always caused by a virus. Typically, the peak time for bronchiolitis is during the winter months.
How do you treat bronchiolitis in babies?
Treatment at home
- Keep your child upright. Keeping your child upright may make it easier for them to breathe, which may help when they're trying to feed.
- Make sure your child drinks plenty of fluids. ...
- Do not smoke at home. ...
- Relieving a fever. ...
- Saline nasal drops.
What are symptoms of bronchiolitis in babies?
During this time, your child may develop some of the following symptoms:
- a rasping and persistent dry cough.
- rapid or noisy breathing (wheezing)
- brief pauses in their breathing.
- feeding less and having fewer wet nappies.
- vomiting after feeding.
- being irritable.
