Many dad and mom face a dilemma within the winter months: “to swim, or to not swim?”
Outdated wives tales regarding youngsters’s well being within the winter are sometimes taken as reality. On the subject of telling the distinction between heath fundamentals and well-liked mythology, dad and mom don’t at all times have all the proper data. Dr. Norris Payne of Payne Pediatrics affords some details to dispel these myths.
MYTH #1: Swimming, chilly, and wind could cause ear infections.
FACT
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Center ear infections (otitis media), frequent in babies, are attributable to viruses and infectious colds. Sometimes, fluids from the Eustachian tubes within the ear drain by the nostril and throat. Throughout sickness, passages constrict and the fluid builds up and should grow to be contaminated. Swimmer’s ear appears to be a mixture of things. Heat humid air, heat water, size of time uncovered to water, the pure enzymatic exercise within the ear canal and the presence of micro organism are components that predispose the ear to swimmer’s ear.
MYTH #2: A transparent, runny nostril is just not contagious.
FACT: A transparent, runny nostril doesn’t essentially point out a scarcity of an infection. Then again, a coloured discharge doesn’t essentially imply an infection. Different signs must be thought-about in addition to the size of time the signs have been current.
MYTH #3: Going outdoors with moist hair will trigger a chilly.
FACT: Moist hair, icy temperatures, and uncovered heads don’t trigger colds. Solely viruses do! Rhinovirus survives higher from late spring by early fall, when humidity is excessive.
MYTH #4: Most colds are caught within the winter.
FACT: Don’t let the identify idiot you– most “colds” are caught within the spring and the autumn. The virus which causes colds turns into largely dormant within the winter.
MYTH #5: Sudden modifications in temperature or getting caught within the rain will trigger colds.
FACT: If one turns into ailing after experiencing these climate situations, Dr. Payne believes the sickness and the climate are only a coincidence. Viruses trigger colds, not the climate. Nonetheless, Dr. Payne does agree modifications in climate situations might trigger allergic reactions to flare up. Sneezing and runny noses lasting just a few days are indications of an allergic response; colds final about 1-2 days.
Parts of this text have been reprinted with permission from Parentimes Journal.
