Thuja oil for adenoids for children: which oil to choose, how to apply, how to drip

Content

1 Why is inflammation of the adenoids dangerous for children?
2 The effectiveness of thuja oil for the treatment of adenoids
- 2.1 Composition of thuja oil
3 Pharmaceutical preparations based on thuja oil
4 Treatment methods
5 Treatment regimens depending on the degree of adenoid development
6 Terms and rules of treatment
7 Komarovsky's review of the use of thuja oil for adenoids
8 Compatibility with other drugs
9 Restrictions and contraindications
10 Conclusion

Thuja oil for adenoids for children is used for a gentle but effective treatment of inflammation. In most cases, the remedy helps to quickly cope with the disease, but in order to ensure that it does not cause harm, you need to know how exactly the beneficial oil is used.

Why is inflammation of the adenoids dangerous for children?

Everyone, both adults and children, have tonsils, located on the back wall of the nasopharynx. In their normal state, they are small in size and do not interfere with a person in any way. However, with a viral or bacterial disease, the tonsils can become inflamed and turn into adenoids.

Children are most susceptible to inflammation of the adenoids; their immunity is not very strong and cannot resist most viruses. Inflammation of the adenoids is usually divided into 3 degrees depending on the symptoms.

First - it is difficult for the child to breathe through his nose at night, which causes anxiety and insomnia, but during the daytime the adenoids do not bother him.
Second - breathing is difficult both at night and during the day, the child’s throat is constantly sore, the voice becomes nasal. The child tries to breathe mainly through the mouth, feels constant lethargy and often gets sick, against the backdrop of all this, school performance decreases.
Third - the nasal passage becomes completely impassable, and the baby can only breathe through the mouth. The throat is irritated all the time, ARVI and runny nose, purulent otitis media often appear, and hearing loss occurs. Headaches appear, and short periods of breathing may occur during sleep. Physically and mentally the child becomes noticeably weaker.

Thus, inflammation of the adenoids of any degree leads to a decrease in the quality of life, and sometimes creates situations hazardous to health.

The effectiveness of thuja oil for the treatment of adenoids

The beneficial properties of thuja have a strong effect on adenoids. The product has an anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and healing effect. Therefore, for adenoids, healing oil:

eliminates pathogenic bacteria in the nasopharynx;
helps relieve inflammation;
disinfects mucous membranes and prevents re-infection;
heals microcracks and wounds formed on the surface of the nasopharynx;
promotes rapid healing of damaged mucous membranes.

In addition, useful thuja has a mild analgesic effect and has a vasoconstrictor effect. Thanks to this, the positive result becomes noticeable immediately, after the first use of thuja.

Attention! Oil can only be used for adenoids in children over 3 years of age; at an earlier age the risk of allergies is too great.

Composition of thuja oil

The valuable properties of the drug are explained by its composition. Thuja contains:

aromatic resins and essential oils;
tannins;
flavonoids;
caryophyllene;
pillen and pinin;
cedrol;
fidren.

Thuja also contains trace elements and vitamins necessary for the body; they not only help fight inflammation of the adenoids, but also strengthen the immune system.

Pharmaceutical preparations based on thuja oil

Pure undiluted oil has too high a concentration of active substances, so it cannot be used for treatment. For adenoids, you need to use special pharmaceutical products in which the oil is already diluted in the required proportions with other ingredients.

Several of the most popular and effective drugs can be listed.

Thuja Edas-801 - a Russian-made healing product with the addition of olive oil. Prescribed for the treatment of nasopharyngeal polyps, adenoids, rhinitis and otitis. For children, thuja oil Edas-801 is ideal for adenoids because it does not contain allergenic components, the product does not cause irritation and has no side effects.
Thuja DN — a preparation based on safe petroleum jelly and thuja extract. Well suited for the treatment of purulent otitis and sinusitis, adenoids and runny nose. It is prescribed, including for children, but it cannot be used for acute rhinitis.
Thuja Sat is a Russian pharmaceutical drug in the form of granules, which is prescribed for adenoids, lipomas and fibromas. The main medicinal substance in the composition is thuja extract.The drug has a good effect, but it is used mainly for adults or for children over 5 years old; treating children with granular medicine is not very convenient, they can choke.
Tyay GF — the drug consists of thuja extract, homeopathic and vaseline oils. Prescribed for purulent rhinitis and thick nasal discharge, and inflammation of the adenoids. Intolerance to the drug can only occur if there is an individual allergy to the active ingredient, but if there is no allergy, the drug will quickly relieve irritation and promote healing.

Important! Pharmaceutical preparations based on thuja may differ slightly in price and composition, but the main active ingredient in them is the same.

Treatment methods

Useful oil can be used not only for instillation - there are many more methods of therapy. Which one to choose depends on the age of the children, the severity of the inflammation and other individual circumstances. Sometimes several methods are combined and used comprehensively for better effect.

Instillation into the nose

Instilling thuja oil into the nose for adenoids is the main way to use this useful remedy. When injected directly into the nasopharynx for adenoids, the drug brings the fastest and most powerful effect.

Use the product as follows:

for treatment use one of the pharmaceutical drugs with a concentration of no more than 15%;
drop 2 drops of oil into each nostril;
The procedure is repeated three or four times a day.

Before using the product, you should ask your child to blow his nose thoroughly or drop a weak saline solution into his nose to cleanse his sinuses. Only then should the baby be laid on the sofa and the healing thuja driped in.You cannot get up immediately after the procedure; the child must lie down for some time.

Attention! Therapy of adenoids with thuja takes a long time - daily dripping of oil will take about 2 months.

Nasal rinsing

In case of severe inflammation of the adenoids with a purulent runny nose, children can rinse their nose with a healing mixture using thuja. Prepare this mixture as follows:

mix 2 large spoons of calendula, sage and chamomile;
pour boiling water and leave for 20 minutes;
20 drops of medicinal thuja preparation are added to the infusion;
cool the product and filter it.

Children need to rinse their nose with a useful composition twice a day until the condition improves.

Inhalations

Inhalations with healing oil have a good effect; they are mainly used as part of complex treatment or for mild inflammation of the adenoids.

Just 3 drops of pharmaceutical oil must be added to a glass of fresh boiling water. When the water has cooled down quite a bit, you need to sit the child over the glass and ask him to gently inhale the fragrant steam for 10-15 minutes. At the same time, covering your head with a towel, as is usually done during inhalations, is not necessary in this case.

Aromatherapy

Treatment of adenoids can be supplemented with aromatherapy. Thuja oil must be dripped into a special aroma lamp, usually no more than 4 drops per small room. You can light the lamp during the day or leave it on all night. If the symptoms of a cold and inflammation of the adenoids have appeared quite recently, then aromatherapy can, in principle, stop the disease in the early stages and prevent its development.

For aromatherapy, you can use pure, undiluted oil. With this method of use, a high concentration of beneficial substances will not cause harm.

Aromatic baths

For children over 5 years old, if the adenoids are inflamed, you can take aromatic baths with thuja oil. They make them this way: add 5-6 drops of pure oil to the collected container, and the water temperature should be warm, but not hot.

The child should stay in the bath for about 15-20 minutes, making sure that his chest remains above the surface of the water. Healing baths for the treatment and prevention of adenoids are taken daily for a month, and when the disease begins to recede, twice a week until the symptoms completely disappear.

Treatment regimens depending on the degree of adenoid development

How exactly to use thuja oil depends on the severity of the inflammation of the adenoids. It is generally customary to use several instructions for thuja oil for adenoids in children.

Instillation for 1.5 months three times a day, 2-4 drops in each nostril. This method is suitable for grade 2 adenoids, when the inflammation is quite severe.
Instillation for 2 weeks three times a day, 4 drops - a shortened course of treatment is used for grade 1 adenoids. After a course of oil instillation, you need to take a break for at least 2 weeks, and then, if necessary, the treatment can be repeated.
Instillation in combination with other medications for 1.5 months. In the first week, children need to drip Protargol into their nose twice a day, and after 15-20 minutes - healing thuja oil. In the second week, they begin to alternate Protargol with Argolife, in the third they again return only to Protargol and thuja oil, in the fourth they again begin to combine all the products with each other. Such complex treatment should be used for grade 2 adenoids, when inflammation must be combated with all available methods.

Attention! Reviews of thuja drops for adenoids are mostly positive. But before starting treatment for adenoids, any therapeutic regimen should be agreed upon with a pediatrician, so as not to accidentally cause harm to the child.

Terms and rules of treatment

Healing oil has an effective effect on adenoids, but stable results will have to wait a long time. The course of treatment with thuja takes at least 6 weeks, and with breaks, therapy usually lasts about six months.

The break between courses should be at least 2 weeks, and preferably about a month.
For good results, you need to instill pharmaceutical oil into your nose three times a day, at least 2 drops. However, an overdose should not be allowed, otherwise the drug will cause harm.
Instillation of thuja is carried out only for a clean nose; the nasal passages must first be rinsed with salt water or a special spray.
Immediately after instillation, the child needs to lie down for another quarter of an hour, the oil should drain into the nasopharynx along the mucous membranes.

Reviews of the medicine thuja for adenoids state that, as a rule, the first results from the use of thuja occur within 1-2 months. But breathing through your nose becomes easier already in the first week of using the product.

Komarovsky's review of the use of thuja oil for adenoids

The famous children's doctor, Dr. Komarovsky, has repeatedly spoken about the healing properties of thuja oil. In general, he evaluates the effectiveness of the oil positively and agrees that the product can be used for the treatment of adenoids.

However, the pediatrician emphasizes that thuja for adenoids is suitable for treatment only in the initial stages. If we are talking about grade 3 inflammation, then you need to think about surgery and removal of the adenoids.Therapeutic treatment in this case will not give an effect; rather, the situation will only worsen if surgical intervention is postponed.

Compatibility with other drugs

One of the main advantages of healing oil is that it can be freely combined with other drugs. The product is ideal for complex treatment.

Most often, the oil is used together with Protargol and Argolife drops - these drugs are included in the popular treatment regimen for adenoids. In both antiseptics, the active ingredient is a solution of colloidal silver, which combines well with thuja. The treatment regimen usually looks like this: thuja is combined with Protargol for a week, and then Argolife is used for another week, and so on for 1-1.5 months. You can also alternate medications by day. You must first instill one of the antiseptic solutions into the nose, and only then use a soft healing oil.
You can use thuja together with drops based on sea water. There will be no harm from this either; on the contrary, the oil will soften the mucous membranes. Usually, children's noses are washed with drops or spray with sea water, and after a quarter of an hour, healthy pharmaceutical oil is instilled.

When inhaling and preparing health baths, thuja extract interacts well with any natural oils, for example, citrus and eucalyptus esters, sea buckthorn and jojoba base oils.

Advice! The way to use oils for inhalations and baths is to mix ethers in equal proportions, 1-2 drops at a time, no more than 3 products at a time, and add just a drop of ether to 100 ml of base oil.

But using a mixture of oils for instillation into the nose or rinsing, even in low concentrations, is not recommended - this can lead to harm to health.Plant extracts are too viscous and are not suitable for nasal instillation in combination with thuja.

Restrictions and contraindications

According to reviews, thuja for adenoids in children brings an excellent effect, if you take into account contraindications and possible side effects. Thuja cannot be used:

if you are allergic to thuja extract and pine essential oils in general;
for acute rhinitis;
for inflammation of the adenoids of the 3rd degree - in this case only surgery is indicated.

Also, when using the drug, it is prohibited:

use 100% undiluted thuja ether for instillation and rinsing, this oil will cause burns to the baby;
combine thuja with other essential oils without permission from a doctor;
use an aroma lamp daily in the child’s room - an excess of essential components can be harmful.

Adenoids should be treated with thuja oil only according to proven regimens. It is necessary to take breaks between courses of therapy.

Conclusion

Thuja oil for adenoids for children can be of great benefit in the first stages of inflammation. If you use it according to the instructions, the product will eliminate pain, ease the child’s nasal breathing and eliminate most unpleasant symptoms.