Hot forehead but no fever

Some people feel their forehead is hot but they don't have a fever and their body temperature is normal. So what is going on? Moreover, most of the people who have hot foreheads but no fever are infants and young children. Why do infants and young children have hot foreheads but no fever? In fact, many parents are afraid that their children will be cold, so they dress their babies in more clothes and cover them with more quilts. This causes the baby's forehead to be hot but not have a fever.

1. Cold

It may be a precursor to a cold, but the body temperature has not yet appeared. Fever may appear after a while. At this time, you need to measure your body temperature regularly. If the temperature is too high, you need to take medicine to reduce the fever.

2. Keep warm

If the baby does not have a fever, it may be that he is covered up. You can wear less clothes or ventilate the room to let the temperature cool down naturally. Parents and the elders in the family are afraid that the baby will catch a cold. In fact, babies are more afraid of heat than us adults. Generally speaking, babies should wear the same number of clothes as adults, or one piece less than adults. Because children's metabolism is faster than adults, they dissipate more heat than adults, which makes their body temperature higher and they are less afraid of the cold. If you dress your baby in too many clothes or cover him with too many thick quilts, the baby will have a fever, resulting in a hot forehead but no fever.

3. What to do if your baby has a fever

1. When the body temperature is below 38.5℃, physical cooling is the preferred intervention.

Fever is the most common symptom of infectious diseases in children. The treatment of fever can be roughly divided into "physical treatment" and "drug treatment". Generally speaking, when a child's body temperature is below 38°C, there is no need to use drug treatment, but choose the correct physical cooling method. For example, applying a fever-reducing patch, drinking plenty of water, and taking a warm bath can all help lower body temperature.

2. Infants and young children with a body temperature above 38.5°C need drug treatment.

If you find that your child's body temperature has exceeded 38.5℃, parents should closely observe the child's condition so as to respond in time. For infants and young children, when their body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, they need to be given medication.

3. If the body temperature is above 39°C, medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

When a child's body temperature exceeds 39°C and is considered a high fever, Western medicine treatment is usually chosen. Currently, ibuprofen and paracetamol are commonly used antipyretics in clinical practice. These two types of drugs are relatively safe. But one thing that must be made clear is that parents should use the medication under the guidance of a doctor, especially pay attention to the dosage, and send the baby to the hospital for treatment in time.