How to reduce swelling on head

If there is a bump on the head, you should reduce the swelling in time. There are many reasons for a bump on the head. The most common one is caused by bumps and collisions due to carelessness. At this time, you can use cold compresses, which can relieve the swelling, especially the rupture of capillaries. If it is more serious, you should take certain anti-inflammatory drugs. If you experience dizziness and other phenomena, you must go to the hospital for examination in time.

How to reduce swelling on head

1. Infants and young children hit their heads

Most of them are passive collisions, such as the forehead hitting an adult's teeth or head while playing; falling off the bed and hitting something while sleeping; bumping or falling somewhere because an adult does not hold the child well. Generally, in mild cases, apply some cooking oil, children's pp cream, or blood-dispersing ointment and it will be healed in two days.

If the lump is large, you can use cold compress to stop the bleeding immediately. Do not rub it, which will aggravate the rupture of the capillaries. After a while of cold compress, when the lump no longer grows larger, apply children's blood-dispersing ointment, and then apply hot compress to disperse the blood stasis after a day.

If the lump is accompanied by bleeding problems, you need to see a doctor. Do not bandage it casually to avoid traumatic infection and inflammation.

If a big bump appears after the back of the head hits the ground, do you need to check whether it is subcutaneous hemorrhage? Soft tissue injury? Generally, the child will cry very hard, but there will be no abnormal reaction. Then you can treat it by applying cold compress first, then applying medicine, and then hot compress.

If the child's behavior is abnormal, with symptoms such as convulsions, vomiting, and drowsiness, he or she must be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment immediately to rule out concussion and intracranial problems! Try to calm your child as much as possible and avoid getting excited.

2. The adult hit his head and got a big bump

The external force must be very strong. If it has not ruptured and the lump is not very large, you can apply light pressure and cold compress with ice. The pain and swelling will be relieved after ten minutes or so. In the later stage, you can apply some safflower oil or blood stasis cream, take Panax notoginseng tablets orally, and apply hot compress to disperse blood stasis after ten hours. You can also use boiled eggs for hot compress.

If the lump is severely congested, you need to go to the hospital to drain the blood and receive appropriate treatment; if you experience dizziness, vomiting, drowsiness, or convulsions, you need to go to the hospital immediately to check for brain injuries and other problems caused by the impact.

Some people hit their heads frequently and simply deal with the impact themselves or endure the pain. These people think that the head is made of bones that cannot be broken. However, the brain in the skull is soft tissue, and the brain nerves are very fragile. When the skull is hit, the brain will be concussed. If the concussion is strong, it will damage the brain nerves. I hit my head and got a big bump on it. The bump disappeared soon, but my vision gradually became blurred and I often had tinnitus. I went to the hospital for a check-up and found that the blood congestion in my brain was compressing the optic and auditory nerves.