Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 This is kind of gross, I know, but does anyone have any tricks or methods that have worked for you in teaching a person how to blow their nose? My daughter has caught a nasty headcold, is very congested, and since about age 2 1/2 hasn't been able to blow her nose. In fact, her impulse seems to be just the opposite...she seems to want to 'keep it in' as she says - and I'll leave it to the imagination as to what that means, but let's just say it can't be comfortable or healthy. She is an accomplished 'wiper' with tissue, but there are times like this when she's so congested it would be nice for her if she could blow her nose, too. A behavior consultant once suggested we try a program for blowing games with feathers and cotton balls (this was when she was younger) to make them 'race' by using air from our noses. That didn't work. It's like she just doesn't have the muscle coordination or motor planning or something - whatever it is you need to breath in, close your lips, then breath out thru your nose. VERY frustrating. If anyone has any tips to share, I'd be grateful. Thanks! P.S. I just re-read this post and realize how strange this sounds! Just didn't know who else to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Our son won't blow either, but for a different reason. When he was little and would get mad, he would blow on his arm, your shirt, whatever he could get. When he quit that, he won't blow his nose at all. We use a saline spray to help keep him comfortable when he has a bad cold. It helps break up the congestion. Generic works as well as the brand names, or you can make it at home. I think it's 1/4 tsp. salt to a cup of warm water, but aren't certain of the proportion. Bet you could find a recipe on the internet on a young childhood site. Tonya Blowing Nose Question This is kind of gross, I know, but does anyone have any tricks or methods that have worked for you in teaching a person how to blow their nose? My daughter has caught a nasty headcold, is very congested, and since about age 2 1/2 hasn't been able to blow her nose. In fact, her impulse seems to be just the opposite...she seems to want to 'keep it in' as she says - and I'll leave it to the imagination as to what that means, but let's just say it can't be comfortable or healthy. She is an accomplished 'wiper' with tissue, but there are times like this when she's so congested it would be nice for her if she could blow her nose, too. A behavior consultant once suggested we try a program for blowing games with feathers and cotton balls (this was when she was younger) to make them 'race' by using air from our noses. That didn't work. It's like she just doesn't have the muscle coordination or motor planning or something - whatever it is you need to breath in, close your lips, then breath out thru your nose. VERY frustrating. If anyone has any tips to share, I'd be grateful. Thanks! P.S. I just re-read this post and realize how strange this sounds! Just didn't know who else to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Not strange at all and I wish I had a suggestion because my 9yr old son has the same problem.The motor planning is definately troublesome and immitation just doesn't work for him with trying to blow his nose.I actually take a bottle of saline and spray it into his nose then take a bulb syringe and try to get all I can out of his nose.I know what you mean..it's like " Man,if he could blow that mess out of his nose he'd be able to breathe! " I hope we get some suggestions regarding this! Stacey From: misslaur57 <jeruefamily@...> Date: Sun Jun 11 14:53:25 CDT 2006 autism Subject: Blowing Nose Question This is kind of gross, I know, but does anyone have any tricks or methods that have worked for you in teaching a person how to blow their nose? My daughter has caught a nasty headcold, is very congested, and since about age 2 1/2 hasn't been able to blow her nose. In fact, her impulse seems to be just the opposite...she seems to want to 'keep it in' as she says - and I'll leave it to the imagination as to what that means, but let's just say it can't be comfortable or healthy. She is an accomplished 'wiper' with tissue, but there are times like this when she's so congested it would be nice for her if she could blow her nose, too. A behavior consultant once suggested we try a program for blowing games with feathers and cotton balls (this was when she was younger) to make them 'race' by using air from our noses. That didn't work. It's like she just doesn't have the muscle coordination or motor planning or something - whatever it is you need to breath in, close your lips, then breath out thru your nose. VERY frustrating. If anyone has any tips to share, I'd be grateful. Thanks! P.S. I just re-read this post and realize how strange this sounds! Just didn't know who else to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Hello! First of all, the purpose of this site is for us to be able to write about exactly the thing you needed to write about.Our kids, Gd bless them, wrote the book on gross and weird! And I've learned to deal with their stuff better than the things " regular " people do! I have 2 boys, PDD, and I have found a trick for helping with stuffed noses. My boys refuse to (and probably physically can't manage) take pills of any kind. Or any liquid medicing that I could sneak into a drink or tea, because usually when they feel " pooky " they're off-food so the conventional means don't work for me. I use to administer tylenol etc, anally(when they fell asleep). But for noses, try this..... Put some vicks on the tip of her nose, or on a tissue near her nose, or on the pillowcase, and she'll breathe it and it will loosen up her nose, and it will " run " out like a runny-nose as opposed to a stuffed-nose. Also will she steam? A vaporizer? As far as learning how to blow, just keep trying, eventually they " get " it. The more runny the nose the more she'll feel the relief from blowing and wiping. Stuffy noses tend to annoy them more. Is it a sinus thing? Because sinus decongestion pills " dry-up " the mucus and there is minimal discomfort until the cold runs its course. GOOD LUCK! > > This is kind of gross, I know, but does anyone have any tricks or > methods that have worked for you in teaching a person how to blow > their nose? My daughter has caught a nasty headcold, is very > congested, and since about age 2 1/2 hasn't been able to blow her > nose. In fact, her impulse seems to be just the opposite...she > seems to want to 'keep it in' as she says - and I'll leave it to the > imagination as to what that means, but let's just say it can't be > comfortable or healthy. She is an accomplished 'wiper' with tissue, > but there are times like this when she's so congested it would be > nice for her if she could blow her nose, too. > > A behavior consultant once suggested we try a program for blowing > games with feathers and cotton balls (this was when she was younger) > to make them 'race' by using air from our noses. That didn't work. > It's like she just doesn't have the muscle coordination or motor > planning or something - whatever it is you need to breath in, close > your lips, then breath out thru your nose. VERY frustrating. > > If anyone has any tips to share, I'd be grateful. Thanks! > > P.S. I just re-read this post and realize how strange this > sounds! Just didn't know who else to ask. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Sorry, I don't have any tips. Karac went through the same thing; he just snorted it in for years; than suddenly he learned to blow his nose using a tissue. He went through boxes and boxes of tissue. LOL, Pat K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I just held the tissue to their noses and I over exagerated every step for them. (sounds wierd) I would inhale (deep and loud) through my mouth and close my mouth and blow through my nose. I tried to make it funny to them. They always would mimic anything funny! When they did it just a little I made a big deal and said things like EWWWW!!!! and laughed and said again!!!!again!!!! It worked and they did not develop a funny habit of doing it inappropriately. Good luck!!! Shilo > > This is kind of gross, I know, but does anyone have any tricks or > methods that have worked for you in teaching a person how to blow > their nose? My daughter has caught a nasty headcold, is very > congested, and since about age 2 1/2 hasn't been able to blow her > nose. In fact, her impulse seems to be just the opposite...she > seems to want to 'keep it in' as she says - and I'll leave it to the > imagination as to what that means, but let's just say it can't be > comfortable or healthy. She is an accomplished 'wiper' with tissue, > but there are times like this when she's so congested it would be > nice for her if she could blow her nose, too. > > A behavior consultant once suggested we try a program for blowing > games with feathers and cotton balls (this was when she was younger) > to make them 'race' by using air from our noses. That didn't work. > It's like she just doesn't have the muscle coordination or motor > planning or something - whatever it is you need to breath in, close > your lips, then breath out thru your nose. VERY frustrating. > > If anyone has any tips to share, I'd be grateful. Thanks! > > P.S. I just re-read this post and realize how strange this > sounds! Just didn't know who else to ask. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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