A few days ago, my child suddenly showed me that his snot was flowing and it was bothering him to breathe. I explained that it was the healing phase of a sniffing conflict and we both started thinking about when he "sniffed" some danger or when he was in some state of stress.
First, we explained the conflict - in nature, animals sniff a new territory to see if it was free of dangers. And people do the same, especially children because for them everything is new, even if they do it unconsciously. The nasal mucosa is enriched with new cells to make the sniffing process more efficient, the number of receptors, so there is a cellular growth. When the conflict is over, that is, we have clarified the status of the environment we are in, we no longer sniff and the cells in the nose are automatically eliminated by the body, resulting in snot. The longer the process was, the more snot there will be. If we take a child to a crowded mall, he will sniff for a few hours. If we take a baby on vacation for a few days, he will sniff for at least 1-2 days until he gets used to the new environment. In the second situation, he will have more snot at the end of the conflict, meaning he will "have a cold" as mothers say. In reality, the cold/cold has nothing to do with the real situation.
If the snot is not eliminated in time and the child cannot breathe, the additional suffocation conflict appears (yes, other than the initial sniffing conflict) and then the productive cough. You will find more articles about coughing for additional clarification on this blog.
Let's get back to... snot. The child had been in the city with his father a few days ago. That must be it, I think. For a child raised in the country in a perfectly quiet environment, the city is a chaotic and somewhat stressful environment. Nooo, I wasn't stressed in the city, he tells me. So? What stressed you out? What danger did you smell? What stressful situation got you into? He has no idea until the evening when we go to bed and we all struggle to sleep all night. The child couldn't breathe, he woke up non-stop, we were tired and looking for conflict.
The next day... no surprise, a productive cough appears. Slightly weaker at first. And around lunchtime, the child tells me that his throat hurts too. Where, what, how... I start... he points under my chin on the right side. Aha... on the right, then. What have you wanted lately and didn't get? And I'm going to explain it to him. Tonsil pain refers to real or imaginary bites - on the left, something you received and didn't like, and on the right, something you want but didn't get. For example. bad news on the left or a food you are forced to eat and on the right a birthday present that does not come when and how you want or a specific food you dream of.
Explaining to the child and giving him examples, I see how he keeps moving a front tooth and how he tells me that he wants it to fall out because he is fed up with it. He can't eat well, it hurts if he bites something with it, it bothers him, it keeps moving around, but it doesn't fall out again... and he doesn't want to pull it out like his father had advised him not to bleed too much. Bingo! We both clarify...
How long have you been waiting for this tooth to fall out? It has been moving for about 2 weeks, he says, and for a few days it has been getting more and more annoying. And does it stress you out? Yes, I don't want it to fall out and eat it. It stresses me out at every meal. Ah! Look at the sniffling. And you really want it to fall out, right? YEAH! Aha, look at the right tonsil.
After about 3 days the snot went away, after another 2 the cough and tonsils. The tooth fell out after another 3. So simple awareness solved all the conflicts! I hope you have clarified how things are connected. What would I do if I didn't know German medicine? Probably cough syrup, something to unclog the nose, some excruciating pump, maybe an antibiotic for the tonsils. I didn't take anything at all, I just talked to the child and explained what he had.
Good health, everyone!
Geo
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