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How To Prevent Child From Keeping Fingers In The Mouth?
my son is 3yrs &8months ,he is very naughty&always puts his hands inthe mouth,so by this he always gets cough&cold&later turns to fever.whats the best way to stop him from this.recently he had typhoid&neumonia&also tell me that is there a chance taat typhoid will relapse in future
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
Brief answer:
Its a habitual thing.
Detailed answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM.
Putting of hands in mouth or thumb sucking is a habitual thing. It is not a disease. Child should be regularly counselled by explaining the disease that he may catch by putting finger in mouth.
Typhoid also can occur if repeated episodes of fingers in mouth are present as infection from nails can occur.
Don't be angry with the child it will have negative impact of child.
I hope this has helped you. Take care.
Regards - Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
Its a habitual thing.
Detailed answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM.
Putting of hands in mouth or thumb sucking is a habitual thing. It is not a disease. Child should be regularly counselled by explaining the disease that he may catch by putting finger in mouth.
Typhoid also can occur if repeated episodes of fingers in mouth are present as infection from nails can occur.
Don't be angry with the child it will have negative impact of child.
I hope this has helped you. Take care.
Regards - Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
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