This may lead to ear, sinus or lung infections. It is best to keep the mucus loose and draining. Infants may be given more water. Garlic helps helps to kill bacteria.
Chicken soup helps to decrease congestion.
It should be made from old chickens such as soup or stew chickens. Commercial chicken soups are generally effective. Runny noses with congestion are usually caused by viruses. At present, there are no medicines that control the cold viruses. In the first few months of life, a bulb or nasal or ear syringe may be used to suction mucus out of the nose.