Just like with the bathroom shower steam, a cool mist humidifier or vaporizer can help your child breathe easier. Your child can sit directly by the stream of mist; it should take about ten minutes to clear the airway. After that, leave the cool mist machine in the kid’s bedroom overnight. A hot mist vaporizer can be used, too, but sitting too close to the steam can burn a child.

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