The symptoms of kidney deficiency in children mainly include the following aspects:
1. Delayed growth and development: The kidneys are responsible for bone marrow production, and insufficient kidney qi can affect bone growth and development, leading to slow growth in height and weight, significantly lower height in children compared to their peers, delayed tooth eruption, and delayed closure of the fontanelle.
2. Decreased immunity: The kidneys are innate, and kidney deficiency leads to insufficient righteous qi, weakened defense function of the body, and susceptibility to invasion by external pathogens. Children may frequently experience symptoms such as upper respiratory tract infections and coughing, making them susceptible to infectious diseases and requiring a longer recovery time.
3. Mental and physical exhaustion: manifested as fatigue, mental fatigue, lack of concentration, decreased memory, and possible accompanying symptoms such as dizziness, insomnia, and frequent dreaming. These symptoms may be caused by insufficient kidney essence, which cannot fully nourish the body, resulting in insufficient qi and blood, and abnormal energy metabolism.
Girls with kidney deficiency may also experience specific symptoms such as dry hair, hearing loss, and tinnitus, which are related to kidney essence deficiency. Meanwhile, due to the fact that the kidneys store essence, the essence generates marrow, and the marrow is connected to the brain, kidney deficiency may also affect brain function, further exacerbating memory and attention problems.
Not all children with kidney deficiency will experience the above symptoms, and the severity of the symptoms may vary from person to person. When parents discover similar symptoms in their children, they should promptly take them for medical examination to clarify the diagnosis and take corresponding treatment measures.