baby cough, parents inevitably panic!
immediately move out cough medicine, cold medicine and a variety of folk side, afraid that the baby will cough up pneumonia one day.
in fact, coughing is just a stress response.
different cough symptoms, but also help parents to keep abreast of their baby’s illness, it is important to be rational!
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5 common coughs, sub-conditions to deal with!
understanding the causes of your baby’s cough can fundamentally solve your baby’s cough problem.
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– cough caused by a cold
cough characteristics
cough all day long, coughing more during the day than at night.
coughs caused by colds can be accompanied by runny noses, nasal congestion, fever and other symptoms. after the symptoms subside, the cough still lasts 3-5 days, but there is no shortness of breath.
care
coughs caused by the common cold generally do not require special treatment.
(1) sputum-free dry cough caused by the initial cold, can be observed for a day or two, do not recommend the use of cough medicine, antibiotics have no effect.
(2) for babies aged 3 months to 1 year, warm water can be fed 4 times a day, 5-15 ml at a time, and for children over 1 year of age: drink some honey, 2-5 ml at a time.
some studies have suggested that treating night coughs, honey is better than cough syrup, but 1-year-old baby can not eat, to avoid botulism.
(3) use humidifiers to increase indoor humidity, put in pure water (here to focus), recommended humidity to maintain at 40% to 50%.
(4) adjust the pillow height, for older children, the pillow slightly higher, is conducive to baby breathing.
(5) if the secretion is directed to your baby’s normal life, oral sputum medications, such as aminochloride bromosole hydrochloride, or atomization treatment may be performed under the guidance of your doctor.
– allergic cough –
cough characteristics
allergic cough has three main characteristics: coughing before going to bed at night, waking up in the middle of the night coughing, waking up in the morning coughing, repeated coughing is its typical symptom.
