Patient's question:
Ten days ago, my son had a cough and went to the hospital for a check-up. The photos said it was asthma pneumonia. He was given injections and medicine and underwent various treatments for a whole week. He recovered after three days, but now he's coughing badly again, not eating, not sleeping, and hasn't slept since morning. From 7 a.m. to midnight, he can't sleep, and whenever he coughs, he vomits like a mountain collapsing. His stomach is empty now, and he's dry heaving even after taking cough medicine, which hasn't helped.Previous Treatment and Effects: Asthma pneumonia with injections, medicine, and various treatments for a full week.
Help Needed: I would like to ask what I should do now to make him sleep without coughing awake. Urgent, urgent, urgent.
Doctor's answer:
Pneumonia with dyspnea is a relatively difficult disease to treat. In winter, the weather is cold, making it easy to relapse or exacerbate. Since you are currently experiencing an exacerbation, in addition to focusing on treatment, inhalation, and intravenous fluids, you should also consider the following. Due to asthma, lying flat makes it difficult to fall asleep. You can try holding your head in a higher position while being held and patting your back to see if it helps. Generally, additional asthma medication is needed at night. The above advice is for the question "What should I do if pneumonia with dyspnea does not improve with injections, medication, and inhalation?" I hope it helps you. Wishing you good health!