Patient's question:
My 3-year-old child has been like this for the third day. A little cough, when coughing, it feels like there is phlegm in the throat, but when not coughing, it doesn't feel like there is phlegm. It has been like this for 3 days, coughing with phlegm in the throat.Doctor's answer:
First, I don't agree with you buying medicine for your child to take on your own. This is not only ineffective but can also lead to adverse reactions and increase drug resistance. Based on my own experience, I suspect it is variant asthma. It is the main cause of cough and sputum in young children. Currently, it accounts for 40% of respiratory cough and sputum in children. The clinical manifestations include recurrent cough and sputum without a clear cause, no sputum, but a sensation of mucus in the throat. Percussion of the lungs may or may not reveal wheezing. As the condition improves, symptoms such as fever and difficulty breathing may reappear. The characteristics are that common expectorants and cough remedies, as well as antibiotics, are ineffective. The body frequently has recurrent rashes.