Patient's question:
In January of this year, my baby has already started experiencing recurrent cough symptoms without a high fever. It has continued until today, with some days of improvement in between. Here's the specific situation: My baby suddenly has acute, continuous coughing at unpredictable times, accompanied by a whistling sound in the throat, like crying. As long as there's no sound coming from the throat, the coughing stops, and it can even be completely silent. Initially, it was unpredictable when it would occur—sometimes in the morning, or at some point in the afternoon or evening. Recently, I've noticed that it happens at night. What surprises me is that coughing caused by normal pathology doesn't sound like this. If there's a cough, there should be no sound coming from the throat. If there is, it means there's phlegm or something else in the throat. This makes me feel that it's not normal, and I suspect there might be a disease in the throat. Please, doctors, take a serious look and help me understand what this is.Doctor's answer:
Based on the situation you described, there are many possible reasons for your baby's cough and phlegm, such as viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, etc. It is recommended to take your baby to a local regular hospital pediatric department for a follow-up examination, health check-up, blood test, pathogen test, chest X-ray, to identify the cause, and provide symptomatic treatment such as inhalation therapy. Give your baby light and easily digestible food, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and drink more warm water, which helps dissolve phlegm. Avoid spicy, irritating, and roasted meat foods.