Patient's question:
The baby is 5 years old this year. We treat him as a pearl in our palm and spoil him. Whenever there is any slight change, the whole family worries together. Recently, he has been coughing a lot, and it hasn't improved for a long time, which is truly worrying.What kind of assistance is needed: How to help a child who doesn't get better from coughing?
Doctor's answer:
Except for allergic cough, allergic cough is also known as cough-variant asthma, a special manifestation of asthma. It is primarily characterized by persistent or recurrent coughing for less than one month, often accompanied by nocturnal or early morning coughing episodes, with little sputum production. The cough worsens after physical activity. Clinical diagnosis shows no contagious symptoms, or it does not respond to prolonged antibiotic treatment. Treatment with urethral dilators can alleviate the recurrence of cough, and individuals often have personal or family history of allergies. The cough is most common at night or in the early morning, occurring in episodes, without wheezing or fever. Chest X-ray and blood tests show no significant abnormalities.