Patient's question:
My baby is four and a half months old. For the past two days, she has been coughing, hiccuping, and having a runny nose, but she hasn't had a high fever, and her spirits are quite good. The hospital prescribed "Lung Heat Cough and Asthma Oral Liquid" and "Clear Heat Granules." She has been drinking chicken soup for the third day, but she hasn't recovered yet. What other treatment do you recommend? Thank you.Doctor's answer:
Upper respiratory tract infection does not necessarily cause severe fluctuations in body temperature. Recommendations: For children with lung heat cough and asthma, oral liquid Xingfei (Clear Lung) and Qingre Granules (Clear Heat Granules) can be considered for anti-inflammatory treatment, as well as a cold medicine. If parents have an allergic constitution, it may be possible to consider the child's symptoms of hiccups and runny nose being related to allergies. If it is confirmed that the symptoms are related to allergies, Cetirizine (Zyrtec) can be added for antiallergic treatment.Doctor's inquiry: Allergic constitution: If parents have rhinitis, the child may have eczema or urticaria.