Patient's question:
The child does not sleep during the day. When they do sleep, it's only for about 10 minutes. The child has a rattling sound in their throat. Is it phlegm?Past treatment and effectiveness: The child is just one month old.
What help do you need: Please tell me what to do.
Doctor's answer:
Methods to Help Children Clear Mucus:1. Maintain Constant Moisture: It is crucial to enhance the humidity of the indoor air, keeping the relative humidity consistently at 60%. This helps keep the respiratory mucosa moist, facilitating the movement of cilia on the mucosal surface and aiding in mucus clearance.
2. Drink Water to Clear Mucus: Encourage the child to drink plenty of water.
3. Back Percussion to Clear Mucus: Back percussion is typically used when the child cannot cough up mucus.
4. Medication to Clear Mucus: Take expectorants or mucus-thinning medications as prescribed by the doctor.