Patient's question:
I don't know what's going on, but my child has been misbehaving lately and crying non-stop. Even the hospital check-up didn't help. How should I handle a child with a cold for ten days and persistent coughing?Doctor's answer:
Your condition may be a wind-cold cough, caused by exposure to wind and cold. This syndrome is characterized by frequent coughing, thin white sputum, clear nasal discharge, pale pink tongue with thin white coating, heavy coughing sound, headache, fever, and in severe cases, shortness of breath. It can be treated with San Yao Tang plus herbs that reduce qi and resolve phlegm. For your condition, you can first use alcohol rub to reduce fever, and then identify the cause of the fever. There are many possible causes of fever, with the most common being infection, followed by connective tissue diseases, malignant tumors, and others. Don't rush to take medication.