Patient's question:
Four-month-old baby, with clear nasal discharge in small amounts, occasional coughing at night (feeling like there is a small amount of phlegm in the throat that he can't cough up). It has been about a month. Now the baby is almost five months old. Since the cough and nasal discharge are not very serious, we didn't go to the hospital. There were some episodes of more severe symptoms, and he was given medicine for four days, which reduced the symptoms. However, the medicine was stopped after four days. What should we do with such a young child? Because if we go to the local hospital, the doctor will recommend (nebulization) and also prescribe medication. The hospitals here are too small and don't prescribe medication unless the symptoms are very serious.Doctor's answer:
This is still a respiratory disease, possibly a cold caused by catching a cold after exposure to cold. If coughing and runny nose reappear, it can be treated with oral medications. You can take Children's Cold Relief Granules and Children's Lung Cough Granules, which are used to treat colds and coughs. Take them continuously for 3-5 days and observe the changes promptly and carefully. If the symptoms do not improve, go to the local hospital for a follow-up examination and have a chest X-ray to rule out tracheitis and pneumonia.