Patient's question:
My 3-year-old child has been like this for the third day. They have a slight cough. When they cough, they feel like there is phlegm in their throat, but when they don't cough, they don't feel like there is phlegm. It has been 3 days since they started coughing with phlegm in their throat.Doctor's answer:
First, I don't agree with you buying medicine for your child to take randomly. This is not only ineffective but can also lead to adverse reactions and enhance drug resistance. Based on my own experience, I suspect it is variant asthma. It is a common cause of cough and sputum in young children. Currently, it accounts for 40% of respiratory cough and sputum in children. The clinical manifestations include recurrent cough and sputum without obvious triggers, no sputum, but a sensation of muffled sounds in the throat. Percussion of the lungs may or may not reveal wheezing sounds. As the condition improves, symptoms such as fever and difficulty breathing may reappear. The characteristics are that general expectorants and antitussives, as well as antibiotics, are ineffective. The child frequently has recurrent skin rashes.