Patient's question:
First of all, thank you very much for the doctor's patience in answering my questions: A 1.5-year-old baby has been coughing almost every morning for nearly two months. Each cough is like a series of coughs after activity, not a light cough, with a hoarse voice and not much phlegm. It doesn't cough during the day or at night. The hospital took X-rays and a blood test, and the doctor diagnosed it as upper airway cough syndrome, prescribing 5 days of. After completing the treatment, the symptoms improved significantly, and the cough reduced. The doctor then prescribed another 9 days of, saying the dosage had been reduced. After completing this round, the baby didn't cough for three or four days and didn't go back to the hospital for a follow-up. However, the baby has started coughing again every morning, with symptoms similar to before the treatment. Does the baby have allergic cough? What should be done next for treatment? Should we focus on or take some medicine? Thank you.Doctor's answer:
The reports sent by the child, the results show that it's likely an inflammation of the trachea. Besides this, does the child have any other uncomfortable symptoms? For example, does coughing with phlegm occur? Based on this child's results, it doesn't seem like allergic cough, but rather an inflammation of the trachea. Therefore, I think it would be suitable to use traditional Chinese medicine ingredients with lung-cleansing and blood-cooling properties for the child, in addition to anti-inflammatory and immune-suppressing effects.