Patient's question:
The son has been taking a nap for 10 minutes every night for three consecutive days, and he starts coughing right after waking up, followed by dry coughing. He occasionally coughs during the day but doesn't have a cold or fever. Could it be because he ate too much at night? (Tonight, he ate a bowl of rice,...Doctor's answer:
The child's cough is intermittent and mild, and antibiotics are ineffective. It is accompanied by a scratchy throat but not fever. The child is sensitive to cold air and smoke, and coughing worsens at night. In that case, the child may have cough-variant asthma or allergic bronchitis.You can apply cool oil to the child's chest and back. Combine it with honey-linseed pear syrup. Take a hot bath at night, adding more hot water repeatedly until the child sweats. Apply a generous amount of oil, massaging it repeatedly, spreading it from the center to the other three sides. Massage until the skin turns red and the person feels warm. The effect is quite good.
If the child also has a high fever, apply cool oil to the spine. (This works for all cases of high fever that doesn't subside.) Apply cool oil to the neck (at the base of the back of the head) and massage it 200 times. Reapply oil if it becomes slippery. It's best to massage the right side of the spine (the side closer to the child's right hand).
If neither of these methods works, it is recommended that you take the child to the hospital for a detailed consultation with a doctor.