Patient's question:
Patient: Male, 7 years old, previously in good health.Current condition:
1. One week ago, he had a scratchy throat and started coughing, which was dry and without phlegm.
2. The cough was intermittent, lighter during the day and worse at night.
3. This morning, he had a heavy nasal voice, coughed with phlegm, and also had nosebleeds.
Doctor's answer:
In your case, it may be a wind-cold cold with coughing, known as "wind-cold cough." It is a syndrome caused by exposure to wind-cold. This syndrome is characterized by frequent coughing, thin and white sputum, clear nasal discharge, pale red tongue with thin white coating, heavy coughing sound, headache, body fever, and even shortness of breath. It can be treated with San Yao Tang plus herbs that lower Qi and resolve phlegm.