Patient's question:
My baby has had a cold for nearly a month. Symptoms include coughing, nasal congestion, and runny nose. After taking medicine, the symptoms were relieved, but they started to worsen again just a few days after stopping the medication. What should I do about my baby's nasal congestion that has lasted for more than half a month?Doctor's answer:
It should not be a major problem, but newborns have narrow nasal passages, making it difficult to relieve nasal congestion. The corresponding medication is infant cold medicine. So, you should stop taking cold medicine and try using saline to rinse instead. You can use a specially prepared saline rinse solution, which is available at pharmacies. Currently, it seems that medication is not necessary for nasal congestion. The patient needs to seek systematic and standardized examination at a formal Grade III-A hospital as soon as possible based on their specific condition, so that they can receive targeted treatment and recover quickly.