Patient's question:
My son is 16 months old. He has had a cold, cough, and a bit of a runny nose for over a week. I've given him medicine, but it hasn't helped. We're having roadwork done here, so it's very difficult to get to the hospital right now. But seeing my son so listless really breaks my heart. I wanted to ask, my son is 16 months old, and he's had a cold, cough, and runny nose for over a week. The medicine isn't working well. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
After a cold, the symptoms of coughing and runny nose reappear, it is usually due to the re-emergence of disease transmission on the surface of the upper respiratory tract. If it spreads upwards, it can easily lead to inflammation of the urinary tract, which can result in an increased proportion of coughing with phlegm. If it persists for a long time, it is usually due to bacterial infection on the surface of the nasal mucosa, which can cause inflammation and lead to the continuous increase of secretions, resulting in the symptom of runny nose.