Patient's question:
The child has already started with a slight cough, and breathing through the nose is a bit difficult. It looks like it might be a cold. Later, the child was given some cough medicine and cold medicine, but the symptoms haven't improved. Now it has been coughing for more than a week. How should the child's cough be treated for many days?Doctor's answer:
If the baby has a cough for more than a week, with recurring symptoms that don't improve, it could be due to incorrect medication, chronic pharyngitis, allergic cough, or mycoplasma infection. It could also be bronchitis or pneumonia. First, make sure the baby drinks plenty of water, identify the cause, and treat accordingly. Avoid extremely cold, spicy, or greasy foods. Inhalation therapy or blood tests (complete blood count, mycoplasma antibodies, or chest X-ray) may be helpful. Using anti-infection, lung-clearing, and blood-cooling treatments based on the specific symptoms will yield better results.