Patient's question:
The baby is seven months old and has been having recurrent colds. After a few days of recovery, they get sick again. Their voice is hoarse, and they have phlegm. Their nose is always stuffy, and their tongue has a little white coating, but not much. Previously, they didn't cough, only a half-sound. This time, starting from last night, they have been coughing up phlegm. Seeking solutions, I haven't slept for two nights. Previously, they went to the hospital and were given many cold medications.Doctor's answer:
Do not give any medicine to the baby privately. The baby is still too young. A cold can be divided into wind-cold cold and wind-heat cold. First, you need to identify which type it is to provide symptomatic care. The wind-cold cold observed generally shows symptoms such as nasal congestion, clear nasal discharge, cough, white tongue coating, or thin white phlegm when vomiting milk, because the baby will never cough up phlegm, so if there is phlegm, it may lead to mild vomiting milk. Therefore, you also need to help the baby expel phlegm. Specific techniques can be searched for. If the baby is in good condition and only has mild symptoms without fever, medication may not be necessary. If there is no fever or only mild fever and the baby is in good condition, consider self-healing.