Patient's question:
Two-month-old baby with whooping cough is coughing and looks very painful. Is there any better treatment method?Doctor's answer:
The child has experienced coughing again. If the cough is particularly severe, one can consider using a variety of inhaled medications to stabilize the cough symptoms. The cause of the cough is primarily due to airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation. Many anti-inflammatory medications and drugs that stabilize airway hyperresponsiveness can be used, such as budesonide and ipratropium bromide inhalers, which can stabilize the cough and alleviate its symptoms. However, it is still necessary to address the root cause of the viral or bacterial infection to fundamentally stabilize the cough condition.