Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and tightness in my chest. The hospital examination suggested a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. How should I handle whooping cough in children?Doctor's answer:
In this case, it is necessary to go to the hospital for a blood test to check for inflammation or viral infection, and then consider treatment. Rest regularly, avoid cold exposure, and enhance nutrition. Carefully observe if excessive phlegm stimulates the cough, leading to repeated discomfort. Appropriately use expectorant and cough syrup, or combine with treatment for better results. Nowadays, most children have received the pertussis vaccine, so the condition rarely occurs again.