But if the cough begins to be of a regular nature and intensifies, then most likely the child develops a cold and requires a doctor's consultation. Most often, cough does not begin on its own, but in combination with a runny nose and general malaise, although it may remain a single symptom for some time.
How to treat a cough in a child under one year?
With young children, you should always be extremely careful and do not buy medication yourself. Only after consulting a doctor should you begin treatment. Babies with great care are prescribed drugs that dilute sputum, because a child of this age can not yet fully pour out a large number of them. To help her mother comes a vibrating (percussion) massage of the back and chest, which is performed for 7 minutes, several times a day.
Children with acute bronchitis often appoint applications on the chest with Dimexidum, which is diluted according to the proportion by age. In addition, antiviral agents are prescribed in the form of suppositories (Viferon).
How to treat dry cough in children?
To make the cough productive, that is, with the spitting out of the sputum, the airways need to be moistened as much as possible. For this purpose it is good to use inhalations with mineral water, for example, Borjomi, which is filled with a nebulizer.
The child should receive a lot of warm, but not hot drinks in the form of fruit drinks, herbal infusions and compotes. Air in the room where the sick kid is to have a humidity of about 65% and a temperature of no higher than 22 ° C, so that the mucus does not thicken and the surface of the bronchi does not dry up.
In addition to moistening, drugs with an antitussive effect are recommended: Ascoril, Sinekod, Herbion, licorice root, Bromhexine and some others. The agent should be used according to the age-related dosage.
How to treat a wet (wet) cough in a child?
When she managed to get the sputum moistened, and she started to move away, she needs to help her expectorate as effectively as possible. To do this, use the following tools in the form of syrups, tablets and nebulizer therapy:
- Ambroxol;
- Lazolvan;
- Broncholitin;
- Pectolvan S;
- Flavamed.
The use of nebulizer inhaler proved to be the best, because in this way, the medicine instantly enters the respiratory tract, bypassing the digestive tract.
How to treat a severe allergic cough in a child?
Quite often, with viral infection, a greater susceptibility to various allergens begins. This can be a banal household finger, food or medicine.
In the treatment of allergic cough along with anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed antihistamines, reducing the perception of the body of allergens, and the reception of which can take a long time.
In addition to treatment, in a house where a child with an allergic cough resides, wet cleaning should be regularly carried out, and any contact with irritants, such as tobacco smoke, household chemicals, perfumes and the like, is minimized.
How to treat a residual lingering cough in a child?
After the acute period of illness in the child passed and recovery came, it happens that it is incomplete, that is, from time to time the baby coughs. This can last quite a long time.
To help
- black radish juice and honey;
- poultices on the chest of potatoes and honey, as well as interior fat;
- milk with goose or goat fat;
- herbal preparations from bronchitis.
Now you know that cough in children can be treated at home and how to do it right. Do not neglect the doctor's recommendations not to prolong the illness and not cause complications.