However, this is not always the case. In small children, mainly preschool age, often there is a cough without temperature, which causes parents to crumbles very much to worry and experience. In this article, we will tell you what kind of cough a child can have, and how to treat it, if it occurs without an accompanying increase in body temperature.
How to treat a wet cough at normal temperature?
Usually the appearance of a wet cough in a baby indicates that an infectious organism has got into a child's body. To determine what exactly triggered the onset of the inflammatory process, and with which infectious agent the immune system crumbs, it is necessary to consult a doctor and conduct a detailed examination.
Based on the results of the studies, the doctor can prescribe various medications, including antibiotics. In most cases, such a measure is excessive, so it will be superfluous to consult another specialist.
In addition, to alleviate the condition of the baby, it is necessary to give him mucolytic drugs, for example, Bromhexine or Muciltin. Also in the treatment of a damp cough in a child running without temperature, folk remedies are actively used, for example, broth of wild rose and camomile chamomile, Kalinovy and sagebrush infusion, milk with natural carrot juice or hot lemon tea.
What if the baby has a dry cough without fever?
The cause of dry chest cough in a child at any age can also be an infection of the respiratory tract, ingestion of foreign body, as well as allergic reactions. Today in every pharmacy you can buy a lot of medicines that will help the crumb to get rid of this painful symptom, for example, syrups Dr Mom, Lazolvan, Prospan, Fljuditik and others.
Although they are all relatively safe and can be used even for the treatment of dry chest cough without fever in a newborn baby, it is recommended to consult with a doctor before using them. If, as a result of the examination, the doctor determines that the cause of the cough is covered in allergies, the baby should also be given antihistamines, for example, Zirtek drops or Fenistil. The detected allergen will have to be completely excluded from the life of the child or at least to reduce the contact of the baby with it to a minimum.
In addition, in some cases, a dry cough without fever in a small child may have purely physiological causes. So, often such a symptom occurs in infants during the dentistry, after vaccination or after awakening, when the respiratory system of the crumb tries to clear from the mucus accumulated during the night.
Regardless of the reason for this cough, it is necessary to moisten the air in the sick child's room by purchasing a special humidifier or by placing a small container filled with water in it. It is also useful to do inhalations with a nebulizer, using a saline solution or a mineral water as a liquid to fill the reservoir.
How to treat a barking cough in a baby?
To treat barking cough in a child, even if it passes without temperature, should be treated with all seriousness, since this symptom can signal the development of such dangerous diseases as laryngotracheitis, bronchospasm and bronchial asthma. As a rule, such a cough has a paroxysmal character. If your child has an attack, you should immediately call for an "ambulance" and strictly follow all the recommendations of health professionals.