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Suggest Remedies For Running Nose And Red Itchy Eyes In A Child
Question: My 3 years old daughter is suffering from running nose and red itchy eyes since 3 days.no fever.can you suggest some medications or home remedies please.
Brief Answer:
Seems to be due to a viral infection
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concern. Most often such symptoms are due to viral infections and antibiotics are ineffective in such cases. Give steam inhalation to your child. Water vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the cough and thus would provide relief. You need to give paracetamol or acetaminophen to bring down the temperature. If paracetamol is not effective in bringing down the temperature, you need to use Meftal-P [mefenamic acid] whiich is more effective. Also use tepid sponging. Giving some antiallergic like cetirizine will take care of the runny nose.
Please be patient, it should spontaneously resolve in 5-7 days.
Regards
Seems to be due to a viral infection
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concern. Most often such symptoms are due to viral infections and antibiotics are ineffective in such cases. Give steam inhalation to your child. Water vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the cough and thus would provide relief. You need to give paracetamol or acetaminophen to bring down the temperature. If paracetamol is not effective in bringing down the temperature, you need to use Meftal-P [mefenamic acid] whiich is more effective. Also use tepid sponging. Giving some antiallergic like cetirizine will take care of the runny nose.
Please be patient, it should spontaneously resolve in 5-7 days.
Regards
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