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Suggest Treatment For Cold And Cough In An Infant
My 6 months old baby is having cold and cough. She has runny nose and nasal congestion. Pead suggested to give her maxtra oral drops and nasoclear drops for these symptoms. Her weight is 6 kg 500 gms now. What should be the dose of Maxtra for her at present? Kindly help.
Fri, 11 Nov 2016
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your infant has cold and cough which is severe in nature and it is due to chest infection and it could be due to throat infection as well. Most of the cough and cold in children is caused due to certain viruses. It generally has an allergic component which can be relieved by the use of antiallergics like Syrup Relent 2.5 ml once daily for a few days. It will also help in diluting the cough and provide relief . I would suggest you to visit pediatrician once and get it examined completely like throat swab test a, viral culture test , allergy test and get X-ray chest done. Start treatment after proper examination. Till then take proper course of antibiotics to you. Take steam inhalation , which will be very helpful . Give your baby diet that will improve her immunity.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your infant has cold and cough which is severe in nature and it is due to chest infection and it could be due to throat infection as well. Most of the cough and cold in children is caused due to certain viruses. It generally has an allergic component which can be relieved by the use of antiallergics like Syrup Relent 2.5 ml once daily for a few days. It will also help in diluting the cough and provide relief . I would suggest you to visit pediatrician once and get it examined completely like throat swab test a, viral culture test , allergy test and get X-ray chest done. Start treatment after proper examination. Till then take proper course of antibiotics to you. Take steam inhalation , which will be very helpful . Give your baby diet that will improve her immunity.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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