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Why Is My Child Coughing At Night?
My 16 months old son has had a flu for a week and his pediatrician prescribed mucolite syrup. He's still coughing at night while sleeping but he said not to worry. He's also teething and have strong diarrhea. Does it usually take a while for the medicine to start healing? Thanks
Fri, 21 Feb 2014
its very common to have cough when you have got flue.post nasal drip causes throat irritation and hence cough.it will be better to add antihistamine syrup too.give syrup zyrtec(cetrizine)one tsf once a day for a week.it ll do.
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