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Suggest Treatment For Dry Cough In An Infant

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Posted on Tue, 3 Oct 2017
Question: my 5 months old baby girl having dry cough. when she got cough she throws up. when she is about to take mother milk she's getting cough and not able to take milk. can you please suggest medicine to quick relieve from cough.
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Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (22 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Better get her evaluated by a pediatrician

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for asking on this platform

In this age group if cough is severe so that it is causing feeding difficulty or there is associated vomiting, the involvement of lower respiratory tract involvement must be ruled out.
So I would request you to get her clinically evaluated by a pediatrician to see whether there is associated spasm of Airways which needs nebulisation for better relief.
Giving drops containing Levosalbutamol a bronchodilator which helps in relieving airway spasm with mucolytic like Ambroxol a sputum thinning agent helps along with nebulisation.

I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
Wishing for your baby's good health.
Regards
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain

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Suggest Treatment For Dry Cough In An Infant

Brief Answer: Better get her evaluated by a pediatrician Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for asking on this platform In this age group if cough is severe so that it is causing feeding difficulty or there is associated vomiting, the involvement of lower respiratory tract involvement must be ruled out. So I would request you to get her clinically evaluated by a pediatrician to see whether there is associated spasm of Airways which needs nebulisation for better relief. Giving drops containing Levosalbutamol a bronchodilator which helps in relieving airway spasm with mucolytic like Ambroxol a sputum thinning agent helps along with nebulisation. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Wishing for your baby's good health. Regards