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What Causes Headache, Cough, Excess Mucus In The Throat, Chest Congestion And Dizziness?
Brief Answer:
Likely 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. Antibiotics would not help and irrespective of treatment it usually spontaneously resolves in 5-7 days.
You need to take steam inhalation to your child. It helps in reducing the congestion. Water vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the cough and thus would provide relief. Take some antiallergic like cetirizine once daily for next few days. Take paracetamol or acetaminophen for headache.
Hopefully recovery will occur in a week or so.
Regards
Likely 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. Antibiotics would not help and irrespective of treatment it usually spontaneously resolves in 5-7 days.
You need to take steam inhalation to your child. It helps in reducing the congestion. Water vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the cough and thus would provide relief. Take some antiallergic like cetirizine once daily for next few days. Take paracetamol or acetaminophen for headache.
Hopefully recovery will occur in a week or so.
Regards
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