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Infant Has Dry Cough After A Bout Of Cold, Using Saline Water In Nebulizer. Should I Use Other Medicines?

Hello dr. My baby is 2 month old and had severe cold cough earlier. He recovered but now again he is having dry cough.. I am using normal saline water in nebuliser. I am from New Delhi India and weather is changing here and getting bit colder. Should I use levolin as well or other medicine in nebuliser. It s not sever cough.
Sat, 20 Oct 2012
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WE CANT GIVE MEDICINES TO CHILD TILL 2 YEARS
UNLESS DIRE EMERGENCY OCCURS
PIRITON IS THE ONLY MEDICINE WHICH CAN BE GIVEN BELOW 2 YEARS OF CHILDREN
ADVISE
YOU CAN USE NEOSPORIN H EYE OINTMENT IN BOTH NOSTRILS MORNING EVENING
PUT SALINE WATER IN NOSE 2 DROPS MORNING AND EVENING
YOU CAN GIVE ALLEGRA 30 MGM 1/2 TSF BD
AND SYP PIRITON 1/3 TSF NIGHT

SALINE NEMBULISATION IS BEST
NO NEED TO ADD ANY MEDICINE IN INHALER
YOU CAN REPEAT THIS COMBINATION ANY NUMBER OF TIMES
COURSE 5 TO 7 DAYS
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Infant Has Dry Cough After A Bout Of Cold, Using Saline Water In Nebulizer. Should I Use Other Medicines?

WE CANT GIVE MEDICINES TO CHILD TILL 2 YEARS UNLESS DIRE EMERGENCY OCCURS PIRITON IS THE ONLY MEDICINE WHICH CAN BE GIVEN BELOW 2 YEARS OF CHILDREN ADVISE YOU CAN USE NEOSPORIN H EYE OINTMENT IN BOTH NOSTRILS MORNING EVENING PUT SALINE WATER IN NOSE 2 DROPS MORNING AND EVENING YOU CAN GIVE ALLEGRA 30 MGM 1/2 TSF BD AND SYP PIRITON 1/3 TSF NIGHT SALINE NEMBULISATION IS BEST NO NEED TO ADD ANY MEDICINE IN INHALER YOU CAN REPEAT THIS COMBINATION ANY NUMBER OF TIMES COURSE 5 TO 7 DAYS