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Suggest Medication For Fever And Blockage In The Nose

Hi Doctor, My baby is 10 Months + old .. He was having cough and cold since past 2 days but his behaviour was normal and taking proper food. Yesterday, we took him to paediatrician for check up just for safe side. She has checked him thoroughly & informed us that his chest is clear and seems little infection in throat. she has also asked us about some symptoms i.e. vomiting, block nose or running nose, meal behaviour etc. At that time he was only having sometime block nose or running nose depending upon day or night time with very mild cough. Doctor has prescribed few medicines Clamp (salt amoxicillin etc) , T-minic & Tixylix (we were giving him before) and nasal drops Nasikind-P. But after starting the medicines his condition is getting worst. He is not taking feed and throwing out whatever he is taking. His nose is still blocked and running as well, now he is not having feed, not taking proper feed because his nose is fully blocked. He vomits when he get cough (Mucous) and also having fever above 100 celcius. We are very worried please suggest something. We are finding our self culprit that Why we took him to doctor?
Wed, 28 Jan 2015
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Children of this age often suffer from a viral infection. The chest is generally clear in such conditions but may often be complicated by secondary bacterial infections. In apprehension for the same, your doctor had prescribed the antibiotics although it was not essential. Since you have started giving it, you should complete the full course of 5 days. But please understand that such viral infections take 5-7 days to recover irrespective of use of antibiotics. So you would have to be patient. T-minic as well as Tixylix are cough suppressants. I would not prefer them. You should rather give some expectorant like Relent syr. which will ease the situation by diluting the cough which needs to come out. Nasikind P is right to be given for blocked nose. If not relieved, you may use Nasivion Drops (after getting it prescribed by your doctor). Steam inhalation would be helpful for your baby. Just sit with the child in your lap and with the source of steam before you. The water vapour would be in the air and the child will automatically breathe it in. It will reach deep inside and help in diluting the cough.

Please be patient as the condition might not respond to antibiotics but should still resolve in 5-7 days. In case you still feel apprehensive, get him rechecked by your doctor. The treatment is otherwise proceeding in right lines and you need not panic about your decision of going to this doctor.
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Suggest Medication For Fever And Blockage In The Nose

Children of this age often suffer from a viral infection. The chest is generally clear in such conditions but may often be complicated by secondary bacterial infections. In apprehension for the same, your doctor had prescribed the antibiotics although it was not essential. Since you have started giving it, you should complete the full course of 5 days. But please understand that such viral infections take 5-7 days to recover irrespective of use of antibiotics. So you would have to be patient. T-minic as well as Tixylix are cough suppressants. I would not prefer them. You should rather give some expectorant like Relent syr. which will ease the situation by diluting the cough which needs to come out. Nasikind P is right to be given for blocked nose. If not relieved, you may use Nasivion Drops (after getting it prescribed by your doctor). Steam inhalation would be helpful for your baby. Just sit with the child in your lap and with the source of steam before you. The water vapour would be in the air and the child will automatically breathe it in. It will reach deep inside and help in diluting the cough. Please be patient as the condition might not respond to antibiotics but should still resolve in 5-7 days. In case you still feel apprehensive, get him rechecked by your doctor. The treatment is otherwise proceeding in right lines and you need not panic about your decision of going to this doctor.