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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Cough And Runny Nose In A Child
My 4 year old autistic grandson has a constant cough. His father has advised me that it is allergies and to give him 4ml of Childrens Benadryl. He has a dry cough with a clear runny nose. At times his cough is so bad that he acts like he may vomit. I took him to our small town and talked to the pharmicist and he also said 5ml of Mucinex Children which I have given both to him every 4 hours for the last 9 hours. Still no relief and sobbing because his throat most be raw from coughing so much.
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do.
For cold and cough you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days.
If cough is very severe you can give Promethazine syrup at 3.5ml twice a day dose for 3 days and see.
For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do.
For cold and cough you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days.
If cough is very severe you can give Promethazine syrup at 3.5ml twice a day dose for 3 days and see.
For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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