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What Causes Persistent Cold In An Infant?
Baby is having cold more than two weeks already doctor prescribed to give linezolid and expal ls and another doctor prescribed to give ascoril ls, Azithromycin and defol, after using linezolid and ascoril some what cured but after two days again cold started mildly kindly advise
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
Hi
The cause of persistent symptoms is likely to be due to
1. Persistent Hyper reactivity of airways : Some children develop airway hyper receativity following infection
2. Persistent infection
In the absence of fever it is likely to be due to 1st cause.
I would suggest the following remedy
1. Steam inhalation: preferably using electronic steamer , 10-15min each session thrice a day(maintain safe distance)
2. Warm Saline gargling: To a glass of lukewarm add 2 spoons of salt. Make baby gargle
3. Comination of Levocetrizine and Montelukast ( Syrup can be used): It will decrease the airway hyper reactivity
4. Decoction: 1 cup of milk+ 20 Tulsi leaves+ 1 spoon of turmeric+ 2 spoon sugar. Bring it to boil. Filter it and give child warm. Give it thrice a day
The above remedy will be very helpful
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr T Shobha Deepak
The cause of persistent symptoms is likely to be due to
1. Persistent Hyper reactivity of airways : Some children develop airway hyper receativity following infection
2. Persistent infection
In the absence of fever it is likely to be due to 1st cause.
I would suggest the following remedy
1. Steam inhalation: preferably using electronic steamer , 10-15min each session thrice a day(maintain safe distance)
2. Warm Saline gargling: To a glass of lukewarm add 2 spoons of salt. Make baby gargle
3. Comination of Levocetrizine and Montelukast ( Syrup can be used): It will decrease the airway hyper reactivity
4. Decoction: 1 cup of milk+ 20 Tulsi leaves+ 1 spoon of turmeric+ 2 spoon sugar. Bring it to boil. Filter it and give child warm. Give it thrice a day
The above remedy will be very helpful
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr T Shobha Deepak
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