What to do if your child has a hoarse throat and coughs

Hoarseness is a common problem in life. Hoarseness may occur for many reasons. This symptom is age-neutral. Therefore, in addition to adults, many children also have this problem. When children have hoarse throats, it is often a complication of many diseases, so treatment measures should be taken promptly. So what should we do if our child has a hoarse throat and cough?

1. Drink water

If a child has a hoarse cough, the first thing to do is to replenish water. Feed the child more boiled water to replenish the body's water, or give the child some fruit juice to drink, and eat more fresh vegetables to enhance the body's resistance. However, during this period, the child should not eat spicy and irritating foods, as they will easily aggravate the condition and worsen the cough. Also, let the child get a good rest and put the pillow higher when sleeping.

2. Stabilize emotions

Secondly, it is necessary to stabilize the child's emotions. Because the child is still in the stage of physical development, his vocal organs have not yet fully recovered. If he is not emotionally excited at this time and likes to shout, cry, be naughty, etc., it is easy to cause inflammation of the vocal cords, resulting in hoarseness, so you should pay attention to the child's emotions.

3. Medication

Drug treatment is also very important. If a child suddenly develops hoarseness while coughing, and it sounds like a dog barking or a chicken crowing, or even has difficulty breathing, then he or she is most likely suffering from acute laryngitis and needs to go to the hospital for treatment in time without delay.

4. Emergency measures

If the child has a hoarse voice, coughs with phlegm, snores, and has difficulty breathing, parents should stabilize the child's emotions, open windows to ensure ventilation, and feed him some warm water.

5. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine is also very important. For example, stewing pear water with rock sugar and boiling Fritillaria water for children to drink both have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs. In addition, traditional Chinese massage is also helpful for relieving coughs and hoarseness. Therefore, with the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, plus daily care, I believe that the condition will get better soon.