How to treat children's cold and cough effectively

Cold and cough are relatively common diseases among children. Because children are young, we must be cautious in using medication for treatment. As long as the condition is not particularly serious, parents can take some conditioning methods, which will help the child recover as soon as possible. For example, frequently massaging the child, performing massage therapy, or using some pediatric traditional Chinese medicine treatments can all achieve good results. If using western medicine, be sure to follow the doctor's advice.

1. Pediatric massage therapy:

Pediatric massage therapy refers to the treatment of children's cough-related symptoms through traditional Chinese massage therapy.

2. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine:

When children have runny nose, slight fever, throat discomfort, and decreased appetite, they can take small pills such as Baoyuan Dan and Zhibao Ding, one pill each time, three times a day. If the condition worsens after taking it for one day, you should stop taking the medicine and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. What should I do if my child is always coughing? If the cough is paroxysmal and dry, antibiotics are ineffective, accompanied by an itchy throat but no fever, and the child is afraid of cold air and smoke, and the cough worsens at night, then it may be an allergic cough. Children with low fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, mild cough, etc. can take Miaolingdan, one pill each time, twice a day. If the child has fever, red throat, hoarseness, and the condition is worse than before, you can add children's throat clearing granules or children's cold granules.

3. Be cautious when using Western medicine

If a child suddenly develops a fever, you can use some pediatric heat-clearing granules. If the child has a high fever and a history of high fever convulsions, Zixue San can be used first. If the stool is dry and hard, you can use Niuhuang Qingre San once. For children who cough due to colds but without fever, cough syrups such as children's lung clearing oral liquid and children's cough liquid can be used to control the development of the cough.

3. Western medicine treatment methods:

The key is to find out the cause of the cough so that it can be treated correctly. If it is a respiratory bacterial infection, antibiotics should be used; if it is a respiratory viral infection, antiviral drugs should be used; since most chronic coughs lasting more than 2 months are allergic coughs, the main treatment should be to eliminate allergic inflammation of the respiratory tract; if combined with allergic rhinitis, it may be allergic rhinitis, and desensitization treatment should be the main treatment.