What to do if your child keeps coughing

Children's cough is the most worrying problem for many adults. Every time they face cough, many parents will place their hopes on doctors. In fact, many times the doctor's treatment cannot completely replace family care, and doctors cannot completely solve all problems. Therefore, special attention must be paid to home care at this time, which can help shorten the child's coughing time and alleviate the symptoms of coughing. So what should you do if your child keeps coughing?

Appropriate temperature and humidity are important factors in keeping children's respiratory tract clean. When the indoor temperature is too high and the humidity is too low, the child's respiratory cilia movement function will be greatly reduced, and the ability of the respiratory tract to resist germs will be reduced. The child will be repeatedly attacked by germs, the respiratory tract lining will be damaged, and the child's cough will not heal for a long time. For children, the most suitable indoor temperature is 18-22 degrees.

Viruses and bacteria are often attached to floating dust that is several times larger than themselves. Dry air causes dust to fly, allowing the carried germs to be inhaled into children's respiratory tract, causing respiratory infections. Experts and scholars have obtained quantitative data: suitable environmental humidity can effectively inhibit the survival of influenza virus. When the environmental humidity is lower than 35%, the survival time of influenza virus exceeds 24 hours; when the environmental humidity is higher than 50%, the survival time of influenza virus does not exceed 10 hours. Therefore, as long as the environmental humidity is appropriately increased and controlled above 50%, the survival of influenza viruses can be effectively inhibited and virus invasion can be prevented. There are many ways to humidify the air, but the most scientific way is to use an air humidifier.

In addition, the temperature of the child’s room must be consistent with that of other rooms, so that the cold air from other rooms will not enter the child’s room as soon as the door is opened. When the temperature is too high, the pores all over the body will open. When exposed to air conditioning, children's pores do not shrink like adults', so they are particularly susceptible to viral and bacterial infections.