What should I do if my child keeps coughing?

If a child coughs frequently and never gets better, regular care must be done. Try to keep your child's head elevated as much as possible when sleeping at night. This can slightly relieve the cough and also make your child sleep more comfortably at night. When a child coughs, you can put a cup of boiling water in the bedroom where the child is resting. This way, the water vapor can be released into the air to increase the humidity of the air, thereby relieving the cough.

Coughing is a protective reflex action of the human body that can prevent foreign objects from entering the trachea and bronchial system, or prevent the accumulation of bronchial secretions. There is a difference between coughing and coughing. A cough is one that makes a sound but does not cause phlegm, while a cough is one that causes phlegm but no sound. When in a diseased state, cough and tut often occur together, so they are collectively called cough. Antitussive drugs are generally not used for coughs, because when there are secretions (that is, sputum) in the lower respiratory tract, they can only be expelled from the body through coughing. If antitussive drugs are used, the cough reflex will be inhibited, resulting in sputum retention in the trachea and bronchi, aggravating the condition or causing secondary infection. However, if frequent coughing affects sleep or eating and causes pain to the patient, cough suppressants can be used as appropriate.

To make a clear diagnosis. The main causes of cough include respiratory diseases (inflammation of the pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs, foreign bodies, bleeding, tumors, inhalation of irritating gases, etc.), pleural diseases, cardiovascular diseases (such as myocarditis, arrhythmia) and central factors. The cause of cough is not limited to the lungs, but the location of cough is not far from the lungs. As the saying goes, "The lung qi is like a bell that rings when it is struck." Cough is the main symptom caused by external evil or dysfunction of internal organs, which leads to dysfunction of the lung's functions of dispersing and descending, controlling qi, regulating breathing, controlling regulation, and regulating water channels. It is important to distinguish whether a cough is infectious or allergic, acute or chronic, involving the upper or lower respiratory tract, or external or internal injury.

When a child has a cough problem, you can use a hot water bottle to apply to the back. The water temperature of the hot water bottle should be around 40 degrees Celsius, which can effectively relieve cough. Also, when you have a cough, you can drink warm water to relieve it. Of course, it is more important to take the child to the hospital for medical examination to find out the cause of the cough so that it can be effectively treated.