Why does my baby cough with phlegm and hoarseness?

Babies are still young, and their immune functions are not fully developed, so they are prone to coughing and having phlegm. Especially in winter, when the air is dry, it is more likely to cause babies to cough and have phlegm. So why does the baby cough with phlegm and have a hoarse voice? What conditions can cause this symptom? Let the experts give you a brief introduction below.

A baby's cough is a muscular reaction of the baby's body to protect its respiratory tract, so when a baby coughs, it will make parents particularly worried. What's more serious is that some children have phlegm in their cough, which makes parents even more worried. So what should you do if your child coughs and has phlegm? There are many reasons why children cough. First of all, you need to find out why the baby is coughing. The following editor will teach parents to find out the key to the problem by identifying the sound of the child's cough, and then prescribe the right medicine.

Condition 1: The child coughs with phlegm, but is not accompanied by wheezing or shortness of breath, regardless of day or night, and also has symptoms such as drowsiness, runny nose, watery eyes, and a mild fever (not higher than 38.6℃). This is a common cold caused by a viral infection.

In this case, nasal congestion or runny nose will aggravate the cough symptoms. Parents can use saline nasal drops or a ball-type nasal aspirator to help children clear their nasal cavity and try to keep their children's nasal cavity clean. Usually, the coughing symptoms will last for 7-10 days throughout the cold process, and sometimes the coughing duration will be longer, but the symptoms will be relieved every day. If the child's cough and nasal congestion symptoms persist for 10 days and still do not improve, parents should take the baby to see a doctor.

Condition 2: Violent and hoarse coughing fits, with up to 25 coughing fits per breath. The child makes a sharp roaring sound when he or she breathes in hard. Before the cough symptoms appeared, I had cold symptoms for about a week, but no fever. Babies may even have nasal bubbles, convulsions and respiratory arrest when they are tired. These symptoms are a form of whooping cough that is highly contagious, and children who have not been vaccinated against this disease are more likely to become ill.

If your baby's cough persists for a week and does not improve, parents should take the baby to see a doctor. Babies with whooping cough usually need to be hospitalized to control the cough symptoms and have the doctor clear the phlegm in the throat. The disease can be treated with antibiotics, and the cough symptoms usually last for weeks or even months.

Condition 3: The baby's cough comes from the throat and is slightly hoarse. He coughs every once in a while, sometimes with dry coughs and sometimes with phlegm. The child also feels listless and complains of sore and itchy throat, headache, pain in the back and leg muscles, runny nose, fever, and nausea. This may be influenza, a respiratory viral infection.

If a child has a high fever above 38.6°C, vomits, has diarrhea, has anorexia, and does not want to drink water, parents should take the child to the hospital immediately, give the child more water, use a humidifier to relieve symptoms of airway congestion, and to prevent influenza, you can consult a doctor and get a flu shot.

Generally speaking, as long as the baby coughs, has phlegm and has a hoarse voice, the symptom will last for a long time, and medication will not be very effective in the short term. If you find that your baby has a cough and has phlegm, you must find out why the baby coughs, has phlegm and has a hoarse voice. After understanding it, prescribe the right medicine and let the baby continue to take the medicine for a period of time. Only in this way can the medicine cure the disease and prevent the baby from developing pneumonia.