Causes and treatment suggestions for children's cough

We all know that children have relatively poor physical constitutions and are prone to catching colds and coughs once they are infected with colds. This makes many parents anxious, and various cough treatment medicines become popular. However, as the saying goes, every poison has its merits, and medication may be a greater burden on children. What parents should know most is how to relieve cough and reduce phlegm. Next, let me tell you how to relieve cough and reduce phlegm for children.

Why does the child cough?

Coughing in children is a symptom, a protective reflex action. Coughing clears out the "garbage" in the respiratory tract. Coughing is often accompanied by sputum, and sputum is the "garbage". So, coughing is a good thing, and there is no need for cough suppressant treatment. No, when there is no "garbage" in the respiratory tract, but only congestion and edema, or due to long-term coughing stimulation, the cough center is in a highly excited state for a long time, then the cough is not a reflex action with a protective effect, and cough suppressants should be actively used. Even if it is protective, if the cough is severe and affects sleep and eating, it should be treated. Cough suppressant treatment also includes expectoration, reducing edema of the respiratory mucosa, and restoring the function of tracheal cilia. Therefore, cough treatment is not simply taking cough medicine. First of all, we need to analyze the primary factors of cough. Only by treating the cause of the disease can good results be achieved.

Treating the cause of a cough

Respiratory tract infections caused by various viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms are upper respiratory tract infections if the infection is limited to above the cricoid cartilage (above the pharynx). If the infection develops below the cricoid cartilage (below the pharynx), it is a lower respiratory tract infection, which is the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and interstitial lung infection. If we use a big tree as an analogy and turn the tree upside down, the upper respiratory tract is above the roots and the lower respiratory tract is below the roots. The trunk is the trachea, the branches are the bronchi, the leaf stalks are the capillaries, the leaves are the alveoli, and the spaces between the leaves are the pulmonary interstitium. The entire respiratory tract can be invaded by various external factors and cause pathological changes. These external factors are not just viruses and bacteria, but can also be various microorganisms, various physical and chemical factors, environmental factors, etc., or the lesions of the respiratory mucosa caused by viruses, bacteria and various factors cannot be improved with the elimination of viruses, bacteria and various microorganisms, resulting in damage to the function of the respiratory mucosa itself, resulting in a long-lasting cough. Therefore, this is the crux of why cough is difficult to treat even with very advanced antibiotics, and the function of the respiratory mucosa itself must be improved. Only then can the cough be cured.

Children's cough brings endless troubles to parents. Not only the children cannot get a good rest, but the parents also cannot get a good rest. Children's cough that has not been cured for a long time troubles parents. The above causes and treatment suggestions for children's cough can solve parents' problems. The editor hopes that every child is healthy.