What to do if your four-month-old baby has bronchitis and cough

Due to the fragility of children's bodies, parents should not take lightly any problems with newborn babies' bodies. They should take their children to the doctor in time to prevent further deterioration of the disease. Different causes have different treatments. Therefore, when parents find that their four-month-old baby has bronchitis and coughs frequently, they must identify the cause of bronchitis and then prescribe the right medicine.

Your child's doctor may prescribe a cough medicine that contains an expectorant or recommend another brand of over-the-counter medicine to help your child clear phlegm. If your child also has asthma, the doctor may prescribe bronchodilators to dilate his airways or corticosteroids to reduce inflammation. Although it may be uncomfortable to hear your child coughing, coughing up the phlegm will help him recover.

What to do if your baby has bronchitis

If your child's bronchitis is caused by a bacterial infection, your doctor will prescribe antibiotics. But in most cases, bronchitis is caused by a virus, so antibiotics are not effective. Symptoms should improve within 1 week to 10 days. Here are some ways to relieve bronchitis symptoms:

1. Let your child drink more water, about 8-10 glasses of water a day. This helps relieve nasal congestion and prevents dehydration.

2. Place a humidifier that sprays cool mist in your child's bedroom or where he plays during the day, especially in dry weather. Humidified air can help your child breathe easier. But be sure to clean the humidifier according to the instructions, because if the humidifier is dirty, it will also spread bacteria into the air.

3. If you can buy saline nose drops, give them to your child, which can also help relieve nasal congestion. Just drop one or two drops into his nostrils and then use a nasal aspirator to suck out the mucus. If your child really refuses to use a suction device, you may want to wait until he's older and can blow his nose on his own. In addition, you can also prepare some light salt water for your child to drip.

4. Let your child get more rest. Cold weather, dust, and smoke can irritate your child's respiratory tract, so keep your child's room clean, warm, and smoke-free to facilitate recovery.

5. When your child is resting or sleeping, let him lean on a cushion so that he can breathe more easily.

6. Give your child an appropriate dose of children's acetaminophen or ibuprofen to relieve fever and other discomfort. Never give aspirin to children, as it may cause Reye's syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease.