Child coughing and hoarseness

Children are a high-risk group for coughing symptoms, and when they cough, they often cough violently. This type of coughing symptom not only produces sputum, but may even cause hoarseness. At the same time, children's bodies are in a stage of comprehensive development. If the throat is damaged, it may cause lifelong damage to the throat, and this damage is often irreversible. So what should you do if your child coughs until his throat becomes hoarse?

Treatment for hoarseness in children

1. Stay hydrated

It is recommended that parents should pay attention to letting their babies drink more boiled water to replenish body water, and reduce contact with cold food and spicy and irritating food.

2. Emotional stability

Generally speaking, the baby's body is in the development stage, and the vocal organs are not yet mature. In addition, the baby is easily excited and likes to shout loudly. When he is happy, he shouts to express his excitement. When he cries, he also cries loudly. These behaviors can easily cause swelling and inflammation of the vocal cords, so the baby is prone to hoarseness and sore throat.

3. Drug treatment

Babies have relatively low resistance and are easily invaded by bacteria, especially when seasons change and the weather changes drastically. They are prone to catching colds. Viruses can make babies sick and cause sore throats. Laryngitis is also one of the factors that cause hoarseness and sore throat in babies.

4. Emergency measures

Don't speak loudly. Young children have the problem of talking and shouting loudly. Parents should be more careful not to cause their babies to cry loudly for no reason. Reducing your baby's loud shouting can help protect your baby's throat.

Treatment for a child's cough

1. Fritillaria and fresh pear tea: 6 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa (core removed), 1 fresh pear, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Efficacy: Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, resolves phlegm and relieves cough. It is suitable for cough due to lung heat, with yellow, thick and sticky phlegm that is difficult to cough up. It is also suitable for lung yin deficiency, persistent dry cough, etc.

Usage: Wash the fresh pear, cut it into slices, boil it in water together with Fritillaria and rock sugar, and drink it as tea at any time.

2. Mulberry, apricot and rock sugar drink: 5 grams of mulberry leaves (Yupin), 3 grams of almonds, and 5 grams of rock sugar. Effect: Disperse wind-heat, promote lung function and regulate Qi. It is suitable for children with exogenous wind-heat, cough, yellow sputum or white and sticky sputum, and nasal congestion.

Usage: Put mulberry leaves and almonds into a pot, add 1 bowl of water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until half a bowl of water remains. Remove the residue and keep the juice, then add rock sugar. Take with warm water, 1 dose per day.

3. Rock sugar almond pear: 1 duck pear, 3-5 sweet almonds, 5 grams of rock sugar. Efficacy: Clears heat and relieves cough. It is used for children with exogenous wind-heat, cough, thick and uncomfortable phlegm, dry mouth, and general heat.

Usage: Wash the duck pear, cut a horizontal cut 2 cm from the stem, save the cut part for lid, and dig out the pear core; peel and crush the sweet almonds, put them into the pear belly together with rock sugar, cover the pear with the lid, put it in a bowl with the mouth facing up, and steam it. Take 1 dose every night, warm and take for 3 consecutive days. If the effect is seen, take it for another 2 days.

When the child has a hoarse throat and a little cough, we should not only give the child some food that clears heat and moistens the lungs, but if the child's throat is hoarse and the cough is severe, we should also give the child some appropriate medication, usually some anti-inflammatory drugs. Of course, if the condition does not improve after use, it is best to see an ENT department.