Child cough what should I do?

Respiratory diseases are common in young children, and coughs are the most common symptoms of child care. When the child is coughing, for different clinical conditions, mothers can take a variety of methods.

Cough is short and light: If a child cough light, does not affect diet, sleep, activity as usual, the spirit, then the mother need not worry. Children may be just a cold, let him rest, drink plenty of water, General 3-5 day natural healing.

Cough time more long: If cough has over a week, and cough more frequency, even with high fever, so should with children to hospital doctor, if check no exception, may is virus infection, General without antibiotics treatment, as long as Note rest, and diet, then taking some resistance HIV, and cough drug on can has, if is bacteria infection, is should in doctor guidance Xia application antibiotics, cannot own abuse antibiotics, so as not to caused body bacteria group disorders, immunity reduce, even effect liver, and renal function.

Cough with wheezing: crowing cocks are if a child is coughing accompanied by wheezing sound, you should as soon as possible to the hospital for treatment, doctors be based on the use of hormones and bronchodilators.

If a child often coughs, protracted course of disease, you should go to hospital to check for Mycoplasma infection or TB infection. If a child cough cure and recurrent attacks, the following methods to help children enhance immunity, away from coughing.

1, rational nutrition: at the stage of growth and development of children, such as the lack of some nutrients, such as calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins, children immunity will decline. Therefore, and should pay attention to balanced nutrition to children, if necessary, a doctor checks to see if the lack of certain nutrients, and the corresponding replenishment.

2, regular exercise: a reasonable amount of exercise can improve the function of the body, enhance metabolism of children cardiopulmonary capacity, improving the ability of children on the environment. Starting from cool autumn days, you should let your children wear thin, many to outdoor activities, a breath of fresh air, the children gradually adapt to the cold environment, improving the ability of keeping warm.

3, environmental tidiness: children\'s room to ventilate a day, if the parents when a respiratory infection, should minimize contact with the child. In some special cases, such as during the influenza, can take traditional Chinese medicine to prevent colds, recurrent respiratory infection in children may be appropriate under the guidance of the doctor to take some immunity intensifier.