What to do if your one-year-old baby has a respiratory infection and coughs

A one-year-old baby's respiratory tract infection cough is generally caused by viral infection, bacterial infection and other reasons. It can be treated with medication, maintaining indoor humidity, proper rest and other methods. The details are as follows:

1. Drug treatment: Under the guidance of a doctor, antibiotics, antiviral drugs, etc. can be used for treatment. Generally speaking, if the cough is caused by a viral infection, antibiotics are ineffective, so antiviral drugs should be used. For coughs caused by bacterial infections, antibiotics may be an effective treatment. When using drugs, you should pay attention to follow the doctor's advice and treat according to the dosage and medication time.

2. Maintain indoor humidity: Indoor humidity has an important impact on the treatment of cough caused by respiratory tract infection. Maintaining appropriate indoor humidity can help relieve cough symptoms, which can be achieved by using a humidifier and keeping the room ventilated. Especially in dry seasons, appropriately increasing indoor humidity can alleviate the baby's cough symptoms.

3. Proper rest: When babies have respiratory infection and cough, they need proper rest to help their bodies recover. Rest can alleviate symptoms and promote physical recovery. Let your baby sleep more, move less, avoid overwork, and help your baby better resist the invasion of viruses or bacteria.

In addition to the relatively common treatments mentioned above, there are other treatments, such as Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine is suitable for one-year-old babies with respiratory tract infections and coughs, but when using Chinese medicine, you should follow the doctor's instructions to avoid improper use and adverse reactions. Chinese medicine can be individualized according to the baby's specific symptoms and constitution, which helps to improve the baby's cough.