What should I do if my baby has a hoarse voice due to coughing?

Babies have poor body resistance and will cough if they are not careful. If the cough is severe, it may cause hoarseness, which makes parents feel distressed and want to find ways to eliminate the baby's discomfort. So how can we improve the hoarseness of the baby's cough?

1. Inhaling steam <br/>Proper inhalation of steam can help relieve hoarseness and bring moist air into the baby's lungs, thereby helping to remove mucus and moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, and soothing the throat and relieving asthma. The specific method is to let the baby stay in a steam-filled bathroom for about ten minutes, or you can use a steam machine.
2. Diet therapy <br/>There are many ingredients that have the effect of moistening the throat and clearing the lungs, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. Parents can make rock sugar almond pear, Sichuan loquat fresh pear soup, and lotus root and cabbage soup to feed the baby. You can also use sugarcane, chestnut, watermelon and other fruits to squeeze juice to feed the baby. At the same time, drink more boiled water, which can relieve the uncomfortable symptoms of hoarseness to a certain extent.

3. Appropriate hot compress <br/>Hot compress can help eliminate the uncomfortable symptoms of hoarseness. The specific method is to wrap a hot water bottle with a towel, or directly use a hot towel to apply hot compress to the baby's neck and back. Apply hot compress for about ten minutes every morning and evening. After 2-3 consecutive days, it will be relieved. However, it should be noted that if the baby has a fever, this method should not be used.
4. Taking Chinese medicine <br/>For children with more serious cough, they should go to the pediatric clinic for examination in time. Under the guidance of a professional doctor, they can take Chinese patent medicines such as Children's Xuanfei Zhike Granules, Fresh Bamboo Sap Oral Liquid, and Compound Loquat Paste. You can also use sweet cough syrup. If there is phlegm in the throat, you should use Chinese patent medicines such as Children's Huatan Zhike Granules that have the effect of resolving phlegm and moistening the lungs.

Therefore, there are many ways to relieve baby's cough and hoarseness. Parents are advised to avoid using medications as much as possible, and feed the child medication for treatment if care is ineffective.