How to treat chronic cough in children

Chronic cough in children mainly needs to be treated with Kebiqing capsules and theophylline cough and expectorant drugs. At the same time, antihistamines should be added according to the condition. Antibiotics such as penicillin can be used when necessary. In addition, children can also take Chinese patent medicines such as children's cough syrup, or boil water to take a prescription composed of ephedra, northern almonds, and licorice.

If a child suffers from chronic cough, the coughing symptoms may recur. If the cough is severe, the child may cry and make a fuss because of the discomfort, and it will also affect normal sleep. Therefore, cough suppressant treatment must be carried out in time when the condition is discovered. So what is the effective treatment for chronic cough in children?
1. Western medicine treatment for chronic cough in children
1. Antitussive and expectorant drugs <br/>Children with chronic cough need to be fed with antitussive and expectorant drugs according to the course of treatment. Generally, Ketaling tablets, Kebiqing capsules and N-acetylcysteine ​​can be taken. If accompanied by symptoms of cough and asthma, theophylline and leukotriene receptor antagonists should be taken as appropriate, and glucocorticoids can be added if necessary.
2. Antihistamines <br/>Children with chronic cough who have allergic reactions need to take chlorpheniramine tablets, loratadine syrup, cetirizine tablets and other antihistamines. In order to achieve better results, vitamin C tablets can generally be taken with them.
3. Antibiotics <br/>If the examination finds that the chronic cough is caused by infection with bacteria or Mycoplasma pneumoniae, you can consider taking antibiotics such as erythromycin tablets, clarithromycin tablets and azithromycin tablets. However, it must be taken in small doses, otherwise it will have obvious adverse reactions. In addition, you can also use atomization inhalation when taking the medicine, which will have a more significant effect.
2. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for chronic cough in children
1. Chinese patent medicine <br/>Children's chronic cough can generally be treated with Chinese patent medicine. The most commonly used ones are fresh bamboo sap oral liquid, children's cough syrup and Sichuan loquat paste.
2. Chinese medicine prescriptions <br/>Chronic cough has a long course, so it can be treated with Chinese medicine differentiation and treatment. If you take Chinese medicine prescriptions, you need to use the principles of promoting lung function and moistening the lungs and relieving cough and reducing phlegm. You can use Chinese herbal medicines such as ephedra, northern almonds, licorice, bitter orange, perilla, radish seeds, anemarrhena, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Fritillaria cirrhosa.