How to treat a child who has a recurring cough?

Children's repeated coughing is partly because children have weaker resistance and are more susceptible to cold or viral infection, which leads to bronchitis or coughing symptoms induced by cold stimulation. Children's immune ability is not perfect yet and needs repeated treatment to recover. So what should we do if children have repeated coughs that never get better?

1. Determine the cause of your cough

Many parents blindly use medicine. If the medicine is not suitable for the disease, it can only relieve the symptoms of cough but cannot help the disease heal, which will cause the child to cough repeatedly. Therefore, after the child coughs, it is necessary to determine the cause and then see how to treat it. If it is caused by a viral infection, it is generally necessary to take some anti-inflammatory drugs such as Houttuynia cordata. It is best not to use antibiotics for children to avoid drug resistance. When a child coughs repeatedly, it is necessary to pay attention to whether it is caused by pneumonia or other diseases, and it is necessary to rule out the cough caused by foreign objects entering the respiratory tract.

2. Daily care

If repeated coughing is caused by pneumonia or viral infection, then in daily care, we also need to pay attention to isolating pathogens and promoting the body's recovery. The temperature difference in the child's living environment should not be too large or hot and cold, and the indoor air should be kept fresh and circulated. Families with air conditioners need to pay attention to ventilation and cleaning of air conditioner filters. The most important thing is the indoor humidity. If it is too dry, it will cause throat discomfort and induce coughing symptoms.

3. Eat more pears and Fritillaria cirrhosa

During a cough, you can eat some pears and Sichuan Fritillaria, which have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs. If the cough is caused by respiratory tract infection, you can also use atomization to sterilize the bacteria in the respiratory tract and hot breathing with boiled water vapor to help relieve cough symptoms. Drinking boiled water appropriately can help regulate body temperature and promote body metabolism. Adding some honey appropriately can help moisturize the throat and relieve cough symptoms.