How to treat a child's dry cough How to treat a child's dry cough

Many children now have symptoms of dry cough. If you want to find the best treatment, you must understand the cause of the disease. Parents can choose treatment methods according to their children's different conditions. Common treatment methods include long-term drinking of water boiled with pears and rock sugar, drinking more water, and drug treatment. If parents choose drug treatment, they can choose prescription drugs or over-the-counter drugs according to the doctor's advice.

Dry cough is a symptom that many children now have, and there are many reasons that cause children to have dry coughs. Therefore, when parents find that their children have symptoms of dry coughs, they should not be too anxious. It is best to first find out the cause of the child’s dry cough and then choose a treatment method. This can achieve better treatment effects. So what should we do if children have dry coughs?

1. Causes of dry cough

1. Throat diseases

If the child has a throat disease, it is easy to have dry cough symptoms, such as pharyngitis, etc. In addition, chronic bronchitis will also cause dry cough symptoms, and the child may also have asthma and other conditions.

2. Allergies

If the child has allergies, it may also cause symptoms such as dry cough. In general, the occurrence of dry cough symptoms is also closely related to the child's physical condition.

2. What to do if your child has a dry cough

1. Pear with rock sugar

If a child has symptoms of long-term dry cough and it cannot be cured for a long time, parents can consider boiling pears and rock sugar together in water and let the child drink it, because pears and rock sugar both have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs. If consumed for a long time, it can have a good relieving effect.

2. Drink more water

Parents can let their children drink more warm water, which can thin the phlegm in their throats and effectively relieve the tension of the respiratory mucosa, thus achieving a good therapeutic effect.

3. Medication

If the child's dry cough symptoms are severe, parents can consider drug treatment. Common prescription drugs include amoxicillin granules and cefaclor granules. These drugs have anti-inflammatory effects and are effective relatively quickly. In addition, parents can also consider giving their children over-the-counter drugs, such as children's cough syrup.