What to do if a baby has a cough and phlegm? What are the treatments for a baby's cough and phlegm?

If a baby coughs and has phlegm, he or she can take some expectorant medicine in time for treatment. Commonly used medicines include ambroxol. This medicine can dilute phlegm and help it to be discharged. Patients can also use atomization treatment, which can relieve local inflammation. Parents should also pay attention to patting the baby's back to help him or her expectorate.

Infants and young children do not have very good immunity, so they are easily stimulated by the external environment and become infected. When the upper respiratory tract is infected, they will cough and have phlegm. Coughing and phlegm must be controlled in time, otherwise it is likely to develop into pneumonia and even endanger life. So what should I do if my baby coughs and has phlegm? What should I pay attention to?

1. What to do if your baby coughs and has phlegm

1. Take expectorant drugs

If a baby coughs and has phlegm, it must be treated in time, otherwise the phlegm will increase and the inflammation will increase, which will irritate the trachea and be detrimental to recovery. You can take some ambroxol, which can effectively dilute the phlegm and help it be discharged.

2. Perform atomization treatment

Nebulizer therapy is a relatively mild treatment method, which is very suitable for young children. This treatment method can moisten the airway and turn the drug into mist and enter the mucosa, which can relieve local inflammation and effectively reduce phlegm and relieve cough. However, nebulizer therapy generally requires a long treatment time, and some infants and young children may not be able to sit still, so parents must comfort them in time.

3. Pat your baby’s back

When infants and young children cough and have phlegm, the phlegm cannot be discharged by themselves, so parents should pat their babies' backs. You can put your hands in a hollow shape, and then help the child to expectorate from top to bottom and from inside to outside. You can use a little force at this time. When the baby's phlegm is discharged, the symptoms can be relieved a lot.

2. What should I pay attention to when my baby coughs and has phlegm?

1. Pay attention to indoor ventilation

When your baby shows this symptom, you must pay attention to indoor ventilation. If you don't ventilate, your baby's symptoms will worsen repeatedly.

2. Let your baby drink more water

Drinking more water can effectively promote the excretion of toxins from the body, and drinking water can also help to dissolve phlegm. Drinking more water can help to assist in the treatment of symptoms of coughing and phlegm.

3. Treat the primary disease promptly

Actively treating the primary disease can fundamentally relieve cough and phlegm. If the primary disease is not treated in time, the symptoms will only become more and more serious, and any relief method will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The symptoms will disappear after the primary disease is cured.