What to do if your child has recurrent coughing

Repeated coughing in children can cause irritation of the respiratory mucosa, which is often related to foreign body irritation, respiratory tract infection, etc. It can be improved through general treatment, physical therapy, and drug therapy.

Treatment of recurrent cough in children:

1. General treatment: If the symptoms are not serious and there is no other discomfort, they can be improved through good dietary care. You can eat more light and easily digestible food. During this period, you should also take good care of the environment and try to keep the temperature and humidity appropriate.

2. Physical therapy: If there is foreign body irritation in the respiratory tract, the child will relieve the discomfort by coughing repeatedly and needs to cooperate with the doctor to remove the foreign body, such as using tweezers, fiber laryngoscope, etc.

3. Drug treatment: If accompanied by symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose, it is considered a respiratory tract infection and it is suitable to use drug treatment as prescribed by the doctor, such as cefixime granules, strong cough syrup, etc.

Precautions for children with recurrent coughing:

If the symptoms do not improve for a long time or are more severe, you need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. During this period, you can drink more water to relieve the discomfort, but you need to avoid eating snacks or spicy foods, and also avoid environments with strong irritating odors, which can easily aggravate the discomfort.