What to do if children have allergic rhinitis and cough

If children have allergic rhinitis or cough, they need to leave the allergen environment immediately. If the symptoms are severe, such as accompanied by other discomfort or long-term unrelieved, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and receive drug treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

1. General treatment

1. Avoid allergens: Parents should take their children to the hospital to clarify the cause of allergies, and try to stay away from them to avoid further contact with them, which may trigger or aggravate the disease. Common allergens include pollen and dust mites. When going out, you can wear a mask to reduce dust inhalation. In daily life, you should pay attention to changing bed sheets, quilts and other items frequently, and wash them with warm water and expose them to the sun.

2. Increase water intake: You can increase the amount of water children drink appropriately, which will help dilute sputum and promote its excretion, thereby alleviating cough symptoms.

2. Drug treatment

1. Antihistamines: If children have an allergic reaction caused by pollen, they can use drugs such as loratadine syrup or cetirizine hydrochloride drops for local spray half an hour before going out. It can have a certain antipruritic effect, reduce the body's sensitization level, and relieve symptoms such as allergic rhinitis and cough.

2. Leukotriene receptor antagonists: Commonly used oral medications include montelukast sodium chewable tablets, etc., which can also effectively improve allergic rhinitis and related symptoms such as cough.

3. Decongestants: Children can also use decongestants for a short period of time as prescribed by a doctor, such as furazolidone nasal drops, to constrict the capillaries in the upper respiratory tract, thereby reducing congestion in the nasal mucosa, and then helping to relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing and coughing caused by allergic rhinitis.

4. Hormone drugs: If children have more serious symptoms such as nasal congestion and cough due to allergic rhinitis, they may need to cooperate with the doctor to give budesonide inhalation aerosol and other drugs for treatment, but they must be careful to strictly follow the doctor's instructions for medication dosage and must not increase, decrease or even stop the medication on their own.

5. Anti-infection drugs: Some children may also suffer from bacterial infections while developing allergic rhinitis, and they may also have symptoms of coughing up yellow purulent sputum. Under the guidance of a doctor, they can take antibiotics such as amoxicillin granules and cefixime granules for anti-inflammatory and antibacterial treatment.

6. Others: For those with obvious high fever, they should actively follow the doctor's advice to take acetaminophen dry suspension and other drugs to control body temperature.

There are many clinical causes of allergic rhinitis and cough in children. In addition to the above factors, bronchial asthma, colds, etc. may also cause similar symptoms. Therefore, when children have related symptoms, they should seek medical attention in time. After the cause is confirmed, they should follow the doctor's advice to choose appropriate treatment methods.