If you have any irritant in your throat like dust, smoke, or fluid, a cough is the body's reflex action to clear the throat. A cough is the most frequent symptom of an infection in the upper and lower respiratory tract like bronchitis, asthma, COPD, common cold, flu, and emphysema. A cough can be dry (non-productive) or accompanied with sputum (productive).
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My 2-year-old baby has a cough while sleeping. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, My baby is two years old and she is having cough from last 15 to 20 days. While in sleep she is coughing continuously. During daytime, no coughing occurs. I gave her Levolin one teaspoon two times a day for three days but no change. Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Assuming that your baby has no other symptoms such as fever or runny nose accompanying the cough, my understanding is that this is a very simple issue of post nasal drip aggravating the gag reflex. This means that nasal secretions flow back into the throat causing a ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My daughter is 6 years old (weighing 24 kilograms) and she is suffering from a cough (four to five days) followed by a fever (three days). Her fever is in the 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit range. But sometimes it goes down as well. We have been administering Crocin for three days. So, is it... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you can continue with Crocin (Paracetamol and Caffeine). But she also needs antibiotics along with that. So please administer the following course, Take tablet Taxim (Cefixime and Ofloxacin) 100 mg in the morning and evening for five days, Syrup Relent (Cetrizi... Read Full »