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 3-year-old baby suffers from congestion. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,My baby is 3 years and 4 months old weighing 11.3 kg and height is 96.2 cm. She had a mild cough two weeks ago, and now it looks like nasal congestion. The next day she had a wheezing sound, and the doctor prescribed Salbutamol and Prednisolone syrup. After three days, the wheezing and cou... Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I thoroughly read your query and understand your concern. As per the information provided, it seems your daughter has recurrent wheezing, and that is why she has been prescribed Prednisolone. As mentioned, she is no more wheezing, and there is no cough. Since she has b... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,My child is three months old. She is suffering from a cough and cold. For cough, a doctor had suggested Asthalin 100 ml syrup, 2 ml three times for my child. I have given her only once, and after that she is crying like anything. Is it the effect of the dosage or is it normal sir? Her p... Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I read your query and understand your concern.I would like to have some more information. Kindly answer the following questions for me to guide you better.Does she have only a cough, no fever, or any other problem? Is she feeding well? Is there any fast breathing or nois... Read Full »
My daughter is suffering from a persistent cold and greenish mucus cough. What is the cause?
Query: Hi doctor,I am very concerned about my daughter. She is suffering from fever, cold, and severe productive cough with greenish mucus for the past six days. Initially, she was suffering from a high fever of 101 to 103 degrees. So, I gave her syrup Paracetamol 5 ml, syrup Montek LC 5 ml, syrup Ascoril ... Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to iCliniq.com,I understand your concern. As per the information provided, your daughter is sick for the past five days and is on antibiotics and cough syrup and the fever subsided in two days. It seems like she is suffering from a viral infection with the six days history of illness and... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My son is 3-year-old and has had a 102.1 degrees Fahrenheit fever with chills for almost 24 hours. He has a cough and had been vomiting last night as well. The fever only went down for a little bit with Tylenol. He has been sleeping a lot since. Kindly help. Thank you. Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the limited information provided, the thing which is worrisome is "sleeping a lot." Fever, vomiting, and cough all favor some infections, and commonly it is a viral infection. If your son wakes up easily, responds to you properly, and accepts food orally, then... Read Full »