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Hello doctor

my baby is pre mature baby and he always suffering from cold and cough. so please advise

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Hello doctor

my baby is pre mature baby and he always suffering from cold and cough. so please advise

Accepted Answer

regular cough and cold in children are most commonly associated with allergy which might be due to weather changes on temperature variations.
many times simple cough and cold is followed by secondary infections.
it is very common that children will have a srecurrent cough and cold as well as fever before 5 years of age and after that a proper immunity is developed and then this problem will go away.
get the child vazccinated for flu vaccine which will again help in decreasing this problem

Accepted Answer

If your baby has symptoms of cough and cold it may last for few days or couple of weeks depending on the severity of infection which may be viral usually.
If there is fever above 99 Fahrenheit you need to give paracetamol 3 times the day to the child.
In case of nasal congestion in cold you can give steam which is the best remedy as well as you can use nasomist saline drops many times in a day one drop in each nostril. In case of cough the syrup is advised according to the type of cough (dry or productive)which needs to be examined before prescribing the medicine. 
If there are aggravated symptoms due to cough and cold ,any breathing difficulty the baby has dehydration and not taking feed properly a physical examinat)uoion is important for which you should contact your treating pediatrician.

#AskTheExpert Hello doctor my baby is pre mature baby and he always suffering from cold and cough. so please advise