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my 4 year old daughter is having back to back issue of caugh, cold and conjestion in chest. frequency is 15 days to 1 month.
recently doctor put her on 3 months inhaler through huf puff kit.
How safe this inhaler is and what alternate practice we can adopt to reduce this repeated issue

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my 4 year old daughter is having back to back issue of caugh, cold and conjestion in chest. frequency is 15 days to 1 month.
recently doctor put her on 3 months inhaler through huf puff kit.
How safe this inhaler is and what alternate practice we can adopt to reduce this repeated issue

Accepted Answer

Cough along with Cold and fever most of the time is a  viral illness or allergic and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration needs to be maintained. you can give steam inhalation which may be useful .
cough needs to be treated with medicine like anti allergic  expectorant bronchodilators antitussives or cough suppresents medicine which should be given only after a proper evaluation by the doctor according to the type of cough and need.
In severe cough nebulisationj can be given where medicine directly gets dilivered in the respiratory tract.
Also if fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the fever and the dose is 15 mg/ kg body weight and can be repeated after 6 hours again if required .
Home rgemedies like Tulsi & ginger mix in honey can be tried for soothing.

Accepted Answer

Warm Mustard Oil and Rock Salt Massage
Warm a bit of mustard oil and add some rock salt to it. A teaspoon of the salt is what is recommended. Once the mixture is warm enough to apply on the baby’s body, you can slowly massage his chest, back, and feet with this. It is suggested that you also cover the same with a cotton cloth, so that it can provide the required warmth for the baby to feel fine.