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My 5m baby is having cough cold. Gave him medicine after consulting doctor. Now he is crying because his voice is not coming out properly(gala baithna). What should I do to clear his voice?

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Accepted Answer

continue to give nasal saline drops and the voice will improve in one week to maximum two weeks
Give nasal saline drops every few hourly to the child in the nasal cavity.
Try to prevent temperature variations around the child
You can go for indirect steam inhalation which will again help in decreasing both cough and cold
Continue the regular diet of the child
If there is no improvement in few days then meet your doctor
For fever and pain give paracetamol.
Anti-cold medicines at this age have got side effects so can be given only after medical consultation.

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Cough along with Cold most of the time is a  viral illness and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration. you can give steam inhalation which is very useful .
cough negieds to be treated with anti allergic and expectorant bronchodilators or antitussives medicine which should be given onlry after a proper evaluation by the doctor according to the type of cough.
if fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the fever and the dose can be repeated after 6 hours again if required .

#AskTheExpert My 5m baby is having cough cold. Gave him medicine after consulting doctor. Now he is crying because his voice is not coming out properly(gala baithna). What should I do to clear his voice?