#AskTheExpert my baby 11 month old usko sardi or cough vali khasi 10 days se he medication ka koyi fark nyi pdta

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#AskTheExpert my baby 11 month  old  usko sardi or cough vali khasi 10 days se he medication ka koyi fark nyi pdta

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 nebulisation can be given where myedicine directly gets dilivered in the respiratory tract.
Also if fever is there pahvracetamol 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 remedies like Tulsi & ginger mix in honey can be tried for soothing.

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koi improvement nhi hai..
give a spoon of honey before bed or a glass of tumeric milk
boil some Tulsi leaves crushed ginger in a cup of milk till it is half then add honey give 2-3 spoon three times a day
use Babyhug rapid relief baby rub