#asktheexpert My baby three months old having a terrible cough with phlegm. The doctor prescribed antibiotics. The course is over but still cough remains. What should I do?

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uh. in monsoon season there will be recurrent viral infections main reason for cold and cough sometimes it can be because of allergies also please give steam inhalation frequently and antihistamins

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this can occurs due to weather changes and temperature variations or simple cold and rarely infection.
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kindly give nasal saline drops (nasoclear /nasivion s)every three hourly and since it is a salt water/saline water it does not have any side effects and can be given again and again for nasal blockage and respiratory cough.
it will dissolve mucus in nose and throat.
for fever and pain give paracetamol.
anti-cold medicines at this age have got side effects so can be given only after medical consultation.
try to prevent temperature variations around the child and you can also give indirect steam inhalation and if there is no improvement in 2 or 3 days then meet your doctor

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Cough and Cold along with the symptom like Fever loss of appetite irritability could be a feature of viral infection or seasonal flu where most of the time supportive treatment is given. 
along with that cough expectorant and deconhhgestant with antiallergic medicine given.
steam inhalation can be given frequently to relieve the symptoms.