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Dear doctor
My kid 4 years old started schooling 2 month's back. She got fever cold ear infection and again cold and sore throat often. She is ill 4 times within 2 months and doctor gave antibiotics 3 times for infection. I am really worried does this affect her overall health doctor? Is it ok to take antibiotics 3 times in 2 months ? It was prescribed by our child doctor

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Dear doctor 
My kid 4 years old started schooling 2 month's back.  She got fever cold ear infection and again cold and sore throat often. She is ill 4 times within 2 months  and doctor gave antibiotics 3 times for infection. I am really worried   does this affect her overall health doctor? Is it ok to take antibiotics 3 times in 2 months ? It was prescribed by our child doctor

Accepted Answer

Cold most of the time is a  viral illness where there could be running nose sneezing along with cough and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration . steam inhalation will also be useful in this .
cough needs to be treated with anti allergic and expectorant bronchodilators or antitussives medicine  which should be used once a proper evaluation by the doctor is done afrnd  according to the type of cough its prescribed.
if rany  fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the temperature and the dose can be repeated again after 6 hours  if required .

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I suggest you get a blood test done to figure out what is the issue that your child is going through because if your child is falling sick like this off and then that’s not good so you’ll have to get a check with your doctor get a blood test done a proper clarity would be there because of thatWrite Your Answer Here