Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years agoA. 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 needs to be treated with anti allergic and expectorant bronchodilators or antitussives medicine which should be given only 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 doskse can be repeated after 6 hours again if required .
Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years agoA. Give nasal saline drops every few hourly to the child in the nasal cavity.
Try to prevent temperature variationsc around the child
You can go for indirect steam inhalation which will again help in decreasing both cough and cold
Continuec the regular diet of the child
If there is no improvement in few days then meet your doctor
For fever and pain give paracetamol
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