#asktheexperts Which is the best way to cure cough for your baby?

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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 medicine directly gets dilivered in the respiratory tract.
Also if fever is there yparacetamol can be given to reduce the fever and the dose is 15 mg/ kg body weight and can be repeated affter 6 hours again if required .
Home remedies like Tulsi & ginger mix in honey can be tried for soothing.

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Bases to go ahead with medication after understanding the issue as to why this is happening if you want to go ahead with some kind of a home remedy then I would say gesture the best one is to go ahead with a mixture of ginger juice and honey that you can give 2×3 times in a day depending upon the need