hello i am a mother of 4 and a half months old baby my baby is suffering feom cold and cough since 3 days i went to doc and the doc suggested me to give asthaline and codistar 3 times a day just want to know if its fine or not and how much time will my baby take to recover ??

A. Cold is most of the time because of viral illness and if the child is having recurrent running nose and nasal congestion it may be a part of allergic rhinitis also so it needs a proper examinatfion. steam inhalation will be beneficial in both the cases along with decongestant mehdicine like alex cold/ hatric 3/ sinarest. As a part of viral illness there could be associated symptoms like cough and fever which needs treatment accordingly along with a proper hydration needs to be maintained .