Hi sir/mam my son has cough and cold past 02 days with running nose, and he is coughing lot during night time even we consulted paediatric, he suggested one nasal drop and citrizine, but still he has cough issues.

Question

Hi sir/mam my son has cough and cold past 02 days with running nose, and he is coughing lot  during night time even we consulted paediatric, he suggested one nasal drop and citrizine, but still he has cough issues.

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 and  accotrding to the type of cough its prescribed.
if any  fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the temperatgure and the dose can be repeated again after 6 hours  if required .

Accepted Answer

Warm a bit of mustard oil and add some rock salt to it. A teaspoon of the salt is what is recommended. Once the mixture is warm enough to apply on the baby’s body, you can slowly massage his chest, back, and feet with this. It is suggested that you also cover the same with a cotton cloth, so that it can provide the required warmth for the baby to feel fine.