Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy1 Year agoA. give nasal saline drops every few hourly to the child in the nasal cavity.
try to prevent temperature variations around the child
you can go for indirect steam inhalation which will again help in decreasing both cough and cold
continue the regular diet of the child
if there is no improvement in few days then meet your doctord
for fever and pain give paracetamol.
anti-cold medicines at this age have got side effects so can be given only after medical consultation.
POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 8 yr 6 m old boy1 Year agoA. Children under 2 years of age should not be given any kind of cough and cold product that contains a decongestant or antihistamine because serious and possibly life-threatening side effects could occur.
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