Babies have a sensitive constitution and are easily affected by internal and external factors, leading to coughing. The most common types of cough are generally wind cold cough and external wind heat cough, but some parents may not distinguish between them. So, how to distinguish between hot cough and cold cough in children?
1. Cough in babies can be caused by internal heat and inflammation, as well as external wind heat or wind cold. Therefore, based on the type of cough symptoms, it can be divided into hot cough and cold cough. The clinical symptoms of cough vary greatly depending on the type of cough syndrome. Firstly, the color of sputum during cold cough and hot cough is different. If the baby has cold cough, the sputum is mostly thin and pale white, while the sputum during hot cough is more viscous and yellowish.
2. Secondly, there will be significant differences in tongue coating and pulse between cold cough and hot cough. The cold cough baby's tongue coating turns white, sometimes thick and greasy, and the pulse is relatively slow and sluggish. The tongue coating of babies with hot cough is yellow and greasy, the tip or sides of the tongue are red, and the pulse number is too strong, manifested as excessive heat inside.
3. The cough symptoms of babies with cold cough or hot cough are also different. If it is a cold cough, the cough sound is often dull, while the cough sound during hot cough is louder and brighter. In addition, the treatment methods for cold cough and hot cough are very different. Parents should take their babies for medical examination and under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine. Cold cough should be treated with drugs that can dispel wind and cold, and have the effect of stopping cough. For hot cough, attention should be paid to using drugs that promote lung function, clear heat, detoxify and relieve diarrhea.
