When parents hear that their baby is coughing, they start to feel nervous. Has the baby caught a cold again? Actually, coughing in babies is not necessarily a cold. Allergic rhinitis or respiratory tract irritation can cause coughing. What should parents do if a baby coughs? Next, let's take a look at what to do if the baby coughs for a week and a half?
To prevent a baby from coughing, the first step is to identify the cause of their cough. There are two main reasons for a baby's cough: one is caused by a cold, and the other is caused by allergies. Therefore, when parents find that their baby's cough is not good for a long time, it is best to take them to the hospital for examination and let the doctor diagnose whether the cough is caused by allergies or colds. Only in this way can targeted treatment be carried out and the effect is quick. If it's a cold, use medicine to treat it. If it's an allergy, in addition to medication, stay away from allergens.
Many parents always want to relieve their baby's cough symptoms through food therapy, such as pear water, which is familiar to everyone, or steamed with scallops and pears for the baby to drink. In fact, these food therapy methods are effective for some coughs, but it is not recommended that parents blindly use them, because scallops snow pear relieves the cough caused by wind heat cold. If the baby's cough is not caused by wind heat cold, eating it does not work. The best way is to take the baby to the hospital for inspection.
