If a baby is exposed to wind cold or eats food that causes internal heat, it can lead to coughing and sore throat. So for the sake of the baby's physical health, it is recommended that mothers pay more attention to keeping their baby warm, develop good eating habits, and guide their baby to drink more warm water, which is very helpful for treating the throat. What should I do if my child has dry cough and itchy throat? What are the hazards of dry cough and itchy throat?
What should I do if my child has dry cough and itchy throat
1. Apricot Pear Tea, Ingredients: 10g bitter almonds, 1 big pear, a little rock sugar. Method: Peel the almond and crush it; Cut the pear into pieces after removing the core; Add an appropriate amount of water and cook until cooked, then dissolve with rock sugar. Drinking tea as a substitute, unlimited. Effect: This tea has the ability to moisten the lungs and relieve cough.
2. Tremella rock sugar soup, ingredients: 10g Tremella and 20g rock sugar. Method: First, remove the stem of the Tremella fuciformis, clean the impurities inside, and soak it in cold water until it swells. Put the Tremella fuciformis and rock sugar into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat for 90 minutes until the Tremella fuciformis is tender and the soup thickens. Eat at midnight, once a night.
The hazards of dry cough and itchy throat
1. Affects normal diet: For example, dry or atrophic pharyngitis can cause difficulty speaking and swallowing saliva, requiring frequent hydration, and even using soup to help swallow food during meals.
2. Affects normal rest: Itching in the throat can cause intermittent irritating coughing, or due to thickening of the pharyngeal mucosa, it can affect breathing and lead to frequent snoring during sleep, resulting in decreased sleep quality.
3. Psychological impact: Some people often make "clicking" and swallowing movements due to a feeling of foreign body in the throat, hoping to eliminate the foreign body. However, these ineffective throat clearing movements can only aggravate the original discomfort, so they suspect that there is a tumor in their throat or esophagus, causing heavy mental burden and depression. Some people experience bad breath due to inflammatory secretions and bacterial retention, which affects others and brings distress to themselves.
The above is an introduction to what to do if a child has dry cough and itchy throat. Babies have weaker physical constitution and resistance, so more careful care from parents can reduce the frequency of their illness. The popularization of vaccines now is also beneficial for preventing many diseases, and it is necessary to receive timely vaccinations under the advice of doctors. And strengthen outdoor exercise to enhance immunity.
