In order for the baby to grow up healthy, being a mother is also heart wrenching. From the beginning of breastfeeding to the choice of formula later on, being a mother always wants to give her baby the best. Watching her baby feel uncomfortable, being a mother feels uncomfortable. What's wrong with a three-year-old baby coughing and snoring? Is it a cold or other reasons. Let's take a look together below!
According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, cough can be classified into wind cold cough and wind heat cough, which can be determined by observing the baby's tongue coating. White tongue coating indicates wind cold cough, while red and yellow tongue coating indicates wind heat cough. According to Western medicine theory, a baby's cough may be caused by bronchitis, respiratory infections, allergies, etc.
1. Traditional Chinese Medicine theory: Cough can be divided into external cough and internal injury cough, while external cough can be further divided into wind cold cough and wind heat cough. It can be judged by observing the baby's tongue coating.
If the baby's tongue coating is white, it indicates that the child has a cold cough, and the phlegm is relatively thin, white and sticky with nasal congestion and runny nose. They should eat some warm, phlegm resolving and cough relieving foods.
If the baby's tongue coating is yellow or red, it indicates wind heat cough, indicating that the baby has high internal heat, yellow and thick cough phlegm, easy coughing up, and sore throat. You should eat some foods that clear the lungs, reduce phlegm and cough
How long does internal injury cough last? When coughing repeatedly, parents should pay attention to feeding their children some foods that regulate the spleen and stomach, nourish the kidneys, and supplement lung qi.
2. Western medicine theory: When a baby coughs, attention should be paid to observing the nature of the cough, the timing of the cough, and the nature of the phlegm. Common diseases that can cause coughing include:
(1) Chronic infections in the upper and lower respiratory tract
(2) Foreign objects and other stimuli, such as tracheal foreign objects or dry or cold weather, can cause coughing.
(3) Pleural diseases, such as pleurisy or compression of adjacent organs of the pleura, can also cause coughing.
(4) Allergic cough is usually caused by an allergic constitution, and its allergen is not very clear. It is generally not caused by medication and has a family history.
In fact, there are many reasons that can cause a baby to cough, such as a cold, dry indoor air, and lack of water. In addition, the baby may choke on milk and inhale it into the lungs, which can also cause coughing. However, this situation is usually accompanied by fever. If the baby has no other symptoms and only coughs occasionally. Don't worry, just keep the room moist and give your baby plenty of water.
What's wrong with a three-year-old baby coughing and snoring? There are many reasons that can cause a baby to cough, and the above editor has introduced several. Mothers can compare and see what the problem is based on the baby's own situation. The baby's body resistance is relatively poor, not as good as adults. Once the body has abnormal symptoms for a long time, it is necessary to go to the hospital for treatment in a timely manner and not delay.
