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Cough from almost a month
My son had mild cold almost a month ago and then wet cough started. Wasn't bothering him much and used to wake up once at night coughing, not vomiting. Since the cough didn't cure past 1 week I took him to pediatrician who suggested to give ambrolite syrup for 4 days. But his cough didn't improve and turned to dry cough. His pediatrician suggested some home remedies as my son was taking food and was active(suspected allergic cough). But he has wet cough again from last 4 days and wakes up 1-2 times at night(doesn't bother him much during day time).
It's been a month since this is all stated and I'm really worried why his cough not going away. Should I go for some blood test ? Any medications needed?
I'm giving him iron syrup based on recommendation from his pediatrician as he had bit of iron deficiency and vitamin d syrup once a week.
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Greeting of the day.Sorry to hear that your son is having coughsince few weeks.Its been few weeks now so he needs a proper evaluation.Few common causes of prolonged cough in child are increase in size of adenoid ,nasal blockage due to improper sinus drainage ,post nasal drip and reflux.
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Steam with plain water and salin drops can help with nasal blockage.
Early dinner and upright position in sleep.
Maintaining oral.hygiene by brushing before bedtime.
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Turmeric and citrus are good antiinflammatory .Encorporate it in diet
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Night time cough can be due to cough variant asthma due to allergies...child needs evaluation by physical examination and if needed he can be tested for allergen sensitivity based on history for allergen tracking
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Its important to check by auscultation before starting meds. Most management can be done on examination, if more details needed only then chest X-ray or blood work may give idea
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Cough at night causing disturbed sleep requires evaluation to rule out other chronic conditions. He definitely requires investigation.
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Dr. Supe Vishal Laxman
Neonatologist
16 yrs exp
Pune
Cough comes on and off at this age .Only thing to look is -Fever?Weight loss? Affecting sleep cycle?and no positive finding in baby clinical examination by Pediatrician.
If no other complaint and baby is active, playful,good weight gain and Clinical examination of baby by Pediatrician is normal then don't worry mostly some allergy trigger must be there which will cause coughing but as baby grows this will be under control.Till then give symptomatic treatment as per doctor advise.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Drink warm water
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Dr. Jay Gajjar
Pediatrician
6 yrs exp
Surat
Since your child is otherwise active, feeding well and has predominantly night-time cough after a viral illness, the common causes are post-viral cough, allergy, or cough-variant asthma. A physical examination by a pediatrician is important. Blood tests are not routinely required. If the cough has persisted beyond 4 weeks, your pediatrician may consider a chest X-ray and assess for allergy/asthma. Seek urgent care if breathing difficulty, persistent fever, wheezing, vomiting with cough, or poor feeding develops.
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Needs to evaluate this physically
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings
chronic cough in a child lasting more than four weeks could be related to conditions like cough-variant asthma, protracted bacterial bronchitis, or post-nasal drip from allergies.evaluate further by ordering a chest X-ray, allergy tracking, or targeted lab tests to determine the underlying cause.Management options often involve tailored prescription antibiotics, localized inhaler therapies, or environmental allergen avoidance.
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