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My 28 days old son is having congestion
Hi, my 28 days old son is having runny nose and congestion since night. I used nasal drops of saline drops 2 3 three times till now. He feels better when drops will be used and I use nasal aspirator before every put him on sleep after every feeding. He is showing very minor coughing now without any symptoms of fever or loss of appetite. So shall we continue with using nasal drops and wait??
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Nasal congestion or nose block is caused due to increased secretion fron nose or inflamation due to viral infection.as long as baby able to sleep without disturbance and no feeding difficulty you can use nasal drops.
If cough is present better to go for doctor consultation.
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continue as of now
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Yes continue nasal saline drops 3-4 days...
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Pune
Yes . continue nasal drops 3-4 times.
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Dr. Amit P Ghawade
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Pune
Hi
Continue nasal drops.
But if cold and cough severe then consult physically or teleconsultation with Paediatrician
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