After using saline drops, take a bulb syringe and squeeze it to push the air out. Release the pressure to allow the syringe to suck the mucus out, and remove it for cleaning before repeating on the other side.
Be sure to clean it again before storing it. Moistening the air your child breathes is another way to keep things flowing. Yet, some doctors say these devices may not provide enough humidity to help and are difficult to clean, and therefore, keep safe.
One possible alternative is to treat your bathroom like a steam room. You can run hot water in the shower, close the bathroom door, and let the humidity build. Just 10—15 minutes should do the trick. For babies 12 months or older, you might try giving them a small amount of honey before bedtime or naps. One study revealed that honey may be as effective as the OTC cough suppressant dextromethorphan. Serve your child one-half to one teaspoon of honey as needed. You may notice that your baby coughs the most at nighttime.
Some experts suggest propping older babies with extra pillows to help raise their head and improve breathing. Try ridding your home of any irritants that might trigger asthma or allergies. Offenders might include things like tobacco smoke, dust, mold, and anything else that allergy testing reveals is a trigger for your baby. It may be caused by excess mucus buildup related to a viral illness or environmental irritants like pollen or smoke. There are over different cold viruses that your baby may come into contact with.
They cause stuffy noses, sneezing, fever, and — yes — cough. Treatment involves keeping your baby comfortable and using OTC medications to address fever and pain. Signs of flu in babies include:. Your child may also have an upset stomach with vomiting or diarrhea. Otherwise, rest, fluids, OTC fever reducers, and time should do the trick. The sound of a croup cough is unmistakable. Plenty of rest will help your child regain their health, but congestion may make it difficult to sleep.
Try elevating the head of the bed by placing a few pillows under the mattress to help your child rest more easily. Consider adding some humidity. A warm bath or shower may help ease your child's breathing, and a cool-mist humidifier in their room overnight may also help. Eliminate irritants.
These can include chemical fumes, cigarette smoke and small particles. Most importantly, give over-the-counter medications with care. Cough suppressants can often do more harm than good and are not recommended for children. However, children may need a dose of over-the-counter medication like acetaminophen for pain or fever.
Follow directions carefully. Always contact your child's doctor before giving any over-the-counter medication to a child younger than 6. Learn more about home remedies for cough in kids. If you're concerned about your child's cough, call your pediatrician right away, especially if your child is working hard to breathe. Stay current on the health insights that make a difference to your children. Sign up for the Children's Health newsletter and have more tips sent directly to your inbox.
Twitter Facebook Linked In Email. Cold The common cold often produces a wet, productive-sounding cough with mucus or phlegm behind it. Symptoms: A baby with pneumonia will be very fatigued. She will also have a "productive" wet baby cough, bringing up everything imaginable in shades of green and yellow. Treatment for Pneumonia: Treatment depends on whether the cause is viral or bacterial, so call your doctor, especially if the baby has a fever.
Bacterial pneumonia is usually more dangerous and is most commonly brought on by strep pneumoniae. Doctors generally agree that asthma is not common in children younger than 2, unless the baby has had bouts of eczema and there's a family history of allergies and asthma. Until there is an absolute diagnosis of asthma, a tightening of baby's airways resulting in wheezing is referred to as Reactive Airway Disease. Symptoms: In the case of asthma symptoms , your baby will be suffering from retractions a sucking in and out of the chest and diaphragm.
Your infant will also probably start out with:. How to Help Baby with a Cough from Asthma: Whatever the case, it's always best to call your doctor when you hear your infant wheezing. Even without a definitive diagnosis of asthma, doctors often use asthma medication to treat a bout of wheezing.
Your doctor may prescribe a liquid form of albuterol to open the airways. If the asthma attacks are very severe, albuterol is administered via a nebulizer—a special device that delivers the medicine in a fine mist—sometimes used with an infant-sized face mask so baby can inhale the drug more easily.
If a young baby has a terrible cough or one that worsens after a day or two, and her breathing becomes labored, call your pediatrician immediately. As with bronchiolitis, keep an eye on your child's respiratory rate. Small toys and food, such as a piece of carrot or hot dog, are the most common causes of choking. If a baby starts gasping or coughing suddenly while eating or playing with small toys, look in his mouth for an obvious culprit.
He can usually cough it out himself. Symptoms: Since babies are always sticking things in their mouth, it's possible to miss something that's been stuck for days. Symptoms of a baby cough from a foreign object include:. If the object has totally blocked your baby's airway, she would exhibit the following symptoms:. If you're unable to dislodge the foreign object, call In the case of a partially lodged object, try to help baby cough it up by tilting his head down and giving him a few gentle pats on the back.
If you suspect your baby is suffering from a partially lodged object, but she doesn't appear able to cough it up, she'll need a chest x-ray. If a bit of food is indeed stuck, the doctor will refer you to a specialist who can perform a bronchoscopy. During the procedure, the child is put under general anesthesia , and a tiny fiber-optic tube with tweezers at the end goes down the airway and picks out the foreign body. Though symptoms vary widely from child to child, a prominent symptom is wheezing, a whistling noise in the chest during breathing.
Treatments for asthma in older children might include controller medications that are taken using nebulizers, spacers, or inhalers. Bronchiolitis is an infection that affects the bronchioles, the small breathing tubes inside the lungs, and can cause a dry and persistent cough. It is a common disease in early childhood , mostly affecting children under 2 years of age. Bronchiolitis is usually caused by the respiratory syncytial virus RSV , which causes inflammation and swelling in the bronchioles.
This inflammation can hinder air flow. Bronchiolitis is not the same as bronchitis, which is an infection of larger airways called the bronchi. If you notice any signs of dehydration like a dry mouth or urinating too little, or if your little one has difficulty breathing, call the healthcare provider right away. If something is swallowed the wrong way — like food, liquid, or another object — then your child may start to cough suddenly. This is the lungs' way of trying to dislodge the item and clear the airways.
If your child or baby coughs for more than a few minutes or if she is having trouble breathing, get medical attention immediately so that the foreign object can be removed safely. Do not put your fingers down her throat to try to remove the object, as this may push whatever is stuck there further down.
To help prevent choking incidents, do not give your baby or toddler pieces of hard food, such as nuts; do not leave your child unattended at mealtimes; and keep anything that may be a choking hazard out of reach. Among the most common cough-producing illnesses is the common cold , which is an upper respiratory infection. Colds are caused by viruses, which can spread from one person to another via a sneeze or a cough, or from a contaminated surface or hand.
Croup is an inflammation of the larynx voice box and trachea windpipe and can cause a barking cough in children. It is caused by a virus, usually the parainfluenza virus, and tends to occur most often in children between the ages of 3 months and 3 years, especially in the fall and winter. Strategies for managing croup symptoms include having your little one inhale warm, humidified air such as from a steamy bathroom or even taking her outside, weather permitting, for some cool night air.
Flu, short for influenza, is caused by a virus, and comes with some of the same symptoms as the common cold, including a dry hacking cough.
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