Children dry cough can be seen in respiratory infections, cough variant croup and other conditions, need to be targeted according to the cause of the treatment, such as bacterial infections of the respiratory tract can be oral cefaclor, aminoglutethimide oral solution and other treatments, but not in all cases can be treated with medication.
1. Respiratory tract infections: for such children, such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection caused by oral azithromycin, such as bacterial infections caused by oral cefaclor and other treatments, in addition to the above treatments, but also oral aminoglutethimide oral solution to alleviate the symptoms of coughing, such as the severity of the disease, the effect of oral medication may be unsatisfactory, the need to be assessed by the physician when necessary, intravenous fluids and nebulization and other treatments.
2. Cough variant asthma: the above symptoms may occur, often at night or after activities, perfect pulmonary function tests can help and diagnosis, such children can be diagnosed with oral leukotriene receptor antagonists (such as montelukast sodium) or antihistamines (such as loratadine, etc.), only oral drugs may not be effective, need to be coupled with budesonide nebulizer treatment.
3. Tracheal foreign body: most of the children have a history of foreign body choking and coughing, and may have dry cough symptoms. The effect of oral medication alone may not be effective in these children, and they need to be treated with foreign body removal surgery, or tracheoscopic removal of the foreign body if necessary.
4. Other: such as environmental factors stimulation, such as smoking environment, such children need to avoid such stimulation factors, no oral medication, close observation.
Children with dry cough need to consult a doctor for a clear diagnosis, and follow the doctor’s instructions in a timely manner for targeted treatment, so as not to miss the opportunity for treatment. The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician.