Colds are one of the most common illnesses in children. It has been medically observed that a child tends to have recurring colds within a year, especially infants and preschoolers are prone to colds. So what are the misconceptions about babies’ colds? A. Is a heavy nasal sound a cold? In early childhood, especially under the age of one, you often hear a whirring sound from the nose, like secretions in which are shuttled with breathing, which is actually boogers, and of course, a manifestation of phlegm (respiratory secretions). And most mothers will worry about whether the baby has a cold, in fact, most of them are more than worried. Because the main reason for the above phenomenon is just the accumulation of too much slowly dry and sticky nasal secretions, especially when there is no fever, mobility and other changes, there is no need to worry, as long as you develop good habits and fix a good cleaning of nasal secretions every day, there will not be the above situation. As for what is the situation to have a real rhinitis? The answer is when the physician finds that there is inflammation in the nasal cavity, i.e., redness and swelling, causing an increase in nasal mucosal secretions, in order to make this diagnosis. Second, antibiotics are used when you have a cold. Viruses or bacteria can cause colds. A cold caused by a virus is a viral cold, and a cold caused by bacteria is a bacterial cold. Antibiotics are only useful for bacterial colds. In fact, many colds belong to viral colds. Strictly speaking, there is no effective medicine for viral colds, only symptomatic treatment without the need for antibiotics. We may have all experienced this, after the cold habitually buy some cold medicine in the pharmacy, while adding a little antibiotics to use. In fact, antibiotics at this time is not useful, is a waste and abuse. Third, the sound of phlegm should be patted back to drain phlegm? The so-called respiratory system includes: nasal cavity, throat, trachea and bronchus, and lungs, and the location of phlegm can be in any of the above places, mostly due to infection, such as viral infection. If the former is the case, it is not necessary to give sputum patting, instead, it is necessary to carefully remove nasal or throat secretions; of course, if there is indeed the sound of sputum in the trachea, it is necessary to give regular sputum patting. Do I need to take cough medicine if I have a cough? For the human body, coughing is a physiological reflex. When a foreign body is inhaled from the respiratory tract or becomes inflamed, the message is sent to the cough center in the medulla oblongata of the brain, causing a fierce reflex movement with the aim of removing the foreign body from the trachea, so the cough will expel the air from deep in the throat at a violent speed and spurt out the foreign body at the same time. From the above point of view, coughing is a self-protective mechanism that is beneficial to the body. In addition to determining the difference between a productive cough and a non-productive cough (the former should be treated with increased fluid intake, and consideration should be given to the use of phlegmolytic drugs), it is also important to consider whether the dry cough is causing discomfort in life, such as inability to sleep, coughing after eating, or vomiting, before considering the use of appropriate cough medication. There are two types of such drugs, narcotic and non-narcotic, so careful consultation with a physician is necessary before the drug can be used with confidence. Five, after the child is 3 years old can eat adult medicine Now most parents know that infants should use special drugs. And when the child is older, some parents think that drugs that are safe for adults can be used by children, as long as the dose is reduced a little. The physiology of children is different from that of adults, so drugs that are safe for adults may not be safe for children, and sometimes they are even dangerous. Before using the medicine must read the instructions clearly, children with what drugs, how much the dose should be decided by the pediatrician, and should not be taken for granted by parents to avoid mistakes. Six, eat phlegm medicine need to eat until there is no phlegm? When the human body fights against viral or bacterial invasion of the respiratory tract, it will produce secretions due to inflammation, plus peeling epithelium and dead pathogens, resulting in phlegm. When the infection is over for several days, the body’s immune system will be responsible for the removal of phlegm by various immune cells. Therefore, when there is phlegm, it is important to take in more liquid and soften the phlegm; as for the phlegm medicine, it should only be used in the first few days of the acute period when the physician feels that the phlegm is thick and abundant, not until there is no phlegm. Mothers should believe that there should be a “scavenger” in the baby’s body to perform its duties. The above common misconceptions are very common, and I would like to call on all parents who love and care for their babies, not to be misleading, or even to turn black and white upside down, which will make it difficult to relieve your baby’s illness. You should consult your pediatrician when your baby has a cold to get the best and correct care.