What should I pay attention to when my baby has a chronic cough?

  A child with a chronic cough that is not easy to control should not be taken lightly as a parent, and you need to take your child to the hospital for a thorough and necessary examination. There are some other things to keep in mind.  When a child has a chronic cough, parents should keep in mind not to let the child do too much exercise and encourage the baby to rest more, as excitement or exercise can aggravate the cough and phlegm. Keep indoor air circulation and avoid stimulation by gas and dust and smoke. You should pay attention to weather changes, pay attention to cold and warmth, and make sure that you add or remove your baby’s clothes in time. Keeping warm is important for your child’s cough. The rapid airflow during coughing takes away water from the respiratory tract and causes mucous membrane dehydration. Parents should pay attention to giving children more water and fruit. If your child has an allergic cough, you need to clean your home and stay away from allergens that can cause allergies.  Be cautious when using prescriptions for coughing. When babies cough in autumn and winter, many parents like to cook ice sugar pear water for their children to moisten their lungs and stop coughing. Experts say that you must control the amount of icing sugar in the pear water, if you put too much icing sugar, not only will it not help to stop the cough, but it will make the cough worse because it is too sweet. It is important to give your child less spicy and sweet food, because it will aggravate the symptoms of your baby’s cough.  Experts warn that it is important to treat infants and young children in particular with caution and not to blindly use irregular methods that may cause aggravation and other conditions.