Phlegm in the throat of a 2-month-old baby can be treated by patting the baby’s back and nebulizing. Active treatment of the primary disease is also needed.
2-month-old babies cannot get rid of the sticky phlegm by coughing on their own, and the baby’s breathing will be affected. Parents can pat the baby’s back with a hollow fist to help the expulsion of phlegm. In addition babies can be nebulized under doctor’s supervision, such as Ambroxol nebulization, which helps to get rid of phlegm quickly.
Babies with phlegm may be caused by bacterial infection, expectoration treatment can only relieve the symptoms, not for the cause of the treatment, if necessary, can improve sputum culture, respiratory viral nucleic acid PCR and other tests to assist in the diagnosis, such as bacterial infections can be prescribed for anti-infective treatment, such as cefazoxime.
2 months old baby age is relatively small, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for targeted treatment.