The main thing to do is to find out the cause of your child’s cough. If it is caused by an infection, it needs to be treated with an anti-infection. If the cough is caused by a bacterial infection of the airways, the baby can be treated with antibiotics. If the cold is caused by a virus, such as the common cold, antibiotics cannot be used. Most viral infections have no specific treatment, but viral infections can be treated with oseltamivir, although it should be used in the early stages of the infection. If the cough is caused by an asthma attack, it can be treated with medications that usually need to have the baby nebulized and inhaled into the lungs. If the cough is caused by a foreign body lodged in the child’s airway, the doctor may perform a bronchoscopy to find and remove the foreign body. There is no specific treatment for many coughs, so doctors usually do not prescribe centralized cough suppressants, which are often ineffective and can cause serious side effects in children.