Baby cough phlegm hoarse throat can be seen in acute laryngitis, acute bronchitis and other diseases, the treatment needs to be based on the cause, such as acute laryngitis need glucocorticosteroid treatment, acute bronchitis need to use antibiotics and so on.
1. Acute laryngitis: the cough is often manifested as “empty” cough, which may be accompanied by fever, and severe laryngeal obstruction may occur as the disease progresses. Glucocorticosteroids such as prednisone should be used as soon as possible to reduce and eliminate the swelling of the laryngeal mucosa, and at the same time, sufficient antibiotics should be used to control the infection, such as penicillin and cephalosporin.
2. Acute bronchitis: in the course of the disease, such as crying obviously can appear hoarse, the disease examination of both lungs can be heard breath sound thick or phlegm sound, etc., bacteria caused by the need for oral cefaclor and other anti-infective treatments, Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection need to use azithromycin anti-infective treatment. After the primary disease is cured, symptoms such as cough and phlegm will disappear one after another.
The above medications should be used under the guidance of a physician, and it is recommended that you consult a specialist to evaluate the treatment. There may be other reasons for your baby’s coughing and hoarseness, so it is advisable to go to the hospital and have a thorough examination to determine the cause of the cough, and then give targeted treatment or therapy.