Phlegm in the throat of infants and young children may be caused by dry environment, upper respiratory tract infection and bronchitis, etc. It can be treated by general treatment, medication and nebulization as prescribed by the doctor, in addition to the need to actively treat the primary disease.
1. General treatment: Infants and young children may have dry environment or excessive use of voice, or eat spicy and stimulating food, resulting in irritation of the mucous membrane of the throat, thus the phenomenon of phlegm in the throat, parents can gently pat the back or drink some boiled water, which can promote phlegm discharged.
2. Take medication: If the disease is upper respiratory tract infection, such as considering bacterial infection can follow the doctor’s instructions to take anti-infective drugs, such as azithromycin, cefixime, etc.. If you consider viral infection, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to be expectorant drugs, such as aminobromine hydrochloride, acetylcysteine and other nebulized inhalation therapy.
3. Treatment of primary diseases: babies with phlegm in their throats, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to improve the relevant examination to clarify the diagnosis and actively treat the primary disease.
If the infant has phlegm in the throat for a long time without relief, it is recommended to go to the pediatrics department of the hospital in a timely manner. The use of medication should be taken in accordance with medical advice to avoid serious consequences.