Occasional dry cough in newborns can be seen in physiological phenomena, pathological conditions, specific need to be judged according to its situation, such as oral deformities, respiratory tract infections.
1. Physiological phenomenon: cough is the body’s normal defense mechanism, can promote the discharge of respiratory secretions, effectively prevent foreign bodies into the respiratory tract, in the process of feeding newborns, such as feeding improperly can appear in the above phenomenon, pay attention to the feeding method of the above phenomenon can be improved, belong to the normal physiological phenomenon, need to be closely observed.
2. Pathological phenomena:
(1) Oral deformity: such as cleft palate, for babies with less serious condition, there may be occasional dry cough, severe feeding difficulties and sucking difficulties, etc., which need to be evaluated and intervened by specialists.
(2) Respiratory infections: If the newborn is feeding, such babies may moan and spit up, and are more prone to choking during the feeding process. When these phenomena occur, a complete chest X-ray can help diagnose the problem, and active treatment is needed.
Newborns occasionally dry cough a few times, there may also be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.