What to take for a child’s cough without phlegm

Children cough, no sputum may be due to environmental dryness, this time without medication; may also be acute bronchitis, cough variant asthma, etc., you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take antibiotics, cough suppressants, glucocorticoids and other drugs for treatment. 1. Dry environment and other factors: when children live in a dry environment can make the baby cough phlegm phenomenon, and cough without progressive aggravation of the situation, can be appropriate to adjust the indoor temperature and humidity, and change the cause of the cough can be relieved. 2. Acute bronchitis: it can also be a baby cough without sputum. Most of them are infected by viruses, bacteria, or a mixture of them. If it is caused by viral infection, it can be cured by itself. Bacterial infections need to take antibiotics, such as cefaclor, cefdinir and so on. When the cough is so severe that it interferes with sleep, cough suppressants such as dextromethorphan hydrobromide can be used as prescribed by the doctor. 3. Cough variant asthma: one of the most common causes of chronic cough in children, with cough as the only or main manifestation. When the disease is in the acute exacerbation period, you can use albuterol, prednisolone and other drugs; for chronic persistent patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use budesonide inhalation aerosol, menglust sodium chewable tablets and other drugs for treatment. All of the above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication. There are many other causes of cough without sputum in children, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and have a specialist to evaluate and deal with it.