What to do about pediatric coughing and shortness of breath

Pediatric cough is a relatively common symptom, due to the sensitivity of the senses of children, upper respiratory tract infections, foreign bodies in the airways, bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. can cause coughing, sometimes accompanied by wheezing episodes. For children with cough and wheeze, the first thing to do is to identify the cause of the disease and give treatment according to the cause of the disease. Due to respiratory infections caused by coughing and wheezing, to clarify the etiology, if it is a bacterial infection, antibiotics can be used, if necessary, should be under the guidance of a doctor for infusion therapy, if the viral infection is mainly symptomatic treatment, no specific antiviral drugs, while you can take cough suppressant, phlegm and asthma medication, if necessary, you can also be nebulized inhalation therapy; the air is not humid enough, too dry, can also lead to the baby’s throat itch, and aggravate the symptoms of coughing and wheezing, and also can cause the baby to have a cough. Exacerbate the symptoms of cough and asthma, parents can use humidifier to increase air humidity. Due to the airway foreign body caused by coughing and shortness of breath need to consult a doctor in time, if necessary, need bronchoscopy will be foreign body out. Baby cough and asthma in addition to the necessary medication, care is very important, parents are advised to give the baby more water, eat less sugary food, diet should be balanced and nutritious, according to the environmental temperature in time for the child to increase or decrease the clothing, health, take the child to do more physical exercise, to improve the baby’s own immunity, in order to reduce the harm caused by the disease on the body.