Simply from the two symptoms of the baby’s runny nose and cough, you should promptly consult a doctor to identify the cause of the disease. Commonly caused by upper respiratory tract infection, rhinitis, bronchitis, but also according to the severity of the symptoms to decide whether to use drugs, as follows.
1. Upper respiratory tract infection: if the baby in addition to runny nose and cough, no fever, no coughing, no pus nasal discharge, you can use sea saline nasal spray, PuDiLan anti-inflammatory oral solution symptomatic supportive treatment, if necessary, can be suction.
2. Rhinitis: acute rhinitis can be amoxicillin anti-infection treatment under the guidance of the doctor, in addition to sea salt water nasal spray, improve the symptoms of nasal secretion more.
3. Bronchitis: acute bronchitis has a certain degree of self-healing, treatment is mainly nebulization therapy, such as budesonide, salbutamol, aminobromine, etc., ipratropium bromide and other nebulizers; for the combination of bacterial infections need to be anti-infective treatment, including cefadroxil and so on.
Baby runny nose and cough have other causes, parents are advised to bring their babies to the doctor in a timely manner, by the doctor to analyze whether the need to give medication, if necessary, comply with the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of medication, do not blindly self-medication.