Three-year-old babies with phlegm in the throat can’t spit it out, usually related to bronchitis, chronic pharyngitis and pneumonia, you can take general treatment, medication, adjuvant treatment and so on according to the cause of the disease.
1. Bronchitis: an inflammation that occurs in the bronchial tubes, manifested by coughing, coughing up sputum, dyspnea, shortness of breath and so on. Oral dextromethorphan can be taken to stop coughing, for sputum is not easy to cough up, oral aminobromine hydrochloride or the use of salbutamol inhalation nebulizer treatment.
2. Pharyngolaryngitis: It is an inflammatory reaction that occurs in the mucous membrane of the throat, and when stimulated by inflammation, coughing and coughing up phlegm will occur. It should be based on the principle of anti-infection, if it belongs to bacterial infection, it can be treated with oral cefixime.
3. Pneumonia: usually associated with infection with bacteria and viruses. For bacterial infections, cefozoxime and piperacillin can be used to fight infection, while for viral infections, nebulization, sputum aspiration, and seasonal antiviral combinations can be used for symptomatic supportive treatment. Nutritional support is also needed to prevent hydroelectrolyte disorders. Ambroxol can also be nebulized to promote phlegm expulsion.
If a three-year-old baby can’t cough up phlegm in his throat, it is important to understand the cause first, and then carry out formal treatment, which should be carried out in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.