What to do if your 8+ month old baby has a cough with a lot of phlegm

More than 8 months of the baby cough sputum may be associated with upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, etc., can be nebulized, medication and other ways of treatment.
1. upper respiratory tract infection: if the upper respiratory tract infection caused by coughing sputum, according to the specific pathogen, give amoxicillin and other drugs, but also can be nebulized with budesonide and other drugs, through the nebulization of sputum dilution.
2. Bronchitis: If the cough is caused by bronchitis and phlegm, you can drink a small amount of warm water to promote phlegm dilution. If it is a bacterial infection, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to give cefixime and other drugs, if it is a mycoplasma infection, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to give azithromycin and other drugs.
3. Allergic rhinitis: If allergic rhinitis caused by coughing and phlegm, can be rinsed through the saline nasal cavity, reduce the inflammation in the nasal cavity, can follow the doctor’s instructions in the diclofenac dry suspension and other drugs.
If more than 8 months of the baby cough phlegm situation, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor’s treatment, to avoid delaying the condition, resulting in other damage. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.