A three-year-old’s cough can be caused by bronchitis, colds, and allergies, and needs to be treated for the cause first. Coughing is the body’s normal way of expelling germs. If you don’t treat the cause of the cough and try to stop it blindly, your baby won’t get better.
1. Common Cold: Most of them are caused by viruses and can be cured on their own without special medication. Coughing up phlegm is the body’s normal way of expelling germs, it is not recommended to give your child cough syrup, you can take honey or hot pear soup to relieve throat discomfort.
2. Bronchitis: Whether it is acute bronchitis or chronic bronchitis, the patient will be stimulated by the inflammation may occur after coughing symptoms, generally due to bacterial infection. You need to use antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, for the infected bacteria.
3. Allergy: Some children are allergic to allergens, and may cough after being stimulated by allergens. You should actively search for allergens, and the cough will disappear when you are away from the allergens. If the allergy symptoms are serious, you can use antihistamine syrup treatment, such as loratadine syrup.
Coughs in three-year-olds need to be screened for the cause of the cough and treated according to the cause under the guidance of a doctor in order to cure the cough from the root cause. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.