What should I do if my child coughs all the time?
Recently, Dashu has noticed that there are more and more children coughing around him. Even though these little adults wear masks all the time, they still can't avoid coughing.
In this issue, we will focus on how to preliminarily determine the type of cough.
There are two main types of coughs that are common in winter:
1. Physiological cough.
In winter, the weather is cold, and the child is slightly not paid attention to keeping warm, and the child is stimulated by the cold wind and coughs. Winters in the north are drier, and if your child drinks less water, it is also easy to cough. The air quality is poor, and tiny particles in the air irritate the respiratory tract and cause coughing. Cough caused by irritants of the living environment, such as newly renovated houses, new furniture, etc.
These irritating coughs, which are caused by irritation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract by foreign bodies and irritating gases, usually have obvious triggers. This physiological cough is only manifested as a dry cough, without symptoms such as sputum, lung rales, chest tightness, dyspnea, and fever.
Physiologic cough is a natural response of the respiratory tract and is relieved once the stimulus is removed. This cough doesn't need to be ** and doesn't last long.
It acts as a body alarm, reminding us to take care of our respiratory tract and avoid further irritation.
2. Pathological cough.
Pathological cough sometimes occurs due to triggers such as cold. In addition to cough symptoms, symptoms such as sputum production, rales in the lungs, chest tightness, dyspnea, runny nose, sore throat, and fever may also occur.
For this kind of pathological cough, parents and friends need to take their children to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.
Dashu summarizes here that physiological cough is only dry cough, without sputum, pulmonary rales, chest tightness, dyspnea, fever and other symptoms; In addition to cough symptoms, pathological cough may also present with symptoms such as sputum production, pulmonary rales, chest tightness, dyspnea, runny nose, sore throat, and fever.
In the next big tree sharing, we will delve into several dietary treatment options for cough. Through these natural dietary treatments, we hope to bring more health and tranquility to your family.
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