Any parent worries about health of the child. Very often children have catarrhal diseases, and one of their symptoms is cough. Whether it is bad? No. At cough the organism is cleaned from microbes and not the necessary microorganisms. It is good when at cough the phlegm is allocated. But if it does not occur, then treatment is necessary. At what diseases there is cough and how to calm it?
Instruction
1. Cough it is possible to treat differently, depending on its character. Generally cough medicine is divided into three groups: 1) expectorant, 2) calming cough, 3) diluting a phlegm. Besides drugs it is necessary to carry out procedures: to put cups and mustard plasters; to pound a thorax. The task of parents is to do everything possible that the cough was loose, and the phlegm otkharkivatsya.
2. At obstructive bronchitis. The phlegm on structure very viscous, and it complicates an air exhalation. Therefore it is necessary to take at first medicines for fluidifying of a phlegm, and then - expectorant. It is necessary to give to drink to the child enough liquid and to do several times a day massage. If the child has an allergy, then he cannot apply mustard plasters.
3. At tracheitis. At the beginning of a disease the cough dry and a phlegm is absent. Therefore the first days it is necessary to take mukolitichesky medicine, and through time – expectorant. When the phlegm began to clear the throat, drug intake can be withheld and done only massage. Do not forget to give to drink to the child warm liquid. In the absence of temperature it is possible to soar legs and to apply mustard plasters.
4. At viral pharyngitises. Frequent and dry cough. It is recommended to do inhalations with addition of herbs, aromatic oils. That cough did not prevent to sleep at night, it is possible to give medicine which calms him.
5. Long cough. In such situation it is necessary to see a doctor and to make clinical blood test because the causes of cough can be the most various. Even long reception of the coughing-up means can provoke it.
6. At whooping cough. Cough begins with the whistling breath and proceeds paroxysmally several minutes. Such cough can provoke even a loud sound or bright light. In this situation approach only medicines, the calming coughs and nervous system. Within a year, even at common colds, cough can have "koklyushny" character.
7. At a false croup. The child it is necessary to put in hospital because besides a viscous phlegm, at him also swells mucous throats. Until the ambulance arrived, it is necessary to give a high dose of mukolitichesky means, to give to drink plentifully warm drink and to open a window to air the room.
8. Cough can be different origin and type. Therefore before beginning treatment, it is necessary to be sure that it will not do much harm.