Cough in the baby? Treatment depends on the cause

In most cases, the lesion of the larynx, bronchi, trachea, pleura provokes a cough in the baby. Treatment in this case does not imply immediate administration of strong medications. First you need to identify its cause. Cough itself is a specific defensive reaction of the body. With its help, the airways are cleared of sputum and microorganisms accumulated in them. Therefore, many people have a number of questions. If a cough is such a useful reflex, should it be eliminated? What medications are better to solve the problem? What can I get from a cough to babies?

These questions should be asked by a competent doctor. And it should be done as soon as possible, because untreated bronchitis can very quickly turn into pneumonia. If such a problem provokes a cough in the baby, treatment will be carried out in a hospital. X-rays will be taken and antibiotics will be prescribed. But very often a slight cough can accompany a runny nose in ARI, ARVI. Sometimes it can not be treated, because cough causes mucus that accumulates on the back wall of the pharynx, which irritates certain receptors. But at home, it's impossible to determine. Obligatory examination of children's otolaryngologist. The procedures and medicines prescribed to him will save the baby from the problem. And if not, then an additional examination will be required, and then the treatment will be under the supervision of a doctor.

Types of cough

Cough is of two kinds: physiological and pathological. Periodically, there may be a physiological cough that releases the airways. Severe crying or fast sucking can cause a cough in the baby, treatment is not required in this case. It was also noticed that toddlers, like many adults, use a cough to attract attention.

Pathological cough occurs as a result of various diseases of the respiratory tract and requires prompt treatment. The manifestation of a cough depends on the nature of the disease that caused it. Pathological cough is dry and wet. Dry cough in the baby is not accompanied by sputum. This type indicates the developing bronchitis, tracheitis, pharyngitis. When the cough becomes wet, a characteristic sound of sputum movement along the respiratory tract appears. If the sputum leaves, then the baby is on the way to recovery.

Treatment

Everything depends on the illness that accompanies it. If it is bronchitis, expectorants are needed. If a child falls ill with whooping cough, then drugs are needed that will eliminate the paroxysmal cough and calm the nervous system.

If coughing just begins, a special massage can help. To do this, it is necessary to put the baby on his lap in such a way that his head was just above the level of the waist. The ribs of the palms need to move from sides to the spine, gradually rising to the neck of the child. It is necessary to rub a little skin, then, tapping, walk on the back. Thanks to such actions, sputum will move closer to the exit and the child will be easier to get rid of it. The procedure should be performed before feeding the baby.

In any case, if there is a cough in the baby, treatment should begin with the advice of an experienced specialist.