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Daughter Is Having Severe Cold From Last Night. Her Nose
Question: Daughter is having severe cold from last night. Her nose is blocked and due to which she didn't sleep whole night. Gave her senarest and maxtra syrups which usually helps. But last night they both failed to help her sleep. Also gave her ibuprofen as she had mild fever in the morning. She is 8 months old. Please provide some good medicines that will her to recover and sleep peacefully. This is the first time she has been going through such severe cold. Her nose is either blocked or running continuously making her feel more and more irritated. She is becoming more and more cranky on account of being sleep deprived. Please help!!
Brief Answer:
Steam inhalation is the mainstay of treatment.
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concern. Most often such episodes are due to some viral infections and usually they have an allergic component associated. I would insist you to try giving her Atarax Drops (hydroxizine) 1 ml thrice daily for the next few days. You may continue to give Sinarest or Maxtra Drops, but you also need to apply saline nasal drops to each nostril for blocked nose. You would have to be patient as such symptoms usually last for a week or so before they subside.
The relief from medicines would only be temporary. You need to give steam inhalation to your child. It helps in reducing the congestion and thereby the cough. Just sit with the child on your lap and place the source of steam before you. The water vapor will be in the air and automatically the child will breathe it in. Water vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the cough and thus would provide relief.
If your child is otherwise active and playful, I would not be concerned. If not, it would be a good idea to visit a doctor and to get the child evaluated. If the respiratory rate is greater than or equal to 50 breaths/min you would need to take her to a doctor for the possibility of underlying pneumonia. If the rate is lesser, you need not worry.
I hope that I could clear your doubts. Usually the symptoms resolve in a week or so.
Feel free to write back.
Regards
Steam inhalation is the mainstay of treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for using the Ask a Doctor service.
I have gone carefully through the details and understand your concern. Most often such episodes are due to some viral infections and usually they have an allergic component associated. I would insist you to try giving her Atarax Drops (hydroxizine) 1 ml thrice daily for the next few days. You may continue to give Sinarest or Maxtra Drops, but you also need to apply saline nasal drops to each nostril for blocked nose. You would have to be patient as such symptoms usually last for a week or so before they subside.
The relief from medicines would only be temporary. You need to give steam inhalation to your child. It helps in reducing the congestion and thereby the cough. Just sit with the child on your lap and place the source of steam before you. The water vapor will be in the air and automatically the child will breathe it in. Water vapor will reach deep inside and would help in diluting the cough and thus would provide relief.
If your child is otherwise active and playful, I would not be concerned. If not, it would be a good idea to visit a doctor and to get the child evaluated. If the respiratory rate is greater than or equal to 50 breaths/min you would need to take her to a doctor for the possibility of underlying pneumonia. If the rate is lesser, you need not worry.
I hope that I could clear your doubts. Usually the symptoms resolve in a week or so.
Feel free to write back.
Regards
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