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Suggest Treatment For Cold And Cough

Posted on Tue, 7 Oct 2014

Question: Hello Doctor,
My 2.5 year old daughter had cold & cough since 3 days.Her nose is blocked and has difficulty in breathing though we used nasal drops.Currently we are giving er Relent syrup.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Viral cold with nasal block

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX .. This type of cold and nasal congested is very common in this season for this age group kids. Relent is good for cold and I hope you are using only saline nasal drops. Do not use any medicated nasal drops as ur might cause rebound nasal stuffiness.
I have a few questions for you -
1. What's the kid's weight?
2. Is there any fast breathing or inability to feed?
3. Is there any fever & if so how high is it?
4. Anybody else in family is having similar symptoms right now?
5. What is the dose of relent you are using?
Kindly get back with answers so that I can help you with any changes if required.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (25 minutes later)

Weight is around 13 kg
Normal breathing able to take feed
No fever
No body in the family
3ml

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestions

Detailed Answer:
Hi...
1. Use syrup Relent 3ml twice a day for 5 days & then 3 ml once daily for another 5 days.
2. Am suggesting this as the season is bad.
3. Use Nasivion-s saline nasal drops 1 drop in each nostril 4-6 times a day whenever there is nasal block. If you put nasal drops 15 minutes before feeds, the kid will be able to feed well.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar