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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Nasal Congestion

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Posted on Wed, 1 Mar 2017
Question: my son is 2 months old. He has slight cough and blocked nose. Noticed that he coughed up some blood with vomit after food. Do I need to take him to the hospital immediately or wait and watch.
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Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Likely to be due to a viral infection.

Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through the details and have checked the attached image. I understand your concern. Let me assure you that it is nothing to worry about. Most often such symptoms are due to viral infections and antibiotics are ineffective in such cases. Antibiotics would not help and irrespective of treatment it usually spontaneously resolves in 5-7 days. Some children are more prone to catching cold and recurrent episodes are seen.

I would insist you to wait and watch. I do not see an urgency to take him to a hospital. 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.

You need to give steam inhalation to your child. It helps in reducing the congestion. Just sit with your 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. Use Nasoclear Saline Nasal Drops in case of nose block.

Please be patient. Recovery will gradually occur.

Hopefully that would help. Feel free to write back in case of further queries.

Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Nasal Congestion

Brief Answer: Likely to be due to a viral infection. Detailed Answer: Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic. I have gone carefully through the details and have checked the attached image. I understand your concern. Let me assure you that it is nothing to worry about. Most often such symptoms are due to viral infections and antibiotics are ineffective in such cases. Antibiotics would not help and irrespective of treatment it usually spontaneously resolves in 5-7 days. Some children are more prone to catching cold and recurrent episodes are seen. I would insist you to wait and watch. I do not see an urgency to take him to a hospital. 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. You need to give steam inhalation to your child. It helps in reducing the congestion. Just sit with your 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. Use Nasoclear Saline Nasal Drops in case of nose block. Please be patient. Recovery will gradually occur. Hopefully that would help. Feel free to write back in case of further queries. Regards