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Suggest Treatment For Slight Fever And Runny Nose In An Infant

Posted on Fri, 28 Oct 2016

Question: my 8 months old kid is suffering from running nose and has a temperature of 97.7 f. what medication should I be giving her??

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Common cold

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Can understand your concerns.

97.7 degrees fahrenheit is normal so there is no need give any medicine for fever.

Running nose without fever suggests that child has common cold.

In my opinion, you should give cough syrup like sinarest 2.5 ml three times a day for three days.

If child develops fever then examination by Pediatrician should be done.

I hope this will help you.
Wishing your child good health.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Deepak Patel (3 hours later)

thank you doctor!! what's the temperature above which I should go for consultation??

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
100 degrees fahrenheit

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome once again.

Fever is called when the body Temperature rises above 100 degrees fahrenheit.

If fever occurs, then you should get the child examined by a pediatrician.

Take care.

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