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Child Is Very Weak, Dry Cough, Took Medication, Supplements, No Improvement. What Should I Do?
Dear Doctor,
My son is 6 years old. He is very weak. I tried lot of medicines, supplementary medicines to improve the immunity. but nothing is working out. He is very often getting dry cough. I dont what the reason. I done all the check up. The lungs are clear and the blood report is no cold. Why is often getting dry cough? how to overcome it. what is the solution
My son is 6 years old. He is very weak. I tried lot of medicines, supplementary medicines to improve the immunity. but nothing is working out. He is very often getting dry cough. I dont what the reason. I done all the check up. The lungs are clear and the blood report is no cold. Why is often getting dry cough? how to overcome it. what is the solution
Mon, 22 Apr 2013
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His dry cough may be related to: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), post nasal drip and asthma.
If the cough is worse at night or early morning then it may be related to asthma. Your doctor may want to consider lung function tests to determine whether this is a possibility. If there are abnormal then inhalors would be used.
IF the lung function test does not demonstrate the typical findings of asthma then it is possible that the cough is related to GERD or postnasal drip.
He can be given medication to treat these to see if the cough decreases.
I hope this helps
His dry cough may be related to: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), post nasal drip and asthma.
If the cough is worse at night or early morning then it may be related to asthma. Your doctor may want to consider lung function tests to determine whether this is a possibility. If there are abnormal then inhalors would be used.
IF the lung function test does not demonstrate the typical findings of asthma then it is possible that the cough is related to GERD or postnasal drip.
He can be given medication to treat these to see if the cough decreases.
I hope this helps
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