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What Causes Throat Discomfort And Severe Cough In A Child?

My seven-year-old daughter has been complaining of a constant frog in her throat. She s had it for months and months. It makes her cough a lot. She says sometimes it s worse than others, and it feels like something is caught in her throat. We went to the pediatrician, and he prescribed some sort of medicine that she was to take for ten days, but it didn t do anything. The doc says it may be allergies--but that just doesn t seem right to me at all. Any thoughts?
Thu, 15 Sep 2016
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of throat discomfort and severe cough which is due to upper respiratory tract infection mainly and due to poor immunity of body.

Need not to worry. I would suggest you to consult pediatrician once and get complete examination done. Doctor may order certain test like throat culture and test , blood test and chest X-ray to confirm the diagnosis and rule out other condition like viral infection. Get pulmonary function tests done as well to check extent of infection and start treatment accordingly. Doctor may prescribe antibiotics in combination with anti inflammatory and decongestants medications. You should take cough expectorants as well. Use mist humidifiers in room. Do warm saline gargles.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Throat Discomfort And Severe Cough In A Child?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of throat discomfort and severe cough which is due to upper respiratory tract infection mainly and due to poor immunity of body. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to consult pediatrician once and get complete examination done. Doctor may order certain test like throat culture and test , blood test and chest X-ray to confirm the diagnosis and rule out other condition like viral infection. Get pulmonary function tests done as well to check extent of infection and start treatment accordingly. Doctor may prescribe antibiotics in combination with anti inflammatory and decongestants medications. You should take cough expectorants as well. Use mist humidifiers in room. Do warm saline gargles. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari