Infant Medicine For Cough
Health Encyclopedia: Cough
Although coughing can be a troubling symptom, it is usually your body's way of healing. Here are some tips to help ease your cough:
- If you have a dry, tickling cough, try cough drops or hard candy. NEVER give these to a child under age 3, because they can cause choking.
- Use a vaporizer or take a steamy shower. Both these things increase the moisture in the air and can help soothe a dry throat.
- Drink plenty of fluids. Liquids help thin the mucus in your throat and...
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Health Guide
Infant Acid Reflux, Infant GERD
...reflux in the first 3 months of life. An infant with GER may experience these symptoms:SpittingVomitingCoughingIrritabilityPoor feedingBlood in the stoolsOnly a small number of infants have severe... Read more »Dry Powder Inhalers
...of having to struggle to breathe. They should reduce mucus production and, therefore, wheezing and coughing. Inhaled bronchodilators will give you fast-acting, short-term relief from acute... Read more »Nasal congestion
...have increased throat pain, or white or yellow spots on the tonsils or other parts of the throat. Coughing episodes last longer that 10 days. The cough produces yellow-green or gray... Read more »Left-sided heart failure
...sputum production, sudden weight gain, or swelling. Call your baby's health care provider if the infant has weight loss, poor feeding, or does not appear to be growing or developing normally. ... Read more »Sinusitis: Treatment for Acute Sinusitis
...resistant to at least three antibiotics. High rates of resistance strains are even being observed in infants. In general, regions with the highest rate of resistance are those in which antibiotics... Read more »Images
Medications
... Notes) Oseltamivir should not be used in infants younger than 1 year of age. Consult... Read more »
... Notes) Oseltamivir should not be used in infants younger than 1 year of age. Consult... Read more »
...milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before... Read more »
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