Treatment of allergic cough

Coughing should be very common in our daily life. There are many reasons that can cause coughing. Some people have coughing symptoms because of a cold, some people have lung discomfort and often have coughing symptoms, and some people cough because of allergies. For the treatment of allergic cough, everyone should pay attention to it in time and relieve the coughing phenomenon in time.

Everyone should have experienced coughing, especially many children. There are many reasons for coughing. Some children cough because of allergies. Constant coughing has a great impact on physical health. Parents should be able to understand the treatment of allergic cough in time.

Tips for identifying cough:

Viral or bacterial infections of the trachea and throat, environmental air pollution (such as caused by smoking), involuntary choking or regurgitation of milk by young children (gastroesophageal reflux), backflow of runny nose caused by sinusitis, asthmatic tracheitis in allergic constitution, coughing caused by psychological factors, or tumors in the mouth or chest cavity, etc.

Note: The relationship between allergic cough and asthma

Some children cough for 3-5 months, or even more than half a year, which often affects their sleep at night. Generally, there is no fever, chest examination is normal, and the child has been to the doctor many times, often diagnosed with "upper respiratory tract infection" or "tracheitis", etc. However, taking various antibiotics and cough suppressants has no effect. In this case, you should consider whether the child is suffering from allergic cough.

The diagnostic criteria for allergic cough are:

(1) Coughing persists or recurs for one month, often with paroxysmal coughing and little sputum at night or early morning, and worsens after exercise.

(2) There are no clinical signs of infection and prolonged antibiotic treatment is ineffective.

(3) The use of bronchodilators can relieve cough symptoms.

(4) Have a personal or family history of allergies.

Four home solutions to relieve cough:

1. Raise your baby's head at night: If your baby keeps coughing while sleeping, you can raise his head, which will relieve the coughing symptoms. Elevating the head is helpful for most coughs caused by infections, because when lying flat, the secretions in the baby's nasal cavity can easily flow down the throat, causing throat itching and causing the cough to worsen at night. Elevating the head can reduce the secretions from draining backwards. You should also change your sleeping position frequently, preferably alternating between the left and right sides, which is conducive to the discharge of respiratory secretions. Do not let a baby who is coughing lie down to sleep immediately after feeding to prevent spitting up and aspiration caused by coughing. If accidental aspiration and choking occur, you should immediately put the baby in a low-head and high-feet position, pat the back gently, encourage the baby to cough, and cough out the inhaled material.

2. Steam cough relief method: Babies who keep coughing will have their symptoms relieved in an environment with a room temperature of around 20 degrees and a humidity of around 60-65%. If your baby has a severe cough, let him/her inhale steam; or hold your baby in a steam-filled bathroom for 5 minutes. The humid air can help clear mucus from your baby's lungs and calm his/her cough.

3. Hot water bottle on the back to relieve cough: Fill the hot water bottle with hot water at about 40 degrees, wrap it with a thin towel, and then apply it to the baby's back close to the lungs. This can speed up the dispelling of cold and relieve cough quickly. This method is particularly effective for cough symptoms that appear in the early stages of colds. Put some underwear on your baby before applying the mask, and be careful not to burn your baby.

We all need to actively understand the treatment of allergic cough, especially the cough symptoms caused by allergies. It is easy to occur in some special seasons, especially in spring. There are many allergic things that can easily cause coughing. Don’t worry if you have an allergic cough. You must seek treatment in time to avoid causing other diseases.