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Cold and cough
My 5 month old baby had cold and cough 3 week back. Doctor gave him antibiotic and nebulizer for 5 days . After that still he is coughing sometimes mostly while crying. I showed him to doctor so after checking he said chest is clear no need to give medicine . But still he is coughing sometimes and ghar ghar sound is there from nose but no discharge so i dont know is it normal or not!
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Nasal block is likely
Use saline nasal drops frequently
Use nadal aspirator for removing mucus from nose
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Nasal saline drops to be given nasaly.
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Initial 6 months of life, it's normal if chest is clear. Use nasal saline drop two drop each nostril every 6 hrly for three to five days.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Use nasoclear saline spray
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Dr. Siddharth Kumar
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
Please use
1) Nasoclear nasal saline drop 1 drop in both the nostrils every 6 hours for 3 days.
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