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Cold and cough
My son is 3yr and 9months old. He had cold and cough from 2 days i am giving syrups and steam inhalation with eucalyptus oil but some doctors are telling not to give steam give only nebuliser... Which one should we prefer steam or nebuliser which is the best to reduce nose block and to reduce cold
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Cough along with Cold and fever most of the time is a  viral illness or allergic and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration needs to be maintained. you can give steam inhalation which may be useful . cough needs to be treated with medicine like anti allergic  expectorant bronchodilators antitussives or cough suppresents medicine which should be given only after a proper evaluation by the doctor according to the type of cough and need. In severe cough nebulisation can be given where medicine directly gets dilivered in the respiratory tract. Also if fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the fever and the dose is 15 mg/ kg body weight and can be repeated after 6 hours again if required . Home remedies like Tulsi & ginger mix in honey can be tried for soothing.
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U can give steam inhalation but only through electrical steamer not through hot water from home.. Nebulisation should be given only after doctor advice.
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First u should try steam to check the quality of heat
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Keep the baby atleast 100 cm away during steam inhalation
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