Persistent dry cough

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Asked for Female, 5 Years

My daughter is coughing persistently since last 2 months and it's dry cough For first few days we gave her 15 mins steam treatment plus advent syrup for 7 days Then our paediatric gave us Pratham syrup 200 for 6 days and a tablet called montair lc kid daily for a month ,one tablet daily ( it's only 10th day ... He gave us for 30 days ) But there is no improvement What should I do

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Dr. D.Vidyasagar

Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist 20 yrs exp Hyderabad

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Is your daughter a mouth breather by night? If so there can be enlarged Adenoids and tonsils.This can cause mouth breathing and dry saliva can cause cough. Consult an ENT surgeon for an X-ray to rule out adenoids.

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Dr. Pinaki Mazumder Otologist/ Neurotologist 34 yrs exp Kolkata · Accepted Answer

Dr. Pinaki Mazumder

Otologist/ Neurotologist 34 yrs exp Kolkata

Please get a chest xray , routine blood test along with ASO tire done and visit my clinic with your daughter, so l can examine her and suggest necessary treatment.