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Very bad cough
My son who is 13 years old has a very chesty cough a lot of phlegm as well as sometimes dry cough. What should i give him?
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
Pediatrician
32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
If mild,avoid unnecessary medicine and just give steam inhalations for cold and cough and decongestant nasal drops for nasal block or increased cough on lying down.
Use paracetamol for fever if required.
Place your ear against his chest or back and if you hear whistling sounds in the breathing,then he's probably asthmatic,and requires proper physical examination and investigation for further management.
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