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Suggest Remedy For Dry Cough And Blocked Nose In Child

Posted on Fri, 20 Mar 2015

Question: Hi doctor, my daughter is 10kg weight and 11months old. She is having deep dry cough, block nose for the past 2days . Am giving her Tminic oral drops 1ml twice is it enuf. Hw to giv saline nebulisation. what is the concentration of saline.

Answered by Dr. Arun (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Normal 0.9 percent Using oxygen at hospital

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
I understand that your baby has deep cough and cold.
The dose of t minic is fine.
Saline nebulisations are given at hospital with oxygen using nebulisations mask.
The normal concentration is 0.9 percent.
Sometimes if cough is severe with chest signs and distress we do recommend 3 percent saline nebulisations.
Your doctor would be the right person to decide after examining her.
Wishing your child good health.
Regards
Dr Arun

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Arun (16 minutes later)

Thanks doctor for ur advice
Am having a nebulizer with baby mask also so is it fine to nebulisation with 3% saline . What is its dose nd timing

Answered by Dr. Arun (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
not advisable

Detailed Answer:
Nebulisations without oxygen is not advisable.
It can worsen the condition.
Dose is 3 ml each time. Three to eight times a day depending on severity.
But make sure you give with oxygen
Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar