Suggest Remedy For Runny Nose And Cough

Posted on Thu, 25 Dec 2014

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Thu, 25 Dec 2014 Answered on

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Question : my 3 year old has had a yellow thick runny nose with cough that goes on during the fay and at night. does he have a sinus infection or is the virus just running its coarse? how long should he have a runny nose and a cough? this has been going on for 10 days.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Viral illness

Detailed Answer:
Hi...
1. Looks like viral illness as there is no fever now.

2. It can take 2-4 weeks to settle completely.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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