Suggest Treatment For Cold And Nasal Congestion In An Infant

Posted on Tue, 27 Dec 2016

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Tue, 27 Dec 2016 Answered on

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Question : Hi dr. my 4.5 mnths old baby has got cold. He has stuffed nose. Please suggest remedies for this.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Viral illness - don't worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi....looks like viral cold.

Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
For cold you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days.
For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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