What Causes Persistent Running Nose And Cough At Night In A Child?

Posted on Sat, 27 Feb 2016

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Question : Hi,
My son is almost 3 and he goes to nursery . We have noticed that he always has runny nose and coughs alot . When he recovers he soon gets back to the same thing again . His coughs becomes alot at night and gets very disturbed from them . What should i do ? Thanks

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Due to low immunity

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Most often runny nose is due to an allergic reaction but is usually associated with a viral infection. Some children are more prone to catching cold and have a lower immunity. You need to give him Montair LC [Monteleukast + levocetirizine][prescription medicine] off and on during such episodes.

Be sure to feed him colorful fruits and vegetables daily. They contain antioxidants and should help in boosting the immunity.

Regards

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