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Son Is Having Cough For Almost 6 Days. Can I Give Him Lorrinase ?
my son is having cough for almost 6 days now doctor had prescribed cough syrup Excylin however he said if the cough continues for more than 3 days start giving him antibiotic i don t prefer antibiotics can i give him lorrinase
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Hi,
Does your child have any cold/ running nose/ fever?
The above drugs you have mentioned is to reduce the nasal congestion/ running nose/ allergy if any. If it is more than six days better get him checked up with an ENT specialist as well as child specialist, because there might be enlarged tonsils/ adenoids/ chest infection which is responsible for chronic cough. Any more doubts you are welcome.
Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar
Does your child have any cold/ running nose/ fever?
The above drugs you have mentioned is to reduce the nasal congestion/ running nose/ allergy if any. If it is more than six days better get him checked up with an ENT specialist as well as child specialist, because there might be enlarged tonsils/ adenoids/ chest infection which is responsible for chronic cough. Any more doubts you are welcome.
Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar
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If the cough is dry it could be considered due to Upper respiratory tract infection caused by viral infection or allergy , both of which can be combated by either of the medicine you mentioned along with gargling a antiseptic solution to prevent any secondary bacterial infection which is expected in above conditions, as both make throat mucosa sensitive and less resistant to infections.
If the cough is wet , Production of the sputum or gurgling sound during cough then i would consider there is a need for getting examined by a pediatrician and go for necessary antibiotics.Such kind of presentations are more when there is lower respiratory tract infection which is commonly due to bacterial infection of the lung tissue.Antibiotics ( antibacterials ) are the best and only resort there.
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Welcome to Healthcaremagic Forum,
If the cough is dry it could be considered due to Upper respiratory tract infection caused by viral infection or allergy , both of which can be combated by either of the medicine you mentioned along with gargling a antiseptic solution to prevent any secondary bacterial infection which is expected in above conditions, as both make throat mucosa sensitive and less resistant to infections.
If the cough is wet , Production of the sputum or gurgling sound during cough then i would consider there is a need for getting examined by a pediatrician and go for necessary antibiotics.Such kind of presentations are more when there is lower respiratory tract infection which is commonly due to bacterial infection of the lung tissue.Antibiotics ( antibacterials ) are the best and only resort there.
Thanks for visiting Healthcaremagic.com
Take care , bye
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