First place: Virus infection (cold) environment is full of various microorganisms, especially when children are in close contact with other children after entering kindergarten, they will inevitably infect each other with various viruses. The child's resistance is developing, so once infected, the symptoms are often obvious. Usually runny nose, stuffy nose, cough and sore throat will appear together, and children with severe symptoms will also have symptoms such as fever, headache, nausea and loss of appetite. These symptoms are about 5? After 7 days, the antibody recovered naturally after production.
Second place: Allergy-related allergies can be discussed in two parts:
One of the most common causes of cough caused by nasal allergy is commonly known as nasal reflux. Long-term chronic inflammation of the nasal cavity causes it to be filled with many mucus secretions, and mucus flows into the throat from the back of the nasal cavity, causing cough in the throat and trachea. Features: I often feel a foreign body sensation behind my throat, and my cough is often aggravated when I lie down or lean back.
8 QA, improve children's cold cough! Third place: Swallow foreign objects, such as peanuts and small buttons. Getting stuck in the trachea by mistake can cause a severe cough. Features: Everything was fine, and suddenly I started coughing violently, blushing, even panting or speechless.
Fourth place: Other microbial infections. All kinds of infections may lead to chronic lung inflammation and persistent cough, such as tuberculosis or mycoplasma. In this case, besides coughing, there are usually other symptoms, such as low temperature and fever, swollen lymph nodes and so on. This part needs to be evaluated by experts before diagnosis can be made.
Fifth place: Gastroesophageal reflux is more common in adolescents. Because gastric acid reflux to esophagus causes nerve reflex, which causes cough symptoms. Features: Symptoms are obvious when lying on the back, and there is generally a history of abnormal diet or repeated stomachache.
Q2: How to judge whether a child's cough is a cold or an allergy? If it is a common cold, the cough severity of small patients is usually similar all day, often accompanied by symptoms such as headache, fever, runny nose and sore throat. These symptoms are usually 5? It will disappear within 7 days, and the persistent cough rarely exceeds 10 days.
In allergic cough, this kind of cough has a special time, and it often gets worse suddenly in the middle of the night and in the early morning, and the symptoms are usually relieved during the day, but it will get worse after entering an air-conditioned room, exercising or being emotional, and it is often complicated with runny nose, but it is not accompanied by fever, sore throat and other symptoms, and the symptoms often last for 2? More than 3 weeks.
8 QA, improve children's cold cough! Question 3: Can a persistent cough be asthma? Very likely! Asthma actually represents allergic bronchitis. Most children have the first few attacks, because the trachea is not damaged by chronic inflammation, so it is still unobstructed. Therefore, the child had been coughing for several years before the asthma attack, and it was not until the trachea was damaged to a certain extent and the diameter of the trachea was reduced that the wheezing really began to appear.
In addition, there are other reasons mentioned above that can also cause chronic cough, which must be ruled out first. Therefore, the correct diagnosis of asthma requires a very detailed medical history and physical examination, as well as family allergy history and allergen detection.
Q4: Will chronic cough affect children's growth and development? I will! Chronic inflammation of trachea will increase the consumption of nutrition, and various hormones produced during inflammation may also affect the development of height. In addition, cough will affect appetite and sleep quality, poor appetite will naturally lack nutrition, and poor sleep quality will affect the secretion of growth hormone.
Q5: I only cough once or twice occasionally. Should I see a doctor? If you only have cough symptoms when you have a small cold, 5? Recover naturally after 7 days without special medical treatment.
8 QA, improve children's cold cough! Question 6: Under what circumstances do you have to see a doctor? If there are any of the following circumstances, it is recommended to seek medical examination and treatment:
* Chronic cough for more than 2 weeks. * Sudden and severe cough, blushing. * Cough that will affect daily routine, such as being unable to sleep at night and obviously losing appetite. * Cough is accompanied by wheezing, dyspnea, high fever, chest pain and chest tightness.
These conditions may represent serious conditions that must be treated, and you must cooperate with the doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
Q7: If you don't cough, you can stop taking medicine. Common parents worry that their children will be hurt if they take too much medicine, so they stop taking medicine or reduce the frequency of taking medicine if they cough less. In fact, the most important thing for coughing is to determine the cause. If it is a common cold, you can stop taking the medicine after the symptoms improve. However, if it is diagnosed as allergy or chronic infection, chronic inflammatory diseases will gradually cause irreversible damage to the lungs. If you stop taking drugs or reduce the amount by yourself, it may delay the course of the disease, and the harm caused by the disease to the child's body will be far greater than taking medicine! In addition, drugs are becoming more and more advanced, and the side effects are getting lower and lower. If you are really worried about the side effects of drugs, you can discuss with your doctor and choose the most suitable treatment plan.
8 QA, improve children's cold cough! Q8: What are the precautions in daily life? In recent years, the most common cause of children's chronic cough is tracheal allergy, also known as asthma, and dust mites are the biggest killer of children's asthma in Taiwan Province Province. It is suggested that families with allergic history must be diligent in cleaning up the environment, including reducing the use of carpets and dolls, soaking sheets and pillowcases in hot water above 55℃ 10 minute every two weeks before washing, and replacing mattresses, pillows and quilts with anti-mite materials or using qualified anti-mite beds.
Also pay attention to regular dehumidification and the use of air cleaners, which can make dust mites better controlled. Especially the high air humidity often causes "cough"! Because humidity is a hotbed of mold, mold is the chief culprit of allergies-dust mites, the best food. When the humidity exceeds 60%, it is a humidity warning. At this time it is easy to cause allergic rhinitis, asthma and persistent cough. It is recommended to adjust the humidity to 50 ~ 60%, neither too wet nor too dry.
In addition, keeping no pets as far as possible and banning smoking at home are very helpful to prevent and improve asthma. It is very important to avoid drinking iced drinks, keep a balanced nutrition and exercise properly, among which swimming in the outdoor swimming pool is the best exercise.
Attention! Cough is a kind of protective reflex of the body, which aims to eliminate the substances in the trachea or the source of infection. Cold and cough will stop as long as the virus is removed, and cough will stop as long as the foreign body is removed. Therefore, if there is a chronic cough, chronic cough does not heal, indicating that asthma is continuously inflamed by something. If not treated as soon as possible, it will lead to irreversible damage to the trachea and adversely affect the growth and development of children. Parents are advised to pay more attention to their children's condition, seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and cooperate with doctors to give appropriate treatment, so that children can grow up healthily and happily.
Chen's current position: Deputy Full-time Attending Physician in Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Taipei Medical College; Research Physician in Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Taipei Medical College; Education: Graduated from Medical School of Taipei Medical College; Experience: Research Physician in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taipei MacKay Hospital.