Rhinitis and cough in children are mainly treated actively with physical therapy or medication. If the condition is serious, surgical treatment is required. Secondly, oral antitussive and phlegm medicines can be taken to relieve cough symptoms.
Children with rhinitis and cough are usually irritants caused when secretions from the nasal cavity or sinuses flow back into the throat, oropharynx, and hypopharynx. This usually refers to postnasal drip syndrome, and rhinitis needs to be treated as soon as possible.
For acute rhinitis with a lot of secretions, you can use physiological saline to flush the nasal cavity, which can promote the discharge of secretions and reduce secretion irritation.
For chronic rhinitis, topical corticosteroid nasal sprays can also be used to reduce inflammation and edema in the nasal cavity, such as budesonide nasal spray, mometasone furoate nasal spray, etc. At the same time, it can be combined with vasoconstrictor treatment, such as oxymetazoline, oxymetazoline hydrochloride, etc.
For allergic rhinitis, anti-allergic drugs can be used to relieve symptoms, such as cetirizine and loratadine, and can also be combined with hormonal drugs to enhance the effect, such as dexamethasone and prednisone.
If there are some comorbidities, such as deviated nasal septum, sinusitis, etc., they can be treated surgically, which will have more obvious effects.
In addition, oral medications such as ambroxol can be taken to relieve cough symptoms.
The above-mentioned drugs must be taken under the guidance of a doctor. Do not use drugs casually to avoid adverse reactions.