Draft: awaiting review by Dr. Amit Shah.
What helps
- Saline nose drops and warm fluids help
- Do not give cough and cold syrups to children under 4 without the doctor’s advice
- Signs of asthma: wheezing, cough at night, or cough with running or cold air
See the doctor if
- Cough lasting more than 2 to 3 weeks
- Wheezing that keeps coming back
- Fever with cough for more than 3 days
- Night cough that disturbs sleep
Go to a hospital or call 108 now if:
- Fast or hard breathing, or the ribs pulling in
- Bluish lips
- Too breathless to talk or feed
- Very drowsy
At the clinic
The doctor listens to the chest and, if it is asthma, shows you how to use an inhaler with a spacer. Inhalers are the standard, safe treatment for children; they are not habit-forming.