How to get rid of a baby's cough?
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Take your baby to see his or her pediatrician please. You don't know exactly what's causing the cought, get it checked out.
309212
Go to your chemist and buy some Bronchial mixture. Its a thick brown horrible goo that you drink, and while you are taking it you will be constantly coughing up crap. But it is very effective in letting you get all the gunk out of your lungs.
878085
This is the age old question, how to get rid of the common cold? I still don't think there is a 'for sure' answer for this but, I'd start with a cold pack, such as, NyQuil or Sudephed Cold etc..  You also need to boost your immune system.   Drink lots of water, of course, and take about 1000 mg of vitamin C with echinacea every four hours.  Try gargling with                \nwarm salt water every hour for your throat.  Good luck with that, and God bless.
13244
The best way to help prevent influenza infection is to get an influenza vaccination each year, usually in early November. Unfortunately, immunization (administration of vaccine) against influenza is approved only for infants 6 months of age and over.\n\nUntil your infant is old enough to take vaccinations, you should look into home remedies and try to look for baby food with some of these ingrediants.  I looked up some for you:\n\n~ GINGER = best\n~ GRAPEFRUIT\n~ BASIL LEAVES\n~ GARLIC = dont know if thats good for infant but works.\n~ for more, visit link below\n\nhope i was helpful :)
794373
do this in this order...run a hot shower for him as hot as he can handle it, keeping the door closed...after about 15 minutes, do what is called percussions, do light karate chops all up and down his back for about 5 minutes...then have him take about 3-4 deep breaths and he should start coughing up all phlegm...also mucinex is a great over the counter mucous release pill
698915
Keep your baby hydrated.  Have a cool mist humidifier in the room where the baby sleeps.  Try steaming up the bathroom and let the baby breathe that.  Ask your doctor if there is any medicine you can give him.  Keep his nose clear with a bulb syringe.
720264
OTC drugs are the best for treating cold and cough. If you are on medication for nausea, u could as well take drugs for cold.
984593
Hi,\nPl. find out the causes of cough the main causes are as under then accordingly take the treatment  The treatment is also given in the last.\nThe main causes are\nSmoking (smoke destroys the cells in the lining of the breathing tubes so that mucous cannot be expelled normally, leading to a chronic cough). This also includes passive smoking\n\nCommon cold, influenza and other viral infections (with yellow or white mucous) are the most common causes\n\nDrugs (such as ACE inhibitors or expectorants) cause persistent, dry, non-productive coughs \n\nStress (if the cough disappears during sleep, then stress may be the cause) \n\nAllergies \n\nAspiration \n\nBacterial infection such as bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis or tracheitis\n\nViral infection such as bronchiolitis, pneumonia, upper respiratory infection\n\nCongestive heart failure\n\nEnvironmental pollution \n\nGastroesophagul reflux \n\nPostnasal drip\n\nAsthma \n\nLung cancer \n\nCough can be taken care of at home.\nIncreasing humidity in the air helps relieve coughing. A vapourizer and a steamy shower are two ways to increase the humidity. \n\nDrink extra fluids to help thin secretions and make them easier to cough up. \n\nGlyceryl guaiacolate (guaifenesin) is available without prescription and may help liquefy the mucous. Drink lots of fluids if taking this medication.\n\nWhen a cold and a stuffy, runny nose accompany the cough, it is often caused by mucous dripping down the back of the throat. A decongestant that opens the nasal passages will relieve this postnasal drip, and is the best treatment for that type of cough. \n\nDecongestants such as phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine or combinations of these two decongestants are available as over-the-counter cold medications. Don't give decongestants to a child under six years of age unless prescribed by the doctor. It is important to talk to your physician before using any cough medications for children under two. \n\nIf you have high blood pressure (hypertension), consult the doctor before taking decongestants. \n\nCoughs due to chronic postnasal drip are probably caused by either sinus infection or allergy. If allergy is the cause, it is typically treated by avoiding the trigger (allergen) that is causing the allergy. In addition, anti-histamines and a steroid nasal spray are sometimes used to suppress the allergic inflammation. \n\nDry, tickling coughs can be relieved by sucking on cough lozenges or hard candy. (However, never give a lozenge or hard candy to a child under 3 years old because it is a choking hazard.) \n\nCodeine is a very effective cough suppressant, but has some side effects, can lead to physical dependence and addiction and requires a prescription. \n\nDextromethorphan (such as in Vick's Formula 44 of Robitussin DM) is an effective cough suppressant that is available without prescription. \n\nThe treatment  of cough is as under\n\nTreatment of a cough generally involves addressing the condition causing it. An acute infection such as pneumonia may require antibiotics, an asthma-induced cough may be treated with the use of bronchodilators, or an antihistamine may be administered in the case of an allergy. Physicians prefer not to suppress a productive cough, since it aids the body in clearing respiratory system of infective agents and irritants. However, cough medicines may be given if the patient cannot rest because of the cough or if the cough is not productive, as is the case with most coughs associated with colds or flu. The two types of drugs used to treat coughs are antitussives (drugs that suppress a cough) and expectorants (drugs that make mucous easier to cough up by thinning it).\n\nFeel Free to Contact\n\nDr.Mojo
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Chicken soup is one of the best home remedies, it helps hydrate you and helps make your nose run thus getting rid of some congestion.\nOtherwise you can eat and drink anything you want just make sure you get extra fluids so you are really well hydrated.  This helps to thin out the congestion so you can get it out of your sinuses/nose and if it is in your chest it lets you cough it up and get rid of it as well.\nYou don't, repeat DON'T need an antibiotic for a cold so please don't go to your DR and yell and scream until he gives you one. Save them for when you really neet them and they'll work better.
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There are many different things you can do to ease the cold. Try drinking lots of Tea for example some ginger root tea. To make this you will want to boil about 4 cups of water. Get a 2" chunk of ginger and peal off the peal. chop it up into small slivers and put it in the boiling water. you will want to then turn down the heat and put a lid on the pan and then let it simmer for 10 to 15 min. Its recommended to not use sweetener, but i know for me i have to have a little bit of honey.\n\nNext a lot of people swear by garlic. I know... ewe... but it does have a lot of healing properties. Some say you should make a tea with it, but i say that is gross, so just take one clove of garlic, peal off the husk, and cut it in to small chunks, DO NOT CHEW! this will lead to bad breath. just swallow the garlic with water like tacking a pill.\n\nMy last recommendation is sweet lemon tea. My mom used to make this for me all the time when i was little and sick. She would boil some water put it in a glass with a whole lemon and some honey to sweeten it. I always felt better after drinking that tea. and it still works to this day, even though i have to make it my self now.
180369
Other than cough drops and numbing sprays heat up some lemonaid and drink it hot. Works wonders. Thats what I did when I was pregnant and couldn't take medicines. If the sore throat lasts long you may want to see a doctor and make sure it's not strep.
566612
first you take the fruits and cut the tops off to make like a little cup.squeeze lemon to make soft and loose then pour the honey in the lemon and there you have it cough syrup. better is to boil the whole lemon in water and add honey while cooking because lemon peel is a natural cough supressant.
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Some evidence has suggested that zinc might trim a day or two off of the usual 7-10 day course.  But essentially there is nothing you can do except treat the symptoms.  Hydration, decongestants, and analgesics can be helpful for symptoms.  Painful or excessive cough can be treated with anti-tussives, but if possible avoid using these, since cough is an effective way of cleaning your lungs and airways.  \n\nHelp prevent getting a cold when people around you are sick by washing your hands frequently, and never touching your face.  You may want to frequently clean off keyboards and other surfaces that other people use.\n\nIf you have a cold, be kind and wash your hands frequently,  do not cough or sneeze into the air or into your hands, and let people know that you have a cold so that they can take precautions.  If you have something worse than a common cold, avoid people alltogether and see a physician.\n\nFinally if you do catch someone's common cold--and you probably will--take comfort that you will never get THAT particular cold again, since you are building an immunity to it.  However, there will always be plenty of new strains coming along every year that you can catch.
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if you have a cough for more than 3 days (& certainly > 1 week) see a doctor\n\nif you have backpain, see a doctor\n\nif you feel the need to ask medical questions on Yahoo, rather than seeing a doctor ...  you know the rest
980240
very little I'm afraid - most cough medicines are expensive and none of them work that well at all..... stick with the honey and lemon or sipping hot water.\n\n\nIf it has been going on longer than a few weeks speak to your doctor.
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well, they are best to use at home, but try those breathe right strips that go across the bridge of your nose. Applied correctly they really aid well in the opening of the passage ways, causes some pretty heavy drainage though. Prepare him for a pretty productive coughing spell ;)\n\n also, although vapo rubs do help, they are best used within a very humid enviroment. Those humidifiers can really help, as well as vapo rub applied below the nose then hopping in a hot steamy shower for a while, or even a nice hot bath. \n\n  applied pressure with his finger tips on the sinus (if his sinus are swollen they will be easy to find ) adjacent to the nose about an inch and a half below the eyes. move tips of fingers in a downward and outward motion, using as firm of pressure as he can stand. This can really help things to start moving. \n\n  GOOD LUCK
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gargling with lukewarm water added with crystal salt\nevery2-4 hours will help a lot.2)Take luke warm water half cup+ 2 spoons of honey + half lemon juice will be sipped like coffee slowly 3 times a day, will make the sputum come out.3) Homoeo medicine based on totality of symptoms will also help.