Why does a child cough?
Why does a child cough?
Cough is a spasmodic movementrespiratory tract, which is aimed at removing the irritant element. In general, the human respiratory system is great, since it includes the throat, nose, trachea, mouth, larynx, bronchi together with branches and lungs, many processes in these parts of the body can cause coughing. That is why it is rather difficult for parents to determine why their child coughs. This can only be done by a specialist who needs to be consulted for any occurrence of a cough.
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The most common reasonCoughing in a child is considered an upper respiratory tract infection. This is mainly due to the fact that air enters the lungs through the nose and mouth. As a result, such diseases as angina, rhinitis, sinusitis and adenoids that may cause a child to cough, which in this case, will not be the main symptom, may appear. Cough will reflex in the prone position, so it will only be at night, and much less often - in the morning, as mucus from the upper inflamed areas will accumulate in the nasopharynx.
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Severe coughing in a baby can occur due tolaryngitis, which is most severe in children under seven years of age. The main cause of its occurrence is an infection of the upper respiratory tract. Its symptoms begin with an ordinary cold, weak cough and fever. But after a few hours the child may experience a barking cough, which is accompanied by a whistle on the inspiration.
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Very often a child may have a feelingThe lack of air, which causes motor excitement and nervousness. Occasionally, hypoxia may develop, manifested by cyanotic lips. A feature of laryngitis is that the child coughs only when sleeping, and in the morning his condition improves significantly. For the treatment of laryngitis, you need a few days to do inhalations, sit with him in the bathroom with an open tap with hot water, and also to ensure that the air in your apartment is wet. Doctors in this case rarely prescribe medication, as the laryngitis recedes already on the third day.
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There are other symptoms of coughing. Basically, these are diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract: tonsillitis, acute respiratory infections, acute respiratory infections, inflammation of pharyngeal tonsils, tonsillitis or sinusitis. It is worth remembering that suddenly started coughing speaks of developing bronchial asthma. Causes of severe coughing, overheated or dry air in the room, as well as tobacco smoke, can also become the culprit for the development of cough.
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A dry, sour or barking cough canto signal the inflammation of the trachea, larynx. A long paroxysmal cough speaks of whooping cough or bronchial asthma, and wet cough - about pneumonia or bronchitis. Often there is a coughing in infants during feeding. In this case, experts recommend reducing the amount of food, which within a few days is absolutely permissible. When a child has a cough accompanied by fever, especially if she keeps for several days, then most likely it's pneumonia.
