Question
Hello doctor, my baby is already six months old. The child is sick now, with a runny nose and cough. He doesn’t sleep well at night and keeps crying. Sometimes he breathes with a whistling sound, his throat is a bit red, and his digestion is poor. My six-month-old baby has a cough and a runny nose,
Answer
Coughing and a runny nose in babies are usually symptoms of a cold. When a six-month-old baby has a cold with coughing and a runny nose, you can give the baby more water to drink and use a towel dipped in hot water to warm up the baby’s nose, which can effectively relieve the baby’s runny nose due to a cold. If the baby continuously has yellow nasal discharge, it may be necessary to treat with antibiotics prescribed by a doctor. For a stuffy left ear, lie on the right side; for a stuffy right nose, lie on the left side. Use your fingers to pinch and rub both sides of the Yingxiang acupoint for 1-2 minutes to relieve the nasal congestion.