Question

Child has been coughing for two weeks, sore throat, fever for three days, has been on intravenous drip for four days and taking antibiotics, underwent steam inhalation and microwave therapy, but symptoms recur, slight coughing, sore throat.

Answer

Based on the symptoms, it is initially suspected that the child may have sinusitis and pharyngitis. It is recommended to use saline nasal irrigation to clean the nasal cavity. A fixed-volume nasal spray irrigator can be used more effectively to clean the nasal cavity. Additionally, herbal medicine can be tried for pharyngitis. Herbal remedies such as Lian Qiao Ling, Cao Shen Guo Cheng can be used, and can be accompanied by herbal teas such as Double Flower, Codonopsis pilosula, Da Hui Hao. Also, a throat-soothing drink can be used, which includes dried hawthorn fruit, licorice root, Codonopsis pilosula, Codonopsis pilosula, Codonopsis pilosula, Coptis chinensis, etc. mixed together, taken three times a day, about 15 grams each time, with boiling water.