Question
My 2-year-old child has been coughing continuously, and when coughing, he also vomits and refuses to eat. At night, he sweats all over his body. These symptoms have been reported to the doctor, but he said there’s nothing serious. Initially, there was a slight fever, and after visiting the hospital, the doctor prescribed fever-reducing medicine. Since then, he has been coughing. It’s now over a week, and during this time, I’ve given him a lot of medicine and even had him injected. I don’t understand why my child’s cough is so hard to treat? Does the doctor prescribe medicine randomly without medical ethics? The hospital I went to is not a small one either, such as Dongguan People’s Hospital and Dongguan Easthua Hospital. Both have given medicine and injections, including the ongoing treatment, but it has already cost nearly 2,000 yuan. Why can’t injections and medication cure it? I hope to get help from a doctor with medical ethics to solve this problem. Thank you very much!
Answer
The baby’s cough may be caused by viral infection