Question
A 2-year-old boy developed coughing symptoms after recovering from a cold, with the symptoms being more pronounced at night when he falls asleep. A chest X-ray at the hospital confirmed a diagnosis of tracheal infection. Treatment with orange-red granules and snake gall plum liquid showed no improvement. What treatment should be administered?
Answer
The child is suffering from tracheitis caused by a cold. Tracheitis is often caused by exposure to cold and decreased immunity, leading to infections by viruses, bacteria, or mycoplasma. Symptoms include fever, cough, sputum production, runny nose, and nasal congestion. The cough and sputum are due to the congestion and swelling of the tracheal mucosa, which increases the secretion. The child’s coughing is more severe at night, but parents should not be overly worried. Parents should pay attention to keeping the child warm, adjusting clothing according to weather changes, drinking plenty of warm water, eating easily digestible food, having small meals more frequently, avoiding coldness, spicy food, extremely cold temperatures, and unclean food to protect the respiratory tract, and avoiding smoke and dust to prevent irritation. I hope these suggestions are helpful to you.