Question

A 6-year-old girl lost her voice this morning upon waking up, and she makes a whistling sound in her throat when she sleeps at night. Does she have a fever? What should be done? She previously had pneumonia due to coughing, and it took about a month for her to recover, during which she took Azithromycin for seven days.

Answer

Based on the description, the girl shows symptoms of fever and may be at risk of laryngitis. Here are some suggestions:

  1. Use children’s paracetamol and chlorpheniramine granules to reduce fever.
  2. Use lohanshipian (carbocysteine tablets) or Muxuetan (a cough syrup) to thin mucus and relieve coughing.
  3. If necessary, consider medication nebulization inhalation therapy, which can be more direct and effective.
  4. If the fever is confirmed to be due to catching a cold, consider using wind-cold fever granules for treatment.