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Child Cough

Cough is a disease that is often found in children. Cough is reflex of the body to cleanse the respiratory tract.

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Child Cough

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  1. Child Cough By : Anti Cough

  2. Child Cough • Cough is a disease that is often found in children. Cough is reflex of the body to cleanse the respiratory tract. Know the characteristics and types of coughs will help you identify whether the child cough, including the common cold or cough are worried and dangerous.

  3. Some types of cough and its cause • Cough congested • Cause of cough congested • Cough caused by GERD • Cause of cough due to GERD • Dry cough • Causes of dry cough

  4. Cough congested • Congested cough symptoms are: high-pitched cough, dry, usually often begins at night. Cough sounds does not like cough usual, but it sounds like a seal. The incurred sound is result of swelling around the vocal cords (larynx) and trachea. Other symptoms your child may be mild fever, breathlessness or cold for several days, the voice becomes hoarse and heavy all day. These symptoms will be worse at night or when a child or your baby crying.

  5. Cause of cough congested • This disease is caused by an influenza virus. Sometimes also caused by respiratory syncytial virus or other respiratory viruses. Esophagus and throat will swell up so that narrows the airways. Usually occurs in children ages 6 months to 3 years.

  6. Cough caused by GERD • Cough caused by GERD(Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease) sounds like screeching and is dry. Usually occurs after eating, and once your child coughs, your child will be hard to stop. This cough will get worse if he / she are lying. If your baby has GERD, then he will be fussy and often vomiting

  7. Cause of cough due to GERD • GERD (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease) is actually caused by weak muscles of the vocal cords are located between the esophagus and stomach. Because of this, the liquid should enter the stomach, but back it up. Even liquids can get into your child's lungs and cause chronic cough.

  8. Dry cough • Symptoms of cough is dry and long. When your child cough, in one breathes he / she can cough for more than 15 times. And when he / she took a deep breath, you will hear high-pitched voice. • Before it becomes severe, your child will show symptoms of flu but no fever.

  9. Causes of dry cough • Dry cough is caused by bacteria that is easy spread that attack throat and lungs.

  10. How to prevent child cough

  11. How to prevent child cough • Not too often give antibiotics to your child. Infection that attacks your child (cough and colds) is a viral infection will resolve without antibiotics. • Increase your child's immune system by giving nutritious food and milk and vitamin supplements. • Breast milk is the best source of immunity to the baby. Survey has shown babies who get breast milk will be more resistant to infection.

  12. Source : Anti Cough

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