Comments on: Colds and Coughs http://www.childhoodhealth.com Pediatric clinic in Oregon committed to quality health care. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:36:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kenneth Carlson, MD http://www.childhoodhealth.com/health-information/diseases-and-symptoms/colds-and-coughs/comment-page-1#comment-6438 Kenneth Carlson, MD Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:59:41 +0000 http://www.childhoodhealth.com/blog/?page_id=74#comment-6438 If there is any concern that there is a problem with breathing the child should be checked again. At this young age there are not any medications that safely and consistently help cold and cough symptoms in young children. The interventions for treatment are focussed on helping the child deal with the mucous. Saline nose drops and increasing humidity are the main means to thin our mucous and help the child "cope" with it. If there is any concern that there is a problem with breathing the child should be checked again. At this young age there are not any medications that safely and consistently help cold and cough symptoms in young children. The interventions for treatment are focussed on helping the child deal with the mucous. Saline nose drops and increasing humidity are the main means to thin our mucous and help the child “cope” with it.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.childhoodhealth.com/health-information/diseases-and-symptoms/colds-and-coughs/comment-page-1#comment-6435 Michelle Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:30:06 +0000 http://www.childhoodhealth.com/blog/?page_id=74#comment-6435 I took my 6 month old son the other day to the doctor because he was having a bad cough and hes its so bad that it sounds likes hes choking. The doctor said that it was just congestion and to get a humifier. do u have any suggestions to what it may be.. thankyou.. Michelle. I took my 6 month old son the other day to the doctor because he was having a bad cough and hes its so bad that it sounds likes hes choking. The doctor said that it was just congestion and to get a humifier. do u have any suggestions to what it may be.. thankyou..

Michelle.

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