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1 month old Baby Boy with cold & cough (viral infection)

Hi there. I'm just curious about some opinions. My one month old son has had siviour cough with cold since last 2 days, we are giving anti boitic (erithromysin ethyl succinate) syrup to control the viral infection (doctors say it is viral infection from my elder daughter, she had cold last week) and aslo we are using the Orcinol (clobutinol Hydro chloride 20 mg, Orpitrenaline sulfate 5mg, Ammonium Chloride 35 mg) for cough. I don't see any imrovement in him and worst part of it is the cough is getting increased more at late night between 9 pm to 2 am.

regardless of everything i have learned,it's hard not to consider antibiotics for the little one. any thoughts would be appreciated.

MS
 
  taksat_99 on 2005-11-30
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
antibiotics treat bacterial infections they do not treat viral infections.......
the antibiotics may have been given not to get rid of the virus but if a chest infection or similar (effect of the virus) was worrying enough for the doctor to suggest this.
If there is no worry about chest/ear infections or other then antibiotics will not help very much.
I do not understand what the other medicine is that you describe -pls explain what this is meant to help.

if you describe the cough/cold then remedies can be suggested to help. You will need to give a detailed description of the kind of cough, whether any fever etc. etc.
 
erika last decade
Doctor has suggested the mentioned antibiotic and also he said there is no problem in chest / ear.

The other madicine is for cough, i have given the madicine name and composition.

He gets a continuos cough and it sounds like he is not able to breath.

He is having cold and when he is breathing i can hear the some sort of sound (like his nose is bloked with flem), like his internal tubes are filled with flem.

Today he stated coughing in daytim also. (till yesterday only nightimes)
 
taksat_99 last decade
I do not work with these cough medicines so have no idea, unfortunately, how this is intended to help the cough. A lot of cough medicines can cause problems with adults, so undoubtedly also with infants.
If you can get a homeopathic cough syrup this would be better - available from most health shops.
To help clear air passages stay with your baby in a steamy room for a while.
In order to suggest homeopathic remedies you will please need to say what the cough sounds like, what seems to makes the cough worse or better?. How often does your child cough during day/night? does he have a temperature/fever?
Does he cling to you for cuddles or push you away?
is there any change in his appearance when he coughs (colour of face etc)?
 
erika last decade

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