Depending on what cough is observed in the baby - dry or wet - inhalation should be done with various ingredients. In this article, you will learn what inhalations can be done to a child with a damp cough to increase sputum discharge and generally ease the condition of the crumbs.
What inhalations do nebulizers help with moist cough in children?
Most often with a damp cough the child uses inhalations with healing solutions, which can be prepared using the following recipes:
- The simplest and safest way is to take 3-4 ml of mineral water, for example, Borjomi or Narzan, slightly degass it and fill it with a nebulizer tank. It is necessary to breathe such a remedy 2 to 4 times a day.
- 1 tablet Mukaltina pour 80 ml of saline and completely dissolve. Use 3-4 ml of the prepared medication every 3-4 hours.
- Pertussin is diluted with saline in order to improve expectoration in boys and girls up to 12 years, taking into account the ratio 1: 2, and for adolescents over 12 years - 1: 1. Use this tool should be 3-4 ml in the morning, afternoon and evening.
- A good help and such syrups as Lazolvan or Ambrobene. Before use, they must be diluted with saline in equal proportions. To use the received liquid is best as follows: for treatment of cough in children under 2 years 1 ml of the preparation 1-2 times a day, from 2 to 6 years - 2 ml of solution with the same frequency of reception, in children over 6 years old - 3 ml of liquid in the morning and in the evening. Such treatment should be continued for 5 days.
Inhalations of a nebulizer are very good for coughing, however, if the condition of the baby does not improve for several days and the unpleasant symptoms do not disappear, it is necessary to consult a doctor.