How Do You Relieve A Childs Cough?
Your child’s coughing is keeping her (and you) up at night. What should you do? Coughing is good in that it removes mucous from the lungs, but a good night’s sleep is also important in getting well. Here are some things you can do to help relieve coughing so that you both can get some sleep. Have him sleep with his head and neck propped up on extra pillows. That way the mucous won’t drain into the back of the throat, which would lead to more coughing. Old standbys such as chicken noodle soup, throat lozenges and lots of fluids in general help soothe the throat and reduce coughing. Use cough syrup sparingly if at all. Most don’t work that well, and you don’t want to over-medicate your child. A vaporizer in the child’s room will help keep her mucous membranes moist and therefore less irritated. A warm, steamy shower or bath can also help. Adding a little vapor bath (a solution of rosemary, eucalyptus, and menthol) to the bath water will make it even more soothing, but you’ll want to chec
