<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Hi Doctor, My son is 5 and a half month old is suffering from cold and severe cough. I am giving him otrivin drops and Bricanyl syrup. But he is stuggling a lot because the cold is coming back to his throat and he does not know how to spit. Please advice. Regards,Lalitha.  <response>: Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95 of the times in child Chat Doctor. For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mgkgdose max ceiling dose 500 mg every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mgkgdose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 