My 2 year old son has been excessively crying for the last week or so because of not wanting to take a bath, etc. He has developed a hoarse cough. He hasn t had a cold recently or a fever or anything for a long time, so it couldn t be croup? Or could it be? The hoarse cough has just started a couple of days ago and he is breathing ok. Just wondered what I should do about it.
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\u00a0mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500\u00a0mg) 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\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal