Feb 5, 10 | Posted by: Sharyl Paley, M.D.

Cough and cold medicine

Well, cough and cold season has definitely hit.  Everyone from the tiniest of babies to teenagers are walking around coughing.  The biggest thing I keep hearing is- “they sound like they have a smokers cough it is so bad.”  These parents are right.  The coughs right now are from viruses that are affecting everything from the upper to the lower airways.  Coughs are the bane of a pediatrician because we do not have much in our armamentarium to help them.

A cough is the bodies way of clearing something irritating the airway.  At this time of the year it is usually caused by viruses causing inflammation.  Coughs are uncomfortable and annoying.  Also, they often cause for a poor night of sleep. More »

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