Problem: A one or three-year-old baby starts to have a dry cough at one or two o\’clock in the morning every day, and sometimes retches. After coughing several times in a row, he stops coughing. It\’s been several months, I don\’t have a fever and I\’m in good spirits. What\’s going on? Dr. Wang Yanli answered: This kind of dry cough is considered to be allergic asthma. Asthma manifested by coughing is called cough variant asthma. There is no infection and no fever. It is also considered to be gastroesophageal reflux while lying down at night. The reflux irritates the throat and induces coughing. It is recommended to take the child to the hospital to check the respiratory function and rule out gastroesophageal reflux at night. Question 2: I have been weaning my breasts for a day and there is a hard lump inside. Is it necessary to remove residual milk after weaning? Dr. Pan Guilan’s answer: There is no need to eliminate residual milk when the milk is restored at the beginning. Don\’t drink soup or eat meat for the time being. It is recommended to drink a lot of malt tea or some milk-reducing medicine, such as vitamin B6, and the swelling and pain will be relieved in 2-3 days. In addition, do not use a breast pump to suck, as milk will continue to be secreted after stimulation. If the swelling is uncomfortable, you can squeeze it with your hands. Stop squeezing once it is relieved. Question 3: My baby is five months old and has a blister on his buttocks with fluid inside. After disinfecting with iodophor, I applied erythromycin ointment for a week, but the effect was not obvious. There is no obvious local redness or swelling, the baby is eating, drinking and playing well, and there are no other uncomfortable symptoms. Ask how to do? Dr. Sun Cuiying’s answer: You can continue to use erythromycin ointment and give your baby plenty of water to keep the stool smooth. If it still does not subside, you can choose to go to the hospital to prick it slightly with a disposable blood collection needle, squeeze out the liquid inside, and then apply erythromycin ointment. Pay attention to aseptic operation, choose clean cotton swabs and disposable blood collection needles, and disinfect them with iodophor.
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