Babies' coughs are often accompanied by sticky sputum, which makes their throats snore, and they can't cough and swallow. Parents are always worried. In fact, for infants, they don't know how to spit out the sticky sputum in their throats, so they can only swallow it into their stomachs. In addition to giving necessary anti-infection and symptomatic treatment, parents can use some simple and easy methods.

The way to help children dilute sputum is easy to spit out:

1, the indoor temperature and humidity should be kept at18-22 degrees, and the relative humidity should be 55%-65%. At the same time, children should be given enough water, so that the sputum in the throat will not be too sticky and the sputum will be coughed up.

2. Use expectorant drugs, such as mucosolvan syrup, Pinellia syrup, brown mixture, Baicao Qiongjiang Yiqi paste, etc., to dilute the sputum and facilitate its discharge.

3, often turn over or pat the child on the back, on the one hand, it can promote blood circulation in the lungs, on the other hand, patting the back can make the sputum in the bronchus loose and easy to discharge. The correct methods are as follows: the sick child should lie on his side or pick up his side, and the parents' five fingers are slightly bent into a semi-ring, that is, a hollow fist, and then gently pat the sick child's back, while the right side lies on his left side and the left side lies on his right side, alternately. Tapping power should not be too large, from top to bottom, from outside to inside, in turn. Pat for a few minutes at a time, 2-3 times a day.

4. For the sticky sputum in the child's mouth, parents can wrap clean gauze with their fingers and gently remove the sputum in the deep part of the child's mouth to keep the respiratory tract unblocked.

5. Inhalation method can be used. The principle is to let children inhale hot, moist gas, so that the sticky sputum becomes thinner, and it can also reduce the congestion and edema of respiratory mucosa, which is conducive to the regression of inflammation and the discharge of sputum. For example, pour boiling water into a cup, and let the child inhale the steam with breathing for 20 minutes at a time. Of course, be careful not to burn the child.