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? asked in Pregnancy & ParentingNewborn & Baby · 1 decade ago

How can i make my sons cough go away?

So my son has had a nasty mucusy cough for about three weeks well I took him to the hospital when it first appered and they said it was just a normal cold and just to give him motrin. Well now he has no insurence n the hopital won't accept him unless they have a 500 up front last night he had a fever n still bad cough idk what to do I gave him medicine vicks used a booger sucker to take out mucus idk what to do

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    My son catches some kind of nasty coughs and cold everytime he goes to daycare. We use cool mist humidifier. Not the Vicks kind, just basic for $15. Along with that I use BabyVicks, Little Nose Saline drops to help loosen gunk to suck it all out. Do that at least half a dozen time a day.

  • 1 decade ago

    My son has that 2. We have been to the peditrician several times for this same cough. First time they prescribed amoxicillian b/c he delevloped in ear infection b/c of all of the congestion. my son goes to daycare and they said these cold are common. 2nd time we took him they prescribed Cefindir and his cough seems to be better

    Try this

    a vaporizer for his room

    steam the bathroom and sit in there with him

    Vapor bath

    saline drops for the nose

    baby vicks vapor rub

  • 1 decade ago

    Take him to the health department. Any cough that has been around for 3 weeks needs to be checked out. You don't want it turning into bronchitis or pneumonia.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    boil water and add some balm in it.. and ask ur son to inhale it through mouth.. after few minutes he will feel like vomit and all the cough and mucus will come out through vomit..

    hope this help..

    and u can also try him giving black pepper (grind it) with honey.. but above one is more helpful..

    good luck!!

    Source(s): tried many times... :)
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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    You didn't say how old he is, but I would definitely get him seen again.

    Why did they recommend a pain reliever for a cough??

  • 1 decade ago

    i agree w/ cayla, that cough has lasted too long. when u cough for that long it affects the lungs. go see a doctor, please.

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