My son (14 months) has been coughing, has runny nose and was vomiting for a few days. The symptoms started 2 weeks ago. When he breathes i can hear a little noise (probably in his chest). This noise goes away when he coughs and re-appears after a little while. The cough and runny nose symptoms are subsiding now but I am wondering if there could be any signs of asthma here. I am concerned regarding asthma because he has eczema already.
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 mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500 mg) 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 mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 