My 8 month old has had a cough for 2 weeks and it seems like it is only during the day. When he is eating sometimes he ll cough so much he pukes. He has no fever. He sneezes, last week green snot was green now its clear. He got a tooth last week so I thought it was just teething, bit the cough and sneezing hasn t got any better.
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 