My child is 4 years 2 month old is suffering from cold and cough from 15 days when a Dr is giving him medicines he is feeling relaxed after 3 days again he is suffering with same problem Dr says that he is suffering from Bronchitis I; want to know what is bronchitis what precautions should be taken ?
Hi, You should consider whether your child is having asthma symptoms instead of bronchitis. They are hard to tell the difference sometimes, but different medications are used. These two diagnoses also can be inter-related. Cough at night is a subtle sign of asthma and may respond to medications like albuterol or steroids. Asthma tends to cause recurrent episodes of coughing or trouble breathing, and can be triggered by colds.  Bronchitis is a general term for a viral infection, like a cold, that has gone a bit deeper in the chest. This is not so often recurrent. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.