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[|Human|] my 7 month old daughter has a very horse cough and is very congestant it seems to hurt her everytime she coughs. She had a chest x-ray done and it came out o.k., but that was on 5-18-11. Could there be something wrong now, when had x-ray done she didin t seem to be having pain when coughing. Just worried @ it.
[|AI|]  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