Use a cool mist vaporizer in your child's room pointing the mist at the child's crib. Add only water to vaporizer. This cool, damp air soothes the throat and keeps mucus loose. Use day and night. Use fever control if your child's temperature goes above 101 degrees fahrenheit.
Breathing becomes faster, nosier or both.
A paleness or bluish colour appears around mouth, nose, eyes, or ears. Coughing becomes more frequent and your child is not able to rest well. Your child will not take liquids or is drooling much more than usual. Child does not improve with cold air. Your child becomes very lethargic or restless.