Suggest remedy for green mucus from one nostril and problem in breathing and sleeping
Patient: my baby is eight weeks old and from day one has had green mucus from one nostril whilst the other nostril is dry mucus now one of the nostrils he is unable to breathe through. he has no other signs of infection and eats and gains weight well just has truoble breathing and sleeping now. any advice will be great Doctor: Hi,Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like Cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. For fever - Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/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 Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. But at this age you cannot use any medication for cold because no medicine has been licensed at this age group. For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.Regards,Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).