My 3.5yr old daughter has a recurrent cough. After every two or three weeks, it comes back. It's normally a dry cough and she has a fever during this

My 3.5yr old daughter has a recurrent cough. After every two or three weeks, it comes back. It's normally a dry cough and she has a fever during this She has been to the doctors several times but they give her antibiotics which only do well for a short while then she back at it again.

Antibiotics Cough

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Kofoworola Idowu

You need to identify the underlying cause of recurrent cough. These are some of the questions you should ask
1.Anyone with cough and cattarh round baby?
2. Are you exclusively breastfeeding?
3. Are you keeping baby warm or exposing to cold with frequent baths or cold baths or direct fan or too cold ac in the room?
4. Are you exposing baby to smoke - kitchen, cigarette, firewood, palm oil frying etc?
5. Do you have cattarh or cough yourself?
6. Is your baby attending creche?
7. Is your baby well-immunized or age?

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