what can u give a 4yr-old when they have a constant dry cough at night

Dora - posted on 09/26/2012

Hi! I have a recipe from my mother: just slice a carrot and mix it with brown sugar. After some time the sugar will melt and you can give him the syrop. I usually slice the carrot in small bits so my daughter eats the carrot as well.

Lushanna - posted on 09/24/2012

Lushanna Howard this is not a reply but,request for ideas I also have a three year old that has allergies and he is on singular,have a warm and cool mist humidifier,and a nebulizer treament. He still has that dry cough does honey work and how much should I give him and how often.

Nikki - posted on 03/25/2009

My sons has coughing fits and the only thing that helps is a nebulizer treatment. It works wonders because sometimes the coughing gets really scary.

Debra - posted on 03/25/2009

There are some really good ideas here...Im certainly gonna try them..especially the humidifier

Naomi - posted on 03/24/2009

Quoting Anna:

How long have they had the cough?? It could be a sign of asthma so maybe get it checked out.Both my children have asthma and this is how it started.

I have to agree with Anna, My daughter is 3 and half and she has asthma, coughing at night when they dont have a virus ect is a sign of asthma.

Also agree with the other comment of a humidfier (sp?) Either get to the docs and see what they say!

How are they in the day? 

Liseandra - posted on 03/23/2009

hmm try a humidifier, and the vicks on the feet work... and rub it on the chest too.... and try buckley's for children.. that stuff works like a charm for my daughter..

Amber - posted on 03/23/2009

I do the vicks on the feet with socks, and also use Hylands homeopathic cough syrup, which does wonders.

Karen - posted on 03/23/2009

ask your doctor what can you use for a dry cough at night

Louise - posted on 03/23/2009

Quoting Anna:

How long have they had the cough?? It could be a sign of asthma so maybe get it checked out.Both my children have asthma and this is how it started.

i agree with anna, but surely this would of been diagnosed a long time ago. talk to a ped and tell them all about this they can tell you if  he does have a wheeze.

in the mean time make sure he is inhaling clean air. ie: no damp / smoke

Sarah - posted on 03/23/2009

you could try putting a cool mist humidifier thats what my doctor suggested for my daughter

Siobhan - posted on 03/23/2009

if i was u id go 2 the doctors or try a lil bit ov tixylix u cn get it 4 all sorts ov coughs n it works 2 good luck with this 1.

Christine - posted on 03/23/2009

I also heard that rubbing vicks on their feet and putting socks on works.

Anna - posted on 03/23/2009

How long have they had the cough?? It could be a sign of asthma so maybe get it checked out.Both my children have asthma and this is how it started.

Michelle - posted on 03/22/2009

A teaspoon of honey works wonders!!!!!

Damaris - posted on 03/22/2009

Give them a spoonful of honey that is one of the things my sons doctor told me and also make their bed a little bit elevated so that their head is slighly elevated when they are sleeping (putting a thick book like a dictionary on the bottom of the matress).

Elizabeth - posted on 03/21/2009

I rub vicks on Madison's feet and put socks on her. Really helped. I tried the vicks plug in but it made the WHOLE place smell like vicks. I could not deal with that.

Lyndsay - posted on 03/21/2009

You can get these vicks air vaporizers..they come where you can either plug it into the wall, or you can get one that is like a humidifier..My daughter was really stuffed up when she was small..thats what I used it worked really well for her.

Tamatha - posted on 03/21/2009

Quoting Kawanna:

what can u give a 4yr-old when they have a constant dry cough at night

Try a humidifier.