Doctor Shares When To Worry About Your Child's Cough
With cough and cold season in full swing – and “super flu” causing hospitalisations to rocket – parents everywhere are bracing themselves for the next illness to sweep their households. I’m certainly there myself. It feels like every week we’re battling something new – or at least two infections in tandem. Often our nights are punctuated by surround-sound coughing as our four-year-old and two-year-old bark and splutter.While most coughs clear up on their own, Dr Dominic Greenyer, a GP and director at The Health Suite, acknowledges there can be certain symptoms in kids that can indicate it’s time to see a doctor. “Coughs and colds are really common, especially at this time of year,” he said.“For the most part they are a regular part of childhood and nothing to worry about. Most children will get around