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HOW TO DETERMINE THE TYPES OF CHILD COUGHS?
Turkey Medicals member and specialist in Child Health and diseases, Turkish doctor shared important information with us about cough that does not go away in children.
“Cough is a protective reflex, a defense mechanism to remove foreign bodies, germs that enter the respiratory tract. Coughing is not always a problem, according to research, a normal healthy child can cough an average of 11 times a day,” he said.
The most common cause of cough is a flu infection, that is, upper respiratory tract infections. “This type of cough is called an acute cough and lasts about two weeks,” he said.
Our doctor who continues to describe the types of cough “Subacute cough” is a type of cough that lasts between 2 and 4 weeks. After upper respiratory tract infections, nasal discharge can continue and the cough can extend, usually passing spontaneously.
Chronic cough; coughs that do not pass over 4 weeks. If there is another underlying disease, it needs to be investigated first. Respiratory infections cause coughing over 4 weeks, but conditions such as reflux, asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, exposure to cigarette smoke can also cause prolonged coughing.
A dry cough is a type of cough that is not accompanied by sputum, recurrent and increasing at night. Diseases such as upper respiratory infections, asthma, reflux can be the cause of this. Does sputum cough accompany fever, wheezing, shortness of breath, it must be evaluated. Pneumonia can come to mind with a cough with phlegm. Another type of cough is bark-style cough, popularly called Horse cough or dog cough. A cough with a close voice, as if it were coming out of a pipe, usually increases at night and causes shortness of breath.
It also triggers a viral infection, it is associated with edema in the vocal cords, if shortness of breath becomes too much, it must be evaluated by a doctor and treated in a hospital in Turkey. Cold steam and adrenaline therapy, cortisone, which we give orally, helps reduce edema in the vocal cords and relaxes the person a little.
A pertussis-like cough is a type of cough that chokes. A cough that repeats 10-15 times in a row, ending in reddening and bruising, usually makes families nervous. It is definitely the type of cough that a doctor in Turkey should see,” he said.
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CAUSES OF CHRONIC COUGH
Our Turkish specialist doctor who also talks about the underlying causes of chronic cough, said: “the first and most common causes that come to mind are asthma, the second is reflux and nasal discharge. Prolonged bacterial bronchitis causes a sputum cough that lasts longer than 4 weeks.
Recurrent coughs may occur in congenital heart diseases. Babies with low immune systems may have prolonged coughs due to recurrent infections in the same way. Honey is a natural food source that has been proven to be good for coughing by shutting down cough receptors.
It can be used for children over the age of 1 and without allergies. Herbal teas such as lime, sage can be given. Herbal teas and foods should not be used before the age of 1 and should not be consumed in excess quantities. We do not recommend the use of herbal mixtures taken from the transfer, as the content and doses are unknown. Before giving herbal supplements, you should definitely consult your doctor,” he said.
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COUGH TREATMENT
The methods of treating cough vary according to the underlying cause, cough is a symptom, so we are not treating cough, we are trying to treat the underlying cause. That’s why we don’t want to use cough suppressant cough syrups.
Does a persistent cough make us think about asthma? Our doctor who answered the question “Asthma should definitely come to mind with a cough that doesn’t go away, but not every cough that doesn’t go away is asthma. How do we think about the possibility of asthma? if you have recurrent bronchiolitis in the family at a young age if they had a history of asthma, wheezing in the last 6 months has had an illness with a doctor, then if you had to get treated with steam, if you have children at risk for asthma are atopic eczema in infancy, children are treated as prolonged cough when applying more prone to asthma,” he said.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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