anything help with cough now that cough medicine is not recommended?

I've been running a humidifier for my 3 year old but I'm wondering if
there is any other options that can help him sleep at night.

On Feb 17, 8:56 pm, Joe wrote:
I've been running a humidifier for my 3 year old but I'm wondering if
there is any other options that can help him sleep at night.

A recent study showed that a dose of dark honey before bedtime (in the
study it was buckwheat honey) worked better than cough medicine
(dextromethorphan). I have not yet read the original study and none
of the articles reporting on it that I've seen define a "dose". Not a
good remedy for the under one-year-old crowd, but you could certainly
try it with a 3y/o.

If the cough lasts more than a few weeks, or if you hear high-pitched
wheezing in his chest, get him checked out by the doctor. In that
case he may benefit from an inhaler.

Kate, ignorant foot soldier of the medical cartel
and the Bug, 4 and a half
and something brewing, 4/08

Joe wrote:
I've been running a humidifier for my 3 year old but I'm wondering if
there is any other options that can help him sleep at night.

A warm shower or just sitting in the bathroom with a hot shower might
help. Also prop the head of his bed or mattress up some. These were
the things recommended for my daughters asthma/allergies.