Maybe try a humidifier? My daughter is 7 1/2 months and had congestion plus a little cough. The Ped said all i could do is run the humidifier. Now I know that was probably mainly due to the congestion, but it helped with both the congestion and cough.
Yeah, I've got to clean his out... I forgot to mention he'll be 3 in December...
Try sitting with him next to the shower with just the hot water running...the steam may help.
Sounds like albuterol might be helpful in the form of a nebulizer...call the ped and ask...my son just had a BAD cold with a bad cough that kept him up all night coughuing then crying so our ped got us a neb and albuterol...
Cough and cold medicines aren't to be given to children under age 4 anymore so that's a bummer. The honey is really supposed to help, not to mention it has wonderful properties in it to help heal and soothe the throat.
My daughter just had a horrible cough that lasted 2 weeks! I felt bad. I put Vicks Vapor Rub on her chest at night and that seemed to help her sleep.
His pertussis came back negative so that's good, but the peds office won't call anything in!!! The honey didn't work at all so that's out. Yesterday I went back to Walgreens and found Mucinex for Kids and the age is 2 and up. It's a cough suppressent and it also helps thin any drainage. I gave it to him before bed last night and it helped until it wore off and I ended up giving him another dose in the middle of the night. It didn't take his cough 100% away, but it did help...I also do Vicks on his chest and I found Vicks gentle vapors waterless pads that you put into a nightlight looking thing....