ACUTE BRONCHITIS IN CHILDREN

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ACUTE BRONCHITIS IN CHILDREN
DR S. CHIDAMBARANATHAN M.D(HOM)
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Team work always win,Together we can surely win
over all the diseases to make
HEALTHY MOTHER HAPPY CHILD
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Health is a state of dynamic equilibrium between
man and disease. The recent trend has shifted
from the study of Diseases in man to Man in
the midst of Diseases. In other words, it is the
study of Man. Homoeopathy deals more with
patients than with diseases. Homoeopathy can
provide Healthy life in smooth manner by matching
the symptoms of the Patient Medicine.
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CHILDRENare treasure of a family / country. They
are the future pillars of our Nation. To build
our nation strong, strong pillars are needed
i.e., Healthy children. Homoeopathy is actually a
legend in child treatment. Real popularization of
Homoeopathy comes from its child health care.
Children love Homoeopathy (Medicines) and
Homoeopathy Doctor.
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Homoeopathy takes one more advantage here, to
prove that it is not a placebo effect or just a
faith response with psycho therapy. Treating
children is very tough since they cannot explain
about the discomfort / disease properly. Any how,
unprejudiced approach of Homoeopath with keen
observation can direct apt drug to provide fast
sustained health restoration.
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Now-a-days, children used to suffer recurrently
with cold, bronchitis other respiratory
infections one after another in spite of all
care, management treatment. It may be because
of improper care / treatment, weakened immune
system and pollution factors. The persistent /
recurring nature of bronchitis need to be
carefully analysed and treated.
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ACUTE BRONCHITIS means for acute infection /
inflammation / irritation / swelling of the
mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes resulting
in productive cough. Acute Bronchitis is a self
limiting disease and recovers on its own in
course of 2 to 3 weeks.
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Causes Mostly virus and rarely bacteria
Risk factors Un-cleanliness tops the list
Improper care of URI Cold temperature / cold
drinks Contaminated foods / beverages
Aerosol infection from sufferers Dusty / smoky
environment
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• SYMPTOMS
• Cough with expectoration
• Mild breathlessness
• Fatigue / Body pain
• Symptoms which can precede or follow are
• Sore throat,
• Fever with chills
• Sinusitis / headache
• Post nasal drip
• Wheeze

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Investigations

• Unless otherwise, it becomes severe x-ray chest
  helps only to rule out complications like primary
  complex, pneumonia, etc. Routine blood tests
  can help to anlayse infection or allergy.
  Sputum culture can guide one to analyse causative
  organisms and its sensitive drugs.

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COMPLICATIONS - If acute bronchitis is not cared
properly, it can get transformed to chronic
bronchitis, primary complex, pneumonia, asthma,
etc. MANAGEMENT Good rest, good amount of
fluids, steam inhalation and proper medications
can help to clear off the complaint at the
earliest.
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HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT Before prescribing a
remedy, Homoeopaths usually analyse mode of onset
of disease, exciting cause, nature of complaint,
type of cough, frequency of cough, its
modalities, accompanying symptoms and person's
constitutional make up (physical mental). So,
parents needs to observe their children carefully
and tell the doctor about nature of suffering
with aggravating posture / time and betterment
posture / time to get similimum (right drug).
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For example Time aggravation Cough lt night
Ars alb, Anti tart lt morning Caust, Nux vom,
Rumex Posture aggravation lt Lying on back
Phos, Sepia lt Left side - Phos, Rumex, Sepia lt
Right side - Spongia, Stannum Met lt Movements
Bryonia

• gtLying on Abdomen Amm carb, Medo
• Cough with high pitched sound - whooping cough
  like Drosera, Spongia

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In Acute bronchitis In start-up phase - usually
Aconite, Belladonna, Bryonia, Ipecac, etcwill be
indicatedIn later stages Anti tart, Calc
carb, Hepar sulp, Puls, Kali Bich, Phos, Kali
carb, etc will be indicated
Cough with Breathlessness Ars alb, Anti tart,
Ipecac Cough with change of temperature Phos,
Rumex, Puls With sputum colour - White sputum
Lyco, Phos, Sepia Yellow sputum Calc Sulph,
Hepar sulph, Silicea Green sputum Nat Sulph,
Puls, Sulph
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actually a Natural Reflex Expulsive Defense
mechanism of the body, for clearing excess
secretions or mucous or inhaled irritants or
toxins or foreign substance in the respiratory
tract. Coughing protects the respiratory system
by clearing or cleaning it voluntarily or
involuntarily. As long as cough is helpful in
getting rid off infectious material, it needs to
be considered as THERAPEUTIC
In Acute Bronchitis, COUGH is
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They all want to arrest the Cough immediately
But, Most of parents think that Cough is the
problem cough syrups are the solution.
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Out of anxiety, to cure (?) the cough, they often
get prescribed or simply add their favourite
cough syrups along with proper treatment. This
way of approach actually causes delay in the
healing process or paves way for complications.
Also, Recent days, new and new drugs are
emerging claiming as Expectorant,
Bronchodilator and Mucolytic. But none seems to
be effective as research says.
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To confirm this a Research Study was conducted
as an open clinical trial with comparison of
results of

• Cases treated with Only with
• Cough syrups
• Cases treated with
• Cough syrups Proper Medicines
• Cases treated with Only
• Proper Medicines

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RESEARCH RESULTS
With cough syrup Medicines
With cough syrups
RESULTS SHOWS PROPER MEDICATION WITHOUT COUGH
SYRUP AS A TOPPER
With only proper Medicines
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• Results confirms
• Acute bronchitis in children
• requires a physician's attention
• Cough is therapeutic (natural)
• in case of acute bronchitis

• Cough syrups are no way helpful in treatment of
  Acute Bronchitis (except for arresting cough).
• Suppressing cough will delay in recovery, hinder
  cure or worsens the complaint
• Homoeopathic medicine can give potential cure for
  acute bronchitis in children
• Proves Herings law of cure symptoms should
  subside in reverse order of appearance.

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• Discussion
• As Cough syrups suppresses the phlegm expulsion,
  it gets settled to the bottom of lung and often
  attracts added infection.
• Also, the settled phlegm has to get dried or
  evaporated in the lung itself with the
  ventilating air. So, there will also be chances
  of re-infection. Hence only, bronchitis is often
  felt as continuous or in repeated attacks with
  the usage of cough syrups.

So, It is better to clear up the mucus, by the
way of coughing and breathing exercise (physical
therapy) to get cured at the earliest.
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Again, I would like remind you all, Cough is an
ALARM in acute bronchitisDont just turn it off
Take attention and treat
Treat Cough as a friend as it clears out unwanted
mucus secretions with virus or bacteria. Dont
treat it as an enemy and suppress - It will make
sufferings more more.
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Finally, to control respiratory diseases,Be
FIRE in action not with lips
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With Homoeopathy, Children will be always HEALTHY
AND HAPPY
Thank you, Bye.