No matter where I go recently, I hear coughs one after another. Winter has arrived in various places, and respiratory diseases have entered a high incidence period.

Based on the symptoms of mycoplasma pneumonia, common cold, influenza, and new crown, we can make a rough preliminary judgment

In general: influenza has more severe systemic symptoms, mycoplasma pneumonia has more severe coughs, and colds have lower fevers

If the following situations occur, seek medical attention in time:

High fever does not subside

Chest tightness, chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe headache, talking nonsense, unconsciousness

Chronic disease worsens

Can Mycoplasma pneumonia be treated at home?

In most cases, whether it is a virus or mycoplasma, if it is confined to the upper respiratory tract, most of them can heal on their own, and a small part may develop into pneumonia. Generally speaking, mycoplasma pneumonia can be improved at home with some symptomatic drugs, but it is necessary to pay attention to whether it develops into a serious condition. For example, if the child's condition improves after taking the medicine, you can observe at home; if the child still has a high fever after taking antipyretics, is listless and unwilling to eat, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible.

If you have Mycoplasma pneumonia, what can you do at home?

1. Closely observe changes in the condition, get enough rest and energy intake, and ensure water and electrolyte balance.

2. Take antipyretics correctly.

3. For those whose dry cough obviously affects rest, antitussive drugs can be used as appropriate. Expectorants include oral and nebulized drugs, and can also assist in mechanical expectoration, percussion expectoration and other physical therapies.

4. You can take the following treatment measures at home under the guidance of a doctor

for example:

Nebulized corticosteroids (such as budesonide)

For children in the acute stage of MPP, if they have obvious coughing and wheezing, and chest X-ray shows obvious inflammatory reaction and atelectasis in the lungs, inhaled glucocorticoids can be used for 1 to 3 weeks.

Nebulized albuterol inhalation

Studies have shown that children with mycoplasma pneumonia combined aerosol inhalation of budesonide and salbutamol on the basis of azithromycin, with a total effective rate of 98.00%, effectively shortening the course of the disease, significantly improving respiratory function, significantly reducing the level of inflammatory response, improving immune function and oxidation Stress-free and with certain safety.

Nebulized acetylcysteine

Acetylcysteine aerosol inhalation combined with azithromycin has a significant effect in treating children with mycoplasma pneumonia. It can suppress the inflammatory response of the children's body, reduce damage to the myocardium, and can quickly relieve the clinical symptoms of the children without significantly increasing adverse reactions.

Nebulized inhalation of ambroxol

In the clinical treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia in infants and young children, the clinical efficacy of ambroxol combined with budesonide aerosol inhalation treatment is accurate. It can control the infection in a short time, reduce the smooth muscle contraction reaction, improve the prognosis of children, and improve their quality of life.

In addition, it is recommended to gently clean the nasal cavity with normal saline regularly, which can reduce the colonization of harmful bacteria such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae in the nasal cavity and reduce the risk of infection.