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What can an 8-month-old take for congestion?
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Congestion: You need to run a humdifier, put two or three drops of saline in her/his nose and thwn suction the nose well. Elevation of head of bed helps. Medications are contraindicated in children below the age of two
Answered 12/7/2014
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