<human>: my eight year old son has been sneezing every morning for the past couple of weeks and has very runny eyes too - he hasnt got a cold - i have been buying over the counter medicine for hayfever but tonight his eyes are all puffy and runny - is there something else i could do to relieve these symptoms
<bot>: Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 