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It’s normal for children to cough once in a while, but a recurring cough can be alarming for both you and your child. Recurring coughs are defined as those that last for a long time or return again and again, according to DrPaul.com. Recurring coughs are a symptom, which means they have an underlying cause. The key to stopping the coughing is to find and treat the cause.

A child who suffers from recurrent or chronic ear infections has fluid or infection behind the eardrums that either doesn’t go away or keeps coming back. Chronic ear infections are generally diagnosed if a child has had at least three ear infections within six months time or four ear infections within the span of a year, in which case your pediatrician will refer your child to an ENT specialist.

Almost every child will get a fever, a body temperature over 100 degrees F, at some time or another. Usually, the fever clears up within a day or two. If your child frequently experiences a fever or one that occurs without an accompanying infection, it may be a sign of a serious condition.