My Son Has an Awful cough....again!

well it sounds like he has croup, my son had it two months ago and its normally worse during the night time. We took him to the doc and they ended up giving him a steroid shot.

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Hi my name is M.. I am a single mom of 4. My youngest son now age 3 has had the same problem with runny nose, coughing and serval sinus infections. I was always in the doctors office for cough medication. He was on Singular along with zytec. He never had an ear infection but always runny nose and a bad cough that seem to be on going. My peditrician sent him to a ear,nose and trought Doctor. He had to have surgery to remove his adnodes. This is the first season he has gone with out a cold. He was a simple day surgery and he is sleeping better and no runny nose this season. Sept. and Oct. is the highest month for allergies. He has been off all his allergy meds. It is great to hear him breathing good again.

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Sounds like croup toddlers get it often and he needs to be checked out by the Dr. home medications work on some stuff but he'll probably need steroids. Little toddlers can wear there lungs out quickly so a serious cough like a croupy cough has to be checked out by the Dr. If you have a point where it seems that he can not catch his breath take him outside in the cool air for a few minutes, it helps. I would sleep by him until you have a Dr. appt. because croup can peak at night and make breathing difficult.

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My son has the same thing. He gets it every year about this time. THe doctor says it's probably allergies and he's taken a lot of different things to get rid of it. zyrtec works the best for us. Good Luck!

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I was an asthmatic, allergic, and in the bad old days the "sickly" kiddo who couldn't do sports and I refuse to let my son grow up with that same stigma. My suggestion is to be aggressive in addressing this cough with both prescription and non-prescription actions. My 4 year old son has allergies and asthma (his asthma manifests as coughing) and I have observed that he doesn't sleep as well and doesn't do as well in school when he is coughing. His symptoms are worse in the fall and spring and disappear over the summer, so I am convinced that it is related to plant allergens.

Working with his doctor, we tried different treatments... singulair combined with zyrtec works well for him (the two have different modes of action so are complementary) and seems to prevent the runny nose (clear but perpetually runny) but treatments may work better for your son. Before his sports practices/games I give him a nebulizer treatment with albuterol & pulmicort to prevent the asthma coughing attack during the activity (which was typically followed by throwing up if left untreated). Now he races after the ball just like the other kids.

In addition to the meds, I also give him a red apple and a spoonful of flavored cod liver oil every day b/c of readings I found that suggest those helped reduce asthma symptoms. I have not yet tried the Vicks & Socks but have bought the Vicks and am waiting for the next night of coughing. Plus, I wash sheets in hot water weekly to reduce exposure to allergens during sleep (and there is no carpet in his bedroom to reduce exposure to dustmite allergens).

Sorry to be so wordy but this is a subject near and dear to me. I hope some of this is useful.

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Hi A. L.,

That is very common this time of year, but doing things to boost your childs immune system will help him to get over it and stay over it. I am a chiropractor and I work with nutrition to help children and adults get healthy and stay healthy. I use Applied Kinesiology (muscle testing) to determine what your body needs. We can test to determine if allergies are playing a part. A lot of times if an individual does not have environmental allergies, they can have allergies to foods that tend to be more seasonal. I also have a cold therapeutic laser which helps to eliminate the allergies and helps to clear the lungs. My 3 year old loves me to use the laser on her and even asks to be adjusted. Kids respond very well to chiropractic care and nutrition! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me at ###-###-####. Thanks!

Dr. Sandra S.

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Now that you mentioned it, my daughter just started having this cough last night. She was fine all day and after we put her to bed, she started the cough. It also sounded like a bark. She has never had a cough like this before and she was sounding pretty wheezy also. I turned on her humidifier and actually rocked her for about an hour so that she was sitting up more. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do about it yet. She hasn't been coughing much this morning yet, so I guess I'll wait to see if she gets worse today and probably call the Dr. I'll be checking your other responses here to see what people say it might be.

Sorry I don't have any advice for you...just wanted you to know that it sounds like something is going around. Good luck!

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Hello A.L.
Yes, sounds a little familiar like my son when he was 3yrs. He just turn 4 last month. My son would get fever, colds, runny nose and coughs frequently. I had taken him to the doctors everytime. Sometimes it would help and sometimes it would not, but it was getting expensive all the time and I was feeling very sad /c my son would cry that his coughs would hurt his throut that sometimes he couldn't even eat. It was horrible having to see him go through that. Well, thank God I haven't had that problem in a long time /c I started to give him Tahitian Noni Juice just about an ounce a day. And now since then he hasn't been sick at all. He would usually get sick around this time /c of the change of weather and let me tell ya, nothing, no fever, cold, runny nose, coughs..nothing. A.L. if want to give this juice a try for your son send me an email. it may help your son get rid of that cough. I really hope he gets well.

Take care and God Bless,

L.
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My family used to suffer from several colds a year, sometimes including croup, which is what it sounds like your son might have. Then we discovered this product that puts fruits and vegetables into gummy treats for kids (and capsules for adults). We've been using it about 2.5 years now and have only seen the doctor for yearly well-checks and one little case of pink eye. I have so enjoyed going the all-natural prevention route vs. loadig up our systems with drugs and chemicals every winter. Maybe it would work for you too?

Blessings,

M.

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Vics Vaporub on the bottom of the feet then cover with socks, works like a charm!

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My son has a cough too. I think if it was croup you would know. It has a very distinctive cough which IMO is very different from a regular cough, even a deep "barky" one. Due to all the warnings about giving kids medications right now, I would call your doctor's office, even if you just talk to a nurse to have them tell you whether to use a cough syrup or not. Some kids are just predisposed to getting this awful cough. I personally get it every year and it seems like my son is following in my footsteps. Definitely keep him hydrated. Water is better than milk when he has a lot of congestion, and of course keep that humidifier going.

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Dear A.L., I would be careful of a humidifier my son has asthma that only comes at certain times of the year, and the humidifier can put fluid in their lungs. He also developed an allergy to milk recently, that caused him to cough a lot. If it persists I would have him checked out. I did read in an article that you can put vicks vapo rub on their feet with socks overtop when they go to sleep and that will stop the cough..worth a try.

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hello My daughter who is 3 has the same thing. we had to take her to an allergy dr last yr.. she was getting ear infections and a cough that turned in to whezzing.. She is on singular and Neb treatments.. Seems to help but this winter has been bad.. U might want to look into an allergy dr if there is a set time this happens.. I am a allergy person also. I was getting shot at 3 and still get it and I am 30. Look up Dr.Vigo in austin he is great with kids..
hope this help
Jen

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Hi... My daughter who is almost 3 has the same problem. I have taken her to the doctors so many times and they all say its probably allergies (use claritin, flonase, etc) or its a viral thing that needs to take its course.
She got it again this week and I didnt take her to the doctor anymore coz i knew what they would say.
So bought this homeopathic cough syrup from Sprouts (its just honey based syrup) and that has seem to work wonders. It's has lessened her cough and she has less hoarsing.
So if you want, just send me a private msg and i can give you the name. If it works then good, if not... Homeopathics dont have any side effects or anything like that, so you dont lose anything.

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I know that other mama's have said it sounds like croup, but if he had the same thing last winter...It may be that he has bronchitis? My son used to get a horrible barky cough every winter. As soon as the weather turned cooler he would start up. Many times he would cough so hard he would throw-up. We had to have a nebulizer for him and the pediatrician prescribed singulair and claritin (togther) for him. He does not get it as often now, but was eventually diagnosed with "exercise induced asthma." The pedi said that his allergies (always has clear runny nose, until infection sets in then it is green or yellow) would back up into his sinuses and then his lungs, then he would get the bronchitis (horrible barky, raspy cough). Then he would run and play as boys often do and would not be able to breathe well so he would cough till he threw-up. I would definatley take him to the doctor and make sure they check his lungs. Hope he gets feeling better soon.

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I have twin 3 y/o boy/girl twins too and my son got this last year... it's either croup, which can last a few days un treated, asthma, or even allergies... my son finally got over it after a few MONTHS... My pedi gave me Zyrtec to give him at night... that seemed to have helped.

M.

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