Asthma
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Need Help with My Sons Asthma and Allergies
Asked by S.M. from Phoenix
on May 20, 2007
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Hello there. My son is 9 months old and has just been diagnosed with Asthma. We went to see an asthma and allergy specialist and he has prescribed Connor (my son) on...
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- Hi - My son has allergies and also had some asthma problems. He wasn't tested for allergies until he was 2 years old. He has dust mite allergies and tree pollen alle...
- I am a respiratory therapist and a mom. You do have a couple different choices other than the pulmocort. There are a couple bronchodialators (which help keep the bro...
- Hi S., I say stay away from that medicine with all of those side effects. I have heard of two all natural cures for asthma that work. One is Himalayan salt, they ha...
Think I Had an Asthma Attack Last Night
Asked by J.J. from Eau Claire
on March 31, 2011
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I think I had an asthma attack in the night. I'm not sure if that's what it was but I was coughing a lot and could hardly breathe. I just didn't feel right at all. I'v...
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- I get exactly as you described following bad colds and my doctor prescribes me prednisolone and albuterol and I start feeling much better. He calls it cough variant as...
- You poor thing! There's nothing as scary as not being able to breathe (except, maybe, standing helplessly by watching someone you love not being able to breathe). ...
- Definitely see the allergy doc and don't get another allergy shot til you do. Describe the symptoms including the squeezing chest pain so he can refer you to a cardio...
18 Month Old Son with Asthma
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on February 1, 2007
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My son was finally diagnosed with asthma a few weeks ago. We've been to the doctor so many times since all this began when he was about 4 months old. Now he's 18 mon...
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- Have they checked for Cystic Fibrosis?
- I would suggest seeing a pulmonologist. My son was really sick over a year ago and come to find out the pulmonologist found out that he had a chronic sinus infection t...
- Hi A., First let me say great job for everything you've done this far. I remember how hard it was constantly dealing with all that, especially when you have to sta...
Strange Cough - Cough Variant Asthma in Adult?
Asked by S.M. from Washington DC
on June 20, 2012
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I have had a cough for 2 weeks with no other respitory symptoms (I don't have a cold etc.). No wheezing, occasional mucous production, but relatively dry. It is exa...
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- My son had a constant cough that kept up and got to the point where he was coughing every 30 seconds. no wheezing. we thought it was related to a cold or bronchitis. t...
- I have Asthma. Have had it since childhood. It could be a seasonal thing. Things in the air etc. That affects me too. Seasonally. Asthma, is a constriction of th...
- My family has asthma. Anything can trigger it. Wind/dust in the air, bad perfume, aerosol sprays, air fresheners, you name it, it can do it. My daughter once went...
Breathing Problems in Infant. Asthma? Croup?
Asked by K.L. from Savannah
on August 26, 2011
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I am waiting for a nurse to call me back so I thought I would ask on here as well. My9 month old+ son has a cold and he woke up from his nap breathing with a high pit...
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- When my youngest had croup she honestly sounded like a seal! The e/r dr told us to put her in the bathroom w/the door closed & run the hot water w/the shower on, that ...
- Has he been tested for RSV? My daughter had it (twice!) and both times was wheezing with it. She never really coughed a whole lot. RSV testing is just a swab of the...
- Babies can have croup without a cough, my SIL just last week rushed her baby to the ER because his throat had swollen up so much he couldn't breathe. He had no cough....
Asthma and Pulmicort
Asked by A.S. from Chicago
on October 14, 2009
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is pulmicor for kids 9 years old ,what is annother alternative for pulmicort?
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- I would check with the allergist/asthma doctor. My son takes Pulmicort (is 4 years old). From what I understand, it is a preventative type medicine to help him avoid w...
- My son is 8 and we just refilled his prescription of Pulmicort. I am hoping it helps keep away all the bad respiratory viruses out there. Our peditrician said she hi...
- It is for 9 yr old kids. There are other inhaled steroids, flovent MDI, but it all depends on what the dr wants you child to use and what works best for your child.
3 Yr/old with Asthma, Just Getting Worse
Asked by S.P. from Lincoln
on April 13, 2007
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Anyone else have a small one with asthma? I am getting beyond frustrated...I can't stand that my little one has such a hard time doing a basic life function. We went t...
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- I'm sorry to see people trying to capitalize on your frustrations with information from unreliable sources like Google! I'm sure your physician has gone over the MO...
- Dear S. I would sugest that you take him to a specialist that is in that field.Regular doctors do not know how to trat asthma.I went thure that with mine.I final...
- I do not have personal experience with asthma, but know a couple people who do. Their children had similar amount of meds and attacks as your son. I know this soun...
Seasonal Flu Shot - Get It or Not for Daughter with Asthma?
Asked by E.P. from New York
on October 20, 2009
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I know all you smart Moms out there will help me sort this out. My 10 year old daughter has had Asthma since she was about 5. It is well controlled with just occasio...
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- E., I personally will not be giving it to my children, ages 11, 9 and 8. They all had suffered with asthma since they were little and although they seem to be growi...
- I'm pretty cautious about vaccinations (my son had terrible side effects). I'm an asthmatic myself, and I know the flu shot is recommended but the last time I took it ...
- It's up to you. I haven't vaccinated my son for several years because I didn't think it necessary - but I'm having him vaccinated this year, because of H1N1 being so c...
3 Year Old with Chronic Asthma
Asked by T.D. from Dallas
on December 29, 2007
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My little girl has been having extreme asthma attacks for the past 6 months. Lately with it getting warm and then cold it sets them off worse. I have been giving her n...
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- Looks like you've gotten some good advice, so I just want to stress (as a respiratory therapist that treats kids daily) get your little girl to an allergist and or pul...
- Your poor baby! I feel for her. First, I would get her to an allergist/asthma doctor. There's one in Arlington near Mansfield run by Dr. Apalaski (he's my doc and h...
- You have gotten great advice, I would like to say I have two children who suffer from asthma, and I have educated myself greatly on every med that I give them. I have ...
Allergies and Asthma in 2 Year Olds
Asked by L.K. from Louisville
on April 25, 2010
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My son is 2 years old, he was just recently diagnosed with allergies (to everything you can imagine) and asthma. He has never been on any meds his whole life, just the...
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- My boys both peridically have the nebulizer treatments, and my 20 month old (who was diagnosed with asthma when he was about 9 months old) is on maintenance meds with ...
- Dear L., I am so sorry to hear about your precious baby. I can encourage you knowing that good nutrition helps everything and enhances immune function. Fruits and v...
- when he was tested did they do the pin prick test on his back? that is the only way to positively test for allergies blood tests are NOT accurate.as for your son not w...
