Bribery: Albuterol
10 articles
Help with Taking Asthma Meds..
Asked by B.R. from Topeka
on April 9, 2008
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Hello my 3 year old son was just diagnosed with Asthma. I am suppose to give him albuterol through a chamber when needed. My problem is he will not put the chamber to ...
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- I had the same trouble with my son. Our chamber has pictures of a bear putting the chamber to his face, the medicine going into the chamber and then a picture of the b...
- My son was also just diagnosed with asthma. I found a book at Amazon.com called The Lion who had Asthma. This book features a preschool aged boy who pretends to be a...
- My son was given a mask shaped like a dinosaur's head at the hospital. Since then, no resistence. Check at www.nebulizermask.com and maybe he can pick out one he'd r...
16 Month Old Refusing Necessary Nebulizer Treatments
Asked by K.L. from Macon
on June 11, 2009
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My 16 month old daughter needs 4x daily nebulizer treatments. The doctor says the mask will not do, she must put the nozzle in her mouth and inhale or breathe in the ...
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- I'm surprised the physician hasn't told you about a spacer. It's a chamber that connects the inhaler to a mouth peice that covers the childs mouth and nose. Press th...
- First, I don't get how putting the tube in the mouth is any different than using the mask -- the mask is merely delivery method -- it doesn't mean she gets less of the...
- We had to do similar treatments every 4 hours for about a month when our daughter had RSV. We "bribed" her with her favorite movies to watch while we did the treatment...
Nebulizing Baby While Pregnant
Asked by K.D. from Denver
on January 18, 2008
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Does anyone know a good way to nebulize a baby without having to breathe in the medicine? Also, are there good activities to do to help with the last few minutes of t...
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- We do a lot of nebulizing. My oldest son started daily nebulizer treatments at 14 mos. The only thing we found that works to keep him still for the whole treatment is ...
- Check with your physician first. What was recommended to me (if you mean the svn machine and albuterol or medicine in that catagory-One that has mouth piece) is that s...
- I can't help with the breathing the vapors while pregnant problem other than to ask if you've asked your baby's doctor or yours if it's a problem. As for the keep...
How Do I Get My Son to Take His Medicine
Asked by T.S. from Portland
on January 15, 2010
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My son is 21 months and has pneumonia. He needs to take his liquid antibotics (bubblegum flavored) but is screaming, crying and spitting it out. My husband and I tried...
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- I'd ask your pharmacist. Putting the antibiotic in certain foods may render it less potent and may not treat the pneumonia fully. Your pharmacist may know of an alte...
- My son came down with pneumonia when he was about 1 yr old. Daycare called me at work my son was running a temp. I came got him, took him right to the Dr's office, and...
- T., it looks like you've received a ton of great advice, and based on your comment I'm adding "letting him do it" to my bag of tricks too. I wanted to share one t...
Taking Asthma Treatments
Asked by M.H. from Cleveland
on September 7, 2006
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I have a 2 1/2 yr old that fusses and refusses to do his daily treatments. He was diagnosed with Asthma and allergies from the time he was 6 mo. old and when he was li...
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- I also have a son, now 14, who had to do breathing treatments. I would try to do them during his favorite cartoon/movie or while reading a book to him and the other c...
- I use an inhaler w/ a spacer for my 2 year old, we sing a song of her choice while I hold it on her face. When she gets bad in the winter time I usually endup using t...
- M., My son has allergies which sometimes lead to an asthma attach. I have to say, it's not an easy thing to go through (as I'm sure you know). My son will be three ...
Toddler Vs. Inhaler
Asked by A.H. from Cleveland
on October 20, 2008
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I took my then 15m/0 dtr. to the MD in the spring b/c she seemed to have a cold that lasted 4ever. When I described that she only had trouble with the coughing when s...
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- My son was 16 1/2 months old when he was diagnosed with Reactive Airway, and good news, he has completely outgrown it! While he never liked having to get his inhaler ...
- This is a tough age for either an inhaler or nebulizer. Have you tried letting her have some of the control. Let her play with the spacer without the inhaler attache...
- Hello A., First of all, you are not alone! Reading your request brought back many frightening memories of when my son, Mark, was a infant. He had RSV after coming hom...
2 Year Old Won't Stay in Bed... HELP
Asked by K.J. from Louisville
on November 12, 2008
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I am a newly single (recently seperated) mom of 2 awesome kids. My "husband" lives on the other side of the country so he rarely sees our children. I have always been ...
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- We use a gate across my son's room's door and tough love. For about a week, I had to sleep in the hall beyond the gate. It's hard, but worth it.
- my son wh turns 3 tomorrow does the same thing but his dad works out of town alot and i have a new son too which is when it all started changes may be affected by it s...
- I am sure it is all the change and it is hard on him. Even if he does not know why he is feeling this way. I would get a chair and sit next to his bed, not lay with ...
Severe Hives
Asked by S.P. from Norfolk
on April 17, 2008
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Hi,
my daughter has broke out with hives this past Monday. Took her to the doctor, was told to give her childrens claritin, and if still uncomfortable to give Childr...
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- Hello S., Hives can come from what you're using to wash clothes. Most laundry detergants have some many ingredients that is will cause most of the skin problems to...
- According to my pediatrician, hives is usually caused by either a virus or an allergy. My son had hives for quite a while. My ped said to continue giving him the aller...
- First of all let me say that doctors aren't really into hives and the reasons why. I have dealto with hives since I was a child and my children have carried on the t...
Hives?
Asked by L.G. from St. Louis
on April 16, 2008
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My 10 month daughter has had a rough winter. On New Year's Eve she came down with RSV, which took about 2 weeks to clear up and get her back to normal. Then on the s...
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- I just was hospitalized with an allergic reaction to ammoxycillin 2 days after I had finished my 10 day dose. I have taken ammoxycillin for 30+ years, for various inf...
- I don't know about the hives for your daughter but thought I would share my story. When I was 5 and beginning school, I would get hives. Sometimes the hives would ge...
- L., I am a mom of a 16 month old boy and we also had a really bad winter. He broke out it rashes a few times while he was sick....for him, it was a viral rash. And y...
Seeking Allergy Shot Information
Asked by M.H. from Chicago
on July 10, 2008
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My almost 5 year old son was just tested again for allergies. We just found out he's allergic to trees, mold, and grass. He also has some food allergies. The allerg...
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- I started getting them when I was 8 b/c I could not stop coughing (deep like a man) which caused a raw throat. I got them for 4 years and they definitely helped...for...
- My son is now 16 but when he was 4 I finally took him to an allergist. he was always sick! Bronchitis - asthma - upper resp infections - sinus infections etc... It ...
- We have been doing allergy drops (from home - totally non-invasive) through Dr. Fredrick Hult in McHenry, IL. I am rather impressed with the results. My daughter is ...
