Cold Treatments: Child
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Advice Needed on Stuffy Nose at Night
Asked by W.A. from Sacramento
on January 2, 2008
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My son Joseph is 11 and suffer's from common seasonal allergies. The most common is a stuffy nose and at night he does not get much air. Read an article several yrs'...
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- Our son's pollen allergy causes the same symptoms. I have noticed he is often crabby when he is stuffed up, but the crabbiness goes away within 10 minutes of taking a...
- My daughter is 5 and the same way..During the winter she has a constant runny nose..But I find that by putting the vaporizer in her room at night helps alot..Try it an...
- Go to a local Asian market and ask for "white flower oil" apply as needed across the bridge of his nose at night, it works great for me and my grandchildren. Note. b...
6 Year Old Who Snores
Asked by H.K. from Dallas
on September 19, 2008
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My 6 year old daughter has snored for as long as I can remember. I took her to her Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and he recommended surgery to have her tonsils and aden...
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- We went to an ENT who had us have my daughter's head x-rayed. He felt that, after looking at the x-ray, that it would be best to try some allergy meds (she not only s...
- Here was my situation: My son snored and had trouble breathing at night from the moment I remember. He was always getting sick and getting ear infections too. He al...
- Hi H., some people just snore but it's because they breath through their mouths. A lot of childrens nasil passages are small & they breath easier with their mouth open...
Alternative Medicine for Son's Constant Stuffy Nose?
Asked by J.R. from Miami
on January 29, 2011
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Dear All, OK I have written about my 2 YO son's constant stuffy nose several times now. We have seen doctors and allergists...I am sad to see my son suffer from this c...
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- Is he eating anything w/ pasterized cow's milk? If yes stop.Check out Nourshing Traditions, great cookbook, w/ amazing ideas. Get the booklet- Eat Right 4 your bloodt...
- Acupuncture and homeopathy and other forms of energy healing work fine with kids - needleless acupressure is an alternative, using light and sound to stimulate the mer...
- Try the herb nettle. Or the nutrient quercitin. You can get either in capsules (easily opened and sprinkled into applesauce or other soft foods) at Whole Foods or on...
5 Year Old All of a Sudden Having Nightmares?
Asked by A.P. from Seattle
on January 26, 2007
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I have a 5 year old daughter that all of a sudden has been having nightmares for no reason. She wakes up about an hour after she has fallen asleep screaming her head o...
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- It sounds like your daughter is having night terrors. My girlfriend went throught this with her 3 year old son. She said it was very emotional. She showed me the in...
- Hi A., My daughter did the same thing at that age. She is 11 now, but I'll never forget those nightmares. If it is within 45 min. to 1 hour from the time they fall a...
- Hi A., Being sick can cause it and so can being on medication. Check to make sure she is not having a high fever at night. This can cause hallucinations. Onc...
6 Year Old Who Has Been Stopped up and Congested for Years
Asked by C.R. from Raleigh
on November 16, 2010
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My 6 year old daughter seems to be stopped up all the time. She seems to have trouble breathing at night when she sleeps(snores loudly and almost gets choked while try...
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- I was stuffed up for years. I saw allergists and ear,nose,throat dr.s and they prescribed medicine but really nothing ever stopped me being congested. They sprays and ...
- C.: As someone who suffers from allergies, it could be that. Does she get dry mouth? I do and it is causing cavities in my teeth. There is stuff out there you can u...
- sorry to hear that your going through this.... i feel that you should insist to your PCP to give you a referral to the specialists because you deserve to have peace of...
6 Year Old with Constant Cough
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on August 11, 2010
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I have a 6 yr. old that has been coughing off and on for awhile now. It recently got worse, but it is a dry cough. He gets into these fits of coughing and can't stop...
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- Hey - I am interested in the fact that you said it sounds like allergy/asthma to you. My son has allergy/asthma at times. But, any asthma attack he has - has always ...
- I have allergy induced asthma and this year it has been particularly bad. Even when I seemed better the cough has lingered. Doctor recently started me on Singular an...
- I just want to say that this sounds like my son exactly! He just turned six and has had a dry cough for months. We took him to the doctor a while back and she thought ...
Natural Cough Remedy
Asked by E.C. from Los Angeles
on March 3, 2009
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Help!!! My two year old has a cough at night and with all the reports on cough medicine being bad I'm up all night with her and the newborn. Tried honey and only work...
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- Honey is a natural remedy. Your daughter is old enough to have honey and it really helps to coat the throat. Give her a teaspoon and see if it helps. Tha is what my dr...
- Try putting Vicks on her feet before bed, then socks. It's supposed to really help coughs. There is a 'baby Vicks' formulation as well, just for kids. I just bought ...
- Hylands Natural Honey Cough Syrup. I could only find it at Whole Foods. My son recently had the same issue...good luck!
6 Year Old Coughing Only at Night
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on June 21, 2010
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My 6 year old has asthma and i know this, but this is new to me... She has been coughing only at night. it starts pretty much from the time i lay her down until about ...
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- try elavating her matteress so it's on an incline. that way her her is somewhat higher to help the drainage!!
- My daughter had a fairly constant cough for several months just after her first birthday. Her cough was almost exclusively at night. There was always something else g...
- E., I have asthma and so did my youngest son as soon as he was born! I could hear it in his lungs right when he came out!...What I did was put something under the top ...
Cough
Asked by G.M. from Los Angeles
on October 26, 2009
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My daughter, Katrinah, has had a cough for nine days. Medicines don't work very well. She also complains of headaches and she gets really cold (by really cold i mean a...
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- You NEED to take her to the Doctor. if she is feeling cold/chilled... she is probably having a fever too? Take her to the Doctor, right away. All the best, Susan
- I'd take her in to the pediatrician at this point.
- Try vicks vapor rub (a thick layer) applied to the bottom of both feet and put a cotton sock over it at bedtime. I do this for my sons all the time and it supresses th...
Seeking Alternative Health Care Provider for 5 Year Old.
Asked by J.K. from Minneapolis
on February 2, 2008
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My 5 year old son has been sick all winter! Every other week since mid-october he comes down with a fever, sore throat with a combo of ear infection, sinus congestion...
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- Sounds like my daughter....until I bought a humidifier and made her obsessed with hand washing. That was how my daughter was birth-5 years old.... We lived at the doc...
- Doesn't your chiropractor deal in stuff like that? It sounds like you have already been doing some of the things that they would have suggested. We go to Hopkins Hea...
- I would stick with the Chiropractor, it takes more than just one treatment to get the body back to optimum performance. If you don't feel comfortable with the chiropr...
