Dust Mites: Preschooler
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My 4 Year Old Has Dust Allergy! Any Advice???
Asked by J.D. from Denver
on December 18, 2008
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My 4 year old was just diagnosed with being allergic to dust, weeds, cats, and dogs. Thankfully, we have no pets and I can deal with the weeds pollinating from June-O...
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- Hi. I know that allergies are really tough. I know you can get a home air filter that will help. Contact me as my cousin is an hvac engineer and he did something to...
- HEPA air filters seem to work great. I'm allergic to everything under the sun and recently bought a house that had 2 dogs living in it before (wish I would have known ...
- J., I am also allergic to dust. Winter is the hardest time because the house was so closed up. Only dust with a wet cloth, this keeps the dust out of the air as muc...
Soon to Be 3 Year Old Doesn't Sleep Thru the Night!!
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on March 6, 2008
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HELP!!! Our soon to be 3 year old does NOT sleep thru the night and we have tried EVERYTHING to figure out why she is waking up, but have yet to "crack the code." Sh...
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- Hi there! I know how tiredsome it can be not getting any sleep and working outside the home! My son is 5 and now sleeps well. A book you might want to look at is...
- Sounds like she is waking up because ur not there.... Try reading her story then saying goodnight and leaving BEFORE she falls asleep..Then she will get used to sleepi...
- It may sound backwards but try an earlier bed time. (7:30 bath and 8:00pm bedtime) I read something about a chemical released in the brain when you become overly tired...
Allergy Medicine for an Almost 4 Year Old?
Asked by S.R. from Kansas City
on September 9, 2011
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We are not a family that takes a lot of medicines, I can only remember a handful of times I have even given our son Motrin (I'm not a fan of tylenol.) We recently saw ...
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- I would get a SinuCleanse Kid's Mist for him. Start doing a saline wash with him twice a day, in the am and pm. It will help. Google sinus wash and you'll find lots...
- You can also just try a 1/2 dose to start with, it could just be enough to help. Local honey does help with pollen allergies.
- My kids have taken the Children's Chewable Claritin and did not have any problem with it. I think my daughter needs to start again since she is complaining of itchy n...
Allergy Shots???
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on February 27, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter was tested for allergies today and discovered that she is allergic to a multiple of things, from types of grass, house dust to several different...
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- S., I go to a great acupuncturist who changed careers because he didn't want his 4 yr old having to take shots like he did when HE was little! His name is Dr. Steve Ho...
- I have horrible allergies as well. I had allergy shots for awhile, but it seemed to me that whenever I was exposed to an allergine after having the shot, my reaction ...
- My husband is very alergic as well. He's allergic to Dust, grass, mold, wheat, corn, dogs, cats, heck everything! We didn't get the option of an allergy shot, he is ta...
Allergy Shots
Asked by S.W. from Los Angeles
on September 6, 2011
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I am wondering if anyone can tell me if they have had success with allergy shots. We are considering them for our eight-year-old son.
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- I never went the shot route but I had awful allergies...so much so my husband brought me a warm compress every morning because my eyes oozed so much they were glued sh...
- Hey S., I was identified with allergies to cats, eucalyptus, dust 1 and 2, and mold when I was in my 30's. I got the shots for 3+ year. My doctor's office asked me ...
- I've been getting them myself for about 10 years. They definitely help and I do acupuncture too.
My 3 Year Old Has Had a Cough for 9 Months!
Asked by T.C. from San Francisco
on March 17, 2008
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My 3 year old daughter has had a cough for 9 months! Sometimes it gets worse depending if she is congested. She had a deep cough for a couple of months and then it wen...
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- I would go to an allergist and check her on any food or seasonal allergies, my daughter had the same when she was two and I ended up finding out everything about all o...
- Bianca is right! A cough that lasts that long is usually a sign of asthma! My son is asthmatic, we have it under control now, Thank God! I say get her in the the p...
- Did you ask her pediatrician? My 4 year old had a similar problem. He had a cough that did not go away. His pediatrician diagnosed him with asthma. It runs in our fami...
My 4 Year Old Is Suddenly Having Nosebleeds All the Time
Asked by J.H. from Jacksonville
on October 11, 2006
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We moved into our new house in April, in May my son who is 4 started having nosebleeds, they were infrequent at first one a month but lately they are happening daily. ...
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- J.... That is very scary for your 4 year old and I am sure for you too. The only thing I could suggest is an air filter... I am with you on the humidifier... I don't ...
- Nosebleeds are a sign of a vitamin C deficency. Purchase some vitamin C chewables and start giving them to him. This information was taken from a book by Adelle Davi...
- J., I am a mother of a 5yr old and a 1yr old. I have never had the nosebleed problem with either of them, but my son had some other things that urged me to do some res...
Child with Type 1 Latex Allergy
Asked by D.S. from Macon
on March 26, 2008
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I was just wondering if there is anyone else with a child with a latex allergy that causes systemic reactions (like hives or shock). My 4 year old has been diagnosed ...
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- I don't have a child with latex allergys, but I have a latex allergy. It is overwhelming at first (trying to learn what all has latex that you need to avoid) but o...
- I don't have a child with this but mom has developed this. She had surgery on her arm and broke out in hives around the latex band-aid. She no longer can be around any...
- My mother is allergic to latex. It's really no big deal. You just make sure you tell doctors and nurses and they put it in your chart, so when they examine you or put ...
4 Year Old Sneezing a Lot
Asked by Y.D. from Chicago
on September 28, 2007
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My 4 year old son has been sneezing a lot throughout the day lately. It started a few weeks ago. He wakes up sneezing a few times and then zneezes about 15-20 times a ...
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- Hi Y., It's quite possible he has seasonal allergies, (It was called Hayfever when I had it in my teens). Late spring, early summer and late summer, early fall, is...
- It sounds like allergies - especially if there isn't a fever. My 4 year old has the same symptoms off & on right now. I've used a homeopathic remedy by a company cal...
- I bet he has allergies. My husband gets congested and sneezes a lot from late August through September. I believe it is weed/ragweed that causes it. Actually I just ch...
I Think Our Son Is Allergic to Our Cats. What to Do?
Asked by E.E. from Dallas
on December 9, 2011
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Most people would say get rid of them. Its very hard to do this as not only have I grown attached to the cats but more importantly my son has. He is always loving on t...
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- This may sound crazy, but try using one of those sticky lint rollers (you know, the ones with the individual sheets that you peal off and throw away) on your cats. My...
- Bathing the cats is a great idea, and one that will definitely cut down on the dander. Also, don't allow the cats outside, because they only bring in more allergies.....
- My son just recently developed an allergy to cats- a pretty severe one. This had never shown up before on his skin tests. At the time, we had two cats (one recently pa...
