ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat): Toddler, Saline Drops
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Could This Be Allergies or Does My Baby Need to Go to the ENT?
Asked by S.B. from Atlanta
on October 30, 2008
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Does anyone have any advice on allergies in infants? My son, who is will be 9 months on the 1st, has had nasal congestion for over a month now. He LITERALLY has had ...
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- I would ask to go to the Ent. Both of my children have been with an Ent for 3 years now. Just this year he told us to go to a Allergie dr. to have them tested to see i...
- Hi S., I know this is a miserable time for your baby. I would recommend taking him to an ENT. Babies sinuses does not fully develope until about two years of age. Al...
- This sounds so familiar. My son, who is 2yrs now, was conjested from 2weeks to 9 mths. We were constantly taking him to the doctor and the medicines never worked. We ...
6 Month Old with Sinus Congestion
Asked by M.G. from Atlanta
on March 2, 2009
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My 6 month old son CONSTANTLY has horrible sinus congestion. The Peds tell us to continue with saline drops and the nasal aspirator. Well, I do that about 5-8 times ...
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- Breatmilk does have antibioics in it and y pediatrition even recommended that dropping it it thier ear or eye can clear up infecton.
- Ask your pediatrician if you could give benadryl to help with the congestion. I know they believe that kids don't have seasonal allergies until 2 or older but my daugh...
- The back of the throat means drainage from sinus, which could be from the saline drops. Continue it though, as it does help - it would be worse without them. Also ge...
Seeking Pediatric ENT in Frisco
Asked by C.W. from Dallas
on March 17, 2009
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Hello - new mom here - my little exclusively-breastfed boy is 3.5 months old - he was diagnosed w/Broncholitis, a form of RSV, about 2 weeks ago. He still has a linge...
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- Dr. Skiles at Baylor Frisco - His receptionist is a little frustrating to deal with but he is awesome and very kind! http://www.stonebriarent.com/
- We love Dr.Mehendale at Centennial ###-###-####, he took out our son's tonsils/adnoids a couple of years ago. We have been seeing him for over 3 years now and his is v...
- Another vote for Mehendele, McDuffie & Ehmer. They are all fabulous!
Congested 6 Month Old
Asked by A.S. from Denver
on November 20, 2008
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I have a just about 7 month old baby boy, his sleeping pattern at night use to be decent he would wake up two to three times to nurse and then go back to sleep. That w...
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- The only other thing I can suggest is Vicks on his feet. That helped my daughter out a ton, but she was a little older.
- My daughter went through a bit of the same thing as she was cutting her first couple of teeth. Which is perfectly normal. You may try some homeopathic teething table...
- I haven't read the other responses, but here's my solutions. I use natural remedies. If you go to Vitamin cottage or whole foods they will have a vapo-rub for childr...
Advice on How to Unclog a Stuffy Nose
Asked by J.B. from Fayetteville
on February 17, 2007
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My 3 month old is pretty congested. I've been putting saline drops in her nose and giving her Triaminic thin strips decongestant. Is there anything else I can do so sh...
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- Also try a cool mist humidifier in the babies room. It works some for mine. It won't completely get rid of it though.
- I recently had an ENT tell us to stop the decongestant as it can cause liver problems and loses its effectiveness. Use a humidifier. Especially in the winter months wh...
- Check out www.trianglemommies.com! They will offer you the advice that you need!
10 Month Old Keeps His Mouth Open a Lot
Asked by C.M. from Janesville-Beloit
on October 10, 2006
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My son is 10 months old and since he was born, he keeps his mouth open. When he's sleeping he could catch flies and also when he's staring at something. We went to t...
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- 2 other possibilities are enlarged adenoids and/or sinus issues. My nephew did the exact same thing you described...heavy mouth breather, mouth always open, etc. A...
- I've had the same problem with my daughter who is now 6. You should consider seeing a speech therapist, there are oral motor excercises that work for this problem.
- My daughter had the same problem and did the same thing. She also snored really badly. She ended up with terrible allergies and asthma. She was on Claritan and Sing...
11 1/2 Month Old and Cold Meds??
Asked by T.L. from Columbia
on November 3, 2010
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my 11 1/2 month old has had re-occuring colds since birth (she got one before we left the hospital) well this time its worse then all the others.... for the past 2 mor...
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- Have you taken her to the pediatrician? Taken her temperature? She may have a sinus infection, strep throat or an ear infection requiring antibiotics. If she's letharg...
- It really just has to work itself out, giving her meds for a cold will not help if it is just a cold. I know it doesnt help her feel better. Try these and see if they ...
- Take your baby to the pediatrician - or maybe a new pediatrician. It is not normal that a baby has so many colds. Has anyone considred severe allergies? Is three sm...
Ways to Moisturize Nose of 13 Month Old During Naps at Daycare
Asked by B.D. from Dallas
on January 11, 2008
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My son is a snorer, which actually can turn into quite a loud squeaking.
He used to have sleep apnea issues associated with this, but we discovered his food allergi...
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- put a little vaseline on the inside of his nostrils.
- I use Vaseline on my 3 year old's nose. She doesn't snore, but just gets really dry. She feels better when she uses it.
- Have you asked the daycare if you purchased a humidifer if they would use it. All they have to do is fill it up with water each day I am sure they would do that for y...
Constantly Congested Toddler
Asked by C.H. from Detroit
on September 18, 2008
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Hello Moms, I really need your help. I have a 17 month old who constantly stays congested. During the day it doesn't seem to bother him, although I know he breaths out...
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- I wanted to suggest along with Emily to try Chiropractic care. My daughter is stuffed up a lot. We were told that she has a sensitive nose and to treat it like it was ...
- HI C. My husband was the same way as a child. His sinuses were so congested it was a huge blob on dental ex rays. It continued into I married him. Suggested he get of...
- Could your son have acid reflux? Acid reflux can cause congestion. When my son was constantly congested even when taking his allergy and asthma medicines, we found o...
Congested 4 Month Old
Asked by J.K. from Atlanta
on November 12, 2009
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My 4mth old beautiful daughter is congested. Being so young her doctor said the best thing to do is to sit in the bathroom w/ steam and to use a cool humidifier. I'v...
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- Baby Saline!!!! Its a light blue can in the baby supplies section of the grocery store. Also, Walgreens has a MIRACLE product!!! An automatic .. excuse my term.. but ...
- Saline nasal spray helps a lot. You can use it as often as needed.
- Both of my daughters with through this as well. I did find that the congestion was worse at night, so we purchased a Honeywell Hepa Air Purifier and ran it through the...
