Pediatrician: Pulmicort
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Breathing Problems
Asked by K.P. from Dallas
on April 2, 2009
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My son is 7 months old and has been into his pediatrician twice before with wheezing and was perscribed Albuterol syrup to be taken every 6-8 hours as needed. Yesterda...
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- I recommend you take him to a pediatric pulmonologist, who will have all the equipment necessary to evaluate his lungs. He can better determine if he needs an allergy ...
- My youngest son has this as well. They will not diagnose asthma until after 6 years old. Until then it is just reactive airway disease. Most doctors will not test f...
- My nephew was tiny like your child. They tested him probably when he was 2 or 3, but he is an adult now and things could have changed. My son was older and seemed to...
Seeking Mom to Give Advice!
Asked by B.N. from Boca Raton
on January 23, 2007
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I need advice on wheezing and coughing. my daughter is 8 months old. she had RSV and was in the hospital for it. she continues to cough and wheez. i took her to an...
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- Hi B. my name is A. and a friend of mine was having the same problem with her daughter and it was liked back to the house hold products.... Please call me I can give y...
- please take your daughter to see dr. karp. but you have t be very open minded! when my 21/2 yr old son was 6 months he got krup and every time he got a cold after th...
- Hi B., I have an almost 9 month old little girl. At 3 months she came down with RSV. The doctors gave up a nebulizer and we were sent home with scripts for Abutoral...
Need a Wheezy Breathing Cure
Asked by G.K. from Los Angeles
on June 17, 2011
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My 2.5 year old daughter has had a wheezy breathing sound and a cough, soon almost a year.
(She sounds like a percolator and we call her Darth Vader because of her ra...
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- Have they checked for anything else to be wrong? My sister's baby had similar symptoms and they sent her home with bronchitis and ear infection medicine. It turned ou...
- Sounds very much like allergies to me. The easiest (and most accurate) way to find out what she is allergic to is to use a rotation diet. For five days remove the foo...
- Rattling breathing/coughing, is usually associated with Bronchitis. But it can also mean other things, including something inhaled into the lungs It can also be Ast...
Asthma or Not Asthma?
Asked by N.I. from Fort Myers
on February 17, 2007
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I have an 18 month adorable child who started to have wheezing at about six month old. He had this problem only when he had cold. His doctor prescribed for him the neb...
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- Hi N., I just wanted to say that I read so many emails with questions regarding children's health. I don't understand why you don't ask your doctor to clarify t...
- N., Is the wheezing come through his nose or mouth? If mouth then yes.. potential asthma if nose maybe he has some blockage in his nose? My 8 year old had sport i...
- My daughter had the same symthoms at the same age. the doctors always said the same thing. then one day when she was 5 yo, they said "oh, YOUR daughter has asthma!" I ...
Coughing
Asked by D.M. from Washington DC
on May 13, 2010
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I have a little girl that is 21 months old and has had a cough since August that never really goes away. I take her to the doctor and he puts her on the same regimen,...
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- You have gotten many good responses. I'd defintely look for another Dr. Throwing antibiotics at this so often and without sufficient evidence is not good medicine. ...
- Do you know if your home has had water damage? Our daughter had one respiratory infection after another until we moved out of a water damaged house (we were fortunate ...
- D., You might want to take her to a respiratory specialist and have her checked for asthma, which may be triggered by allergies. Allergies to dust mites, molds, pet d...
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...
Allergy Testing in Two Year Old
Asked by A.H. from Dayton
on April 16, 2009
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My daughter just turned two in March & has had what seems to be a chronic cold since she was about nine months old. She was in the hospital in October for three days ...
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- Hello! My daughter had allergy tests done when she was 3- she had eaten an egg roll and then got real splotchy and was having a hard time breathing so we took her to ...
- Hi A., My son had allergy testing when he was five and I was a nervous wreck(can't imagine a two year old). Needless to say from a Mom's perspective the procedure is...
- A., I feel for you having to go through this, because it can be frightening. My daughter was older -4- when she had to be tested for allergies to medications. She had ...
Need Help with Persistent Toddler Cough
Asked by K.H. from Johnson City
on July 29, 2009
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My 2 1/2 has had a horrible cough for over 3 weeks now. Her peditrician suggested Delsym first. We tried this and it did not touch the cough at all. The cough got wors...
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- Our daughter went through a similar thing, and it turned out to be allergy-triggered asthma attacks. She had had a couple of out and out asthma attacks, but afterward...
- K., I second the lady that said that it sounds like whooping cough... Especially if the allergy medicine doesn't work, neither do the antibiotics... Look it up and...
- It sounds like croup but surely the dr would have picked up on that. We've had that a lot and steriods either by injection or orally are the only thing that really wor...
Has Anyone Ever Used a Chiropractor for Their Babies Sinus Issues?
Asked by D.C. from St. Louis
on September 25, 2008
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My 11 month old daughter has had a runny nose for almost two months now. She has red puffy eyes frequently. She recently was treated with antibiotics for a double ear...
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- Yes, Yes, most definitely Yes! Make sure you are seeing a chiropractor that has a good reputation, and has been in practice for several years. Why have surgery if a no...
- Most definitely! I'm sorry I didn't use one sooner with my first son. I still use a chiropractor with my kids & then if they think they need a medical professional t...
- I dont know where you live but if you live in the north their is a Dr. Michelle Affolter her # ###-###-####. My son is allot older than yours but she does have allot ...
Preemie with Constant Breathing Problems
Asked by D.W. from Chicago
on January 29, 2009
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My son, 8 months next week, has been sick non-stop since November. We've done the albuterol in the nebulizer since he's been 3-4 months (starting & stopping when the d...
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- I went throug this and my baby was even hospitalized for this 3 times. It does get easier. As they get older and you learn the signs, you get better at presevantative...
- please check your house for mold spores, dust, animal dander or fur (even)coats, change the baby's linen frequently and also check the detergent you are using. My son ...
- Hi D., my son had his allergies tested at 3 months old. Good luck to you.
