Sinusitis or Congestion: Saline Drops
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Sinusitis
Asked by D.P. from Chicago
on April 24, 2009
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Other than antibiotics, what has worked when the baby has a cold that continues longer than 10 days and is diagnosed as sinus infection? Any ideas?
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- Keep everything rinsed. Use some Melaleuca oil in a steam inhalation. I use this for myself and my 13 mo. old daughter and it works wonders. The Mel. oil has natura...
- My suggestion is take your baby to see a ENT ( EAR NOSE AND THROAT) Doctor secialist at childrens Memorial hospital. they are really good my daughter and son see Dr.Sh...
- Try a variety of sinus rinsing. We use saline drops a few times a day as prevention, but when my son gets a cold/sinus infection, we add SinuCleanse for kids and the ...
Congestion
Asked by C.M. from Charleston
on December 1, 2008
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my daughter is two months old. when she first went to the doctor, told them that I was a little worried about the congestion that I was hearing. Like when she was dri...
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- We've done colloidal silver in a nebulizer and it worked well for us. even for pnuemonia....cured it. Love it!
- Hi C., I hate to tell you this but there is no such thing as "newborn" congestion. Congestion is simply that. What type of laundry detergent do you use? Is there bl...
- I don't have a suggestion as to what the problem is but I will say is you think there is a problem and don't like the answer your Dr gives you, DO NOT hesitate to get ...
Congestion
Asked by T.L. from Redding
on January 6, 2008
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Does anyone have any recommendations on how to clear up congestion in the chest/lungs? I've heard of steam?
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- I use a natural chest rub from Gaia Herbs brand from Artesian Health Foods. I rub in on their chest, back, and the bottoms of their feet and put socks on them. It seem...
- yah steam works really well, my 5 month old had a lot of congestion recently and I hate giving medicine to my kids unless I've tried every natural remedy I know, anywa...
- Yes, I would get some of the vicks vapor tablets for the shower. Sit in the bathroom for a good 10-20 minutes. I would repeat this once a day until clear. I also no...
Congestion
Asked by T.A. from Kansas City
on November 5, 2007
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My 4 month old has really put me through the ringer the last couple of days. He started out vomiting on Thursday. After 2 trips to the doctor (Thursday and Friday) a...
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- Mine congested too, no throwing up, but for the congestion and coughing, my son and I sit in the bathroom, door closed, shower running on pure hot and add a "Shower So...
- I'd recommend using a humidifier and saline drops in your baby's nose. Good luck, it sounds really rough.
- this sounds crazy, but rub vicks on his little feet and put socks on them... It works within 15 min of putting it on and he wont rub it with his hands with the socks o...
In Need of a Good Congestion Medicine for 5 Mo. Old
Asked by N.J. from Chicago
on June 24, 2007
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My 5 month old went to the Dr. last week due to a cough and congestion. Turns out his ears were red inside so the Dr. put him on antibiotics, nasal medicine and some ...
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- It's not recommended to give babies decongestant at such a young age. WHat is recommended is a vaporizer in the room to loosen up the congestion and also giving nasal...
- Honestly, do not give your 5 month old any over the counter cold medicine without consulting your pediatrician. A lot of research suggests that it's not good practice...
- I think at that age he is still to little for alot of over the counter stuff I know the tylenol congestion works but if he is on all the other stuff you might be over ...
Needing a Good Congestion Medicine for 5 Mo. Old
Asked by N.J. from Chicago
on June 24, 2007
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My 5 month old went to the Dr. last week due to a cough and congestion. Turns out his ears were red inside so the Dr. put him on antibiotics, nasal medicine and some ...
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- When is it that you can start using Benadryl? 6 months? I think I started a month early with my daughter because she had so many colds, but you should ask your docto...
- I agree with Cindy, there is nothing you can give him. In fact the FDA is conducting a study on all cold medicine for infants and toddlers because they have been linke...
- You really shouldn't use cold medicines on babies. Some babies died a few years ago from them and they aren't studied in kids that young. We run a warm mist humidif...
Cold Medicine for 16 Month Old
Asked by C.E. from Cincinnati
on January 26, 2009
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Hi Moms! I need some personal advice on giving a 16 month old cold medicine. My daughter is very congestion and coughing like crazy. She kept us up all night last n...
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- Sounds like what my 21 months old son is going through right now. It is not recommended to give them any cough medicine under the age of 2. This is what I've been doin...
- If you haven't done so already, take her to the doctor, especially since she is coughing so hard she pukes. It may be something more serious than a cold. They also m...
- I know the medical community says not to give infants cold medicine, but I have been in the same boat you are now. You may want to try Robitussin. My daughter is 17 mo...
Remedies for Congestion in a Newborn
Asked by L.W. from Houston
on March 28, 2008
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My son is six weeks old and has had problems with congestion for a few weeks, but it seems to be getting worse. I use saline drops and try to clean his nose several ti...
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- We had this problem with my daughter starting at 3 weeks and unfortunately we tried everything and it resolved itself by about 2 1/2 months. What we tried was: - s...
- have you talked to your pediatrician? We had a similar problem and we used ayr saline gel w/ aloe very applied w/ a q tip. We also didn't use his nasal asparator much...
- When my children were congested I would put campophenique on their pillow. Touch your fingertip to the open bottle and dab on each side of where their head lays - that...
Over the Counter Cold Medicine
Asked by T.M. from Los Angeles
on February 7, 2008
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With everything we are seeing now on the news about the negitive and potentially harmful effects of over the counter medicine, what are other mothers oppinions of col...
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- well i can honestly say it's a bunch of nonsense. my 3 mo old was in terrible misery last month due to the bad cough going around, congestion, fever the works and the...
- Hi T.: Every time my daughter got sick, I would always talk to my doctor first. Even if I knew that the answer would probably be tylenol...I still wanted to make s...
- I use homeopathy and chiropractic care to treat my kids colds. It is all natural with no side affects or possible overdosing. I take them to the chiropractor every o...
Baby Congestion
Asked by A.W. from Kansas City
on January 25, 2007
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My son is 5 months old and his nose has been congested for about 1 1/2 weeks. I suction and give him saline drops but nothing loosens it up. I thought it might be a sy...
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- use a humidifier at night. I have to do this with my dd at teh moment since she's bene this way all week and its helped TONS. and juice and water, no formula
- Go see the doctor. RSV is a very common virus and this is a bad time of year for it, and it can get out of control easily. Most children have it sevearl times by the t...
- I would give it more time. Make sure he doesn't get a fever because the doctors say fever in babies under 6 months is usually not a good thing! If it starts to reall...
