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15 Year Old with Plugged Ears
Asked by M.H. from San Francisco
on January 31, 2008
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My 15 year old says that his ears are frequently plugged, so he opens his mouth (kinda like a goldfish) to unplug them. He does not have any pain and he does not have ...
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- Yes If you go to Trader JOes they sell something that looks like a candle, but actually what it is ,is you put it in your ear and light it and it pulls all ear wax an...
- Don't know what this could be, but I know that when I travel through certain areas in the Oakland/Berkeley region, my ears need to "pop." There may be a slight change...
- I used to have that problem as well. Went to the doctor and didn't find anything wrong with my ears nor did I have allergies. I found I was dehydrated and was exerci...
Teenage Son with Severe allergies...need Suggestions/solutions
Asked by S.Y. from Pittsburgh
on April 15, 2010
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My poor 17 year old came home today MISERABLE. His allergies are our of control. He normally takes Claritin-D, he didn't have any today. We have been to the allergist,...
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- He needs to take his Claritin everyday. It takes a while to kick in, so make sure he at least begins taking them. He may need an inhaler.. Also get him a neti pot. The...
- Have you thought about giving your son the shots yourself? My 16 year old son has horrible allergies and I didn't want to make weekly visits to the allergist for the ...
- Get a jar of bee pollen from a local bee farmer. It needs to be local because allergens are area specific, so what we have in our area may not be the same for you. H...
Allergy Meds for Toddlers W/ Least Amount of Side Effects
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on October 17, 2011
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My 2 year old son has had a wet cough for months now and we've gone to 2 different allergists and tried the flonase, the budesonide, the xopenex and none of it is work...
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- Thank you for asking this! O had his dr appt the other day and I totally forgot to ask!
- We have had the best luck with Zyrtec in our house. I have had all sorts of reactions to allergy meds and this is the best for me. My kids take it as well when needed.
- We are using Claratin for DD's sniffly allergies at the changing of the seasons and it works pretty well. Myself I can't take Allegra at all - we usually get generics ...
Asthma & Steroids
Asked by A.T. from Yuba City
on April 1, 2008
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Hello,
I am seeking advice from other Mom's that have experience with young Children with Asthma. My son who was born with Asthma has been on Allergy medicine and (a...
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- It seems like so many are going through the same situation. My daughter started with allergies and asthma as a baby as well. We had her on liquid steroids 2 times a da...
- Hi A., All three of our children including my husband and I suffer from allergies. Since we moved to East Contra Costa County, I can add allergy induce asthma to my l...
- Singulair was that magic pill for my son who is now 7. He has had asthma since he was very young. We started him on the Singulair a little over 2 years ago. It has ...
Allergy Sufferers:-(
Asked by S.T. from Philadelphia
on June 29, 2011
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Hello everyone,
I recently found out that I have alergies(1 month ago), my doctor gave me a prescription for Zyrtec. So far the medication has not been very effec...
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- in order for the meds to work, you have to use them consistently over a period of time. They are not an overnight or immediate relief product. They have to be used j...
- We live in TX and our yard is full of cedar elm trees and guess what.... we are allergic to them. We take local bee pollen daily, just sprinkle some on cereal, etc...
- This has been a very bad spring for allergies. The late frost in the fall allowed all the plants/trees to build up double amounts of pollen, and then this spring they...
Behavior Problems with Allergy/Asthma Medicine
Asked by L.B. from Asheville
on April 23, 2008
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I have a 4 year old boy whom has mild allergies and reactive airway syndrome. We have have recently decided to try medicines recommended by our son's doctor. One of t...
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- I can see you've gotten a ton of responses already! I just wanted to add that my youngest child was on singulair for a while from age 1-2 and we had trouble getting h...
- Yes, my five-year-old son had the same reaction to Zyrtec. He was also very tired and cranky when taking morning doses of Claritin. We recently switched him to Astelin...
- My 9 year old son had the same problem. We thought it was 3rd grade "nasties" because everyone had said to expect bad behavior in 3rd grade but last week his pediatri...
Does Your Child Have Allergies? If So, When Did They Start?
Asked by T.V. from New York
on March 14, 2012
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My daughter has allergies, I think they started when she was about three. I have been noticing that my son is sniffly and he's three now. I can't seem to tell if he's ...
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- My daughter is 12 and her allergies started around age 3. This last week has been terrible here in NJ. Just had her at the allergist yesterday and we've upped her me...
- I had one child with allergies at 3 months old. She had rashes and coughing, bronchitis, like symptoms and had to be on a steroid that young. I had others get it aro...
- Our little one has been spared thus far, but my seasonal allergies hit in the tween years. They let up while i was pregs and while DS was a newborn, but seem to be bac...
Anyone Experience Bad Side Effects with Singulair?
Asked by N.D. from Columbus
on May 29, 2009
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My almost four year old son started taking Singulair approx. one month ago. Last weekend he was so crabby and just not nice! I decided after reading some of the negat...
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- My girlfriend had her 8 year old son on singulair for allergies. Short story is, he became withdrawn and depressed very badly. He had bad nightmares and didn't want to...
- Hmmmmm. I didn't know that was a possible side effect. My 15 year old has been taking singulair for 4 years now and he is now experiencing more "anger issues" and de...
- My daughter is 5 1/2 and has been on it since she was 2 and we've never seen any problems with it. Our older one is 8 and she started on it at about age 6 and she als...
Please Help Me Out!!!
Asked by J.C. from Dallas
on April 23, 2012
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Hello, mom's are any of yall having issues with allergys?? mine is threw the roof:( i have tried almost everything over the counters, can maybe yall tell me something ...
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- Flonase!!! It's prescription nose spray, and for the last two years it has saved my life! Claritin and Allegra (even when it was prescription) quit working for me, but...
- My daughter started having allery issues last year. She could hardly breath after being outside for 5mins. The only thing that helped her was Zyrtec (over the counter)...
- Added to all the other advice.... wipe your eyelashes with a damp tissue often. Close your eyes and wipe downwards. This cleans your eyelashes of pollen and gets the...
New Singulair Side Effects
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on June 23, 2009
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Has anyone noticed subtle changes in their child while taking Singulair? My 11 year old has allergies and asthma and has been on Singulair (and other meds) for a long...
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- Can't say that I've seen side effects that I would attribute to the medicine (but wouldn't necessarily rule these out either--we've just had too many changes to pinpoi...
- I am not sure if it has anything to do with Singular, but I would guess that she is going into 6th or 7th grade. I would bet that it has everything to do with becomin...
- www.askapatient.com to look up meds and reactions that people have had to them.
