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Son with Asthma Has Persistent Croup Sounding Cough?
Asked by B.A. from Chicago
on October 4, 2008
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My son is 3 1/2 and was recently diagnosed with asthma and allergies (outdoor pollens). I have noticed over the past year whenever he comes down with a cold, it is acc...
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- I have a son that has allergies and asthma. You might want to take your son to a allergy doctor or one that specializes in asthma. 3 1/2 they can still grow out of thi...
- B., I would suggest taking a good look at his diet and try to strengthen and support his immune system with food and nutritional supplements. These things can have a ...
- My son was diagnosed with asthma at age 2 - he had the croupy cough that you're talking about. We found a great allergist who I trust. He ended up needing to go on a...
Underlying Cause of Cough in 4 Month Old
Asked by A.M. from Corpus Christi
on June 11, 2008
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My 4 1/2 month old son has had a serious cough for over 2 months now. When we first took him to the doctor, he was given a cough medicine and put on breathing treatme...
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- I would say it could be a lot of things or a combination of things. But I have a lot of questions for you. Does anyone smoke in the house or the car with him? Did the...
- I am wondering if he has Asthma. It sounds as though he has been checked for many things, but Asthma was not mentioned. I hope he gets better soon, I know this must be...
- My daughter was constantly congested as an infant... so many antibiotics, ear tubes, more antibiotics. Ugh! Then it turns out she has an infant phase allergy to cows...
Does This Seem Unusual to You? Toddler Cough ..
Asked by M.M. from Minneapolis
on January 3, 2012
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My 20 month old was down with a bad cough 3-4 weeks ago. He still coughs a bit in the mornings but otherwise is better. I got that cold from him and have been coughing...
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- Sounds like he needs another round of antibiotics to M.. My son just finished a Z-Pak, preceded by a stronger antibiotic after the 10 days of amoxicillan prescribed i...
- This sounds normal to M.. I had once taken my son to a specialist after a cough didn't go away a month after he had been sick. The doctor told M. this was normal, an...
- Sometimes movement and being active can get things 'flowing' more inside, loosen stuff up. That would lead to more coughing, especially from post nasal drip stuff.
Asthma
Asked by A.G. from Los Angeles
on May 19, 2008
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Six year old Granddaughter was diagnosed with asthma. According to the doctor she has no known allergies. She has never had any symptoms of asthma. Doctor wants to put...
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- umm my daughter isnt taking that but she is on pulmicort (everyday one time) and albuterol (as a rescue inhaler and for when shes sick) she has both an inhaler and a n...
- DONT GIVE THE MEDS until you get a straight answer. Also asthma symptoms can come from years of exposure to the most common household products. Watch this video an...
- Hi, My whole family suffers from asthma and have all of our lives, including the new 2 YO baby. We have pulled the carpet out downstairs and must sweep the dog dande...
5 Month Old W/ Severe Chest Congestion
Asked by Z.A. from Raleigh
on September 28, 2008
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My 5 month old infant started out having a simple cold and it accelerated to a fever and severe chest congestion. We waited three days till we took her to the doctor. ...
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- I guess the dr would have said if she had pnuemonia. You are going to find that she probably has asthma. My little boy did that when he was little. Sounds exactly li...
- If you're not getting much help with MDs you might try NDs, or naturopathic physicians. I had never heard of them until early this year, and have had good results for...
- maybe a humidifier, baby vicks, saline, warm bath(maybe hold her w/you in a warm shower to help break it up). Be careful w/the vicks. I wouldn't take her outside, es...
Reaction to Albuterol
Asked by D.P. from Dallas
on January 12, 2011
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Hello, Mamas! I need some feedback. Our 3 year old son has asthma issues only when he has a respiratory illness. During those time, we have successfully given him h...
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- My son used to use an inhaler whenever he got sick as well, until he finally out grew it around age 3. He never had a reaction. I do not think I would give your son ...
- check with a pharmacist and an allergist.
- My son is about to turn 3 and has the same problems. We use a nebulizer though with xopanex, and pulmicort. Sometimes the xopanex makes him really irritable for a co...
Baby Boy Makes a Noise When He Is Breathing Sound like He Has a Frog in Throat
Asked by L.E. from New York
on November 7, 2009
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HI, my name is L. and my son was born with his windpipe not developed he is going to be 6 months on the 23rd of Nov of'09. My husband and I first notice this sound the...
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- My nephew had langromalacia as a infant and he is now 2 1/2 and has no signs of it. It was the same for him, if he was on his backs leeping the noise was louder. He ...
- Hi L., My daughter had laryngomalacia as well, we noticed it as soon as she came home from the hospital. She also had serious reflux which seemed to exacerbate the n...
- My son had similar problems. We used to say he was a goose because we would hear what sounded like a honking sound when he would cry, get excited, drink too much milk...
Pulmicort/steroid Inhalers for 2 Year Old
Asked by K.T. from Minneapolis
on January 18, 2010
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My son just turned 2 on Saturday, and has yet another URI with fever and wheezing and his lungs are retracting again. I took him to the doctor this morning and he was ...
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- Are you sure you're talking about your child, and not mine? It's uncanny how alike our 2 year olds are! Really, EVERYTHING you said, but the weight and height percen...
- My just-turned-3-year-old has been on asthma medication (pulmicort and Xopenex, a purified form of albuterol, since the regular stuff wasn't working well enough) for 2...
- Hi K. I just wanted to let you know my son was on albutoral for most of the winter when he was 18 months until 3. he always got croup in the winter. so when ever I t...
Experiences with RSV?
Asked by J.M. from New York
on December 15, 2007
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My daughter (13months) had a cough that lingered after a cold. She had seen the pedi during the course of the cold, and he was not concerened. The cough seemed to get ...
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- J., my son, now 2 yrs old, had pnemonia and RSV at the age of 3 mths that had him hospitalized for 8 days. Since, aside from the the everyday , normal colds and such,...
- When my son was about 5 months (he is now going to be 5 in Jan) he ended up in the hospital with rsv. He was there for 5 days with oxygen and stuff. He has not had any...
- My son had RSV at 3 months - he is now 26 months old and he is fine! We didn't hospitalize my son and treated him with streroids thru a machine at home - he is fine - ...
Cough Congestion and Inhalers in a 14 Month Old Baby
Asked by V.G. from San Francisco
on March 23, 2010
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Hello All,
My 14 month old baby had cough and congestion (mucus which wont come out) for the past 3 weeks. It was mainly during nights and while eating that she was...
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- Yes, the inhaler can make kids feel uneasy. You can try it yourself to see what it feels like. Many people feel kind of jumpy...Your heart feels like it is beating f...
- The funny thing is that I just had this cough cold that would not go away for the past 3 months. My doctor said it was a viral infection and prescribed a lot of medici...
- Hello, The inhaler will actually work better for the cough then cough medicine. When my too kids have a cough that is persistent, their doctor gives them the inhal...
