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Should I Seek Second Opinion for Persistent Cough?
With his reflux it seemed like he was always congested and coughing to clear the mucus. He had many ear infections in the past and even tubes in his ears. ...
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- My daughter is 6 and her doc. had said that if it goes for more than 2 wks. it should be checked out. I took her in and she was weezing and they did 2 breathing treatm...
- Hi, My thought is maybe it is allergies - ? Maybe ask your dr. and if there still doesn't seem to be the attention you are looking for, get a second opinion or see a...
- I believe a second opinion is a great idea. I've got two kids with allergies and seen several others during my time as a Daycare Mom. My son has asthma, reflux, as w...
Early Allergies
I have heard that it is hard to determine allergies at this age My son is 18 months old and also has a runny nose and congested cough that comes and goes ...
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- My son has had food and environmental allergies since he was about one (now almost 3). We now only have to go once a year to the allergist. Allergy testing is not so b...
- Hi, I have a lot of allergies myself and I did the alcat test.... www.alcat.com I am not sure about the test for a 23 year old but it is worth checking out! Take care
- My family has a long history of auto-immune disorders with allergies being the frontrunner. My youngest sister (now 26) was tested for her allergies at 18 months beca...
Vaporizer or Cool Mist Humidifier for Congestion
Sep 29, 2009 ... He got sick alot and doctor told me cool mist humidifier was better than vaporizer when he had a cough and was congested!And it helped! ...
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- I think the concern is usually over hot vapors vs. cool ones, but cool mist vaporizer vs. humidifier is your choice. Find something that will be easy for you to clean...
- HI!I have 6 year old twins and my son was colicky when he was a baby! He got sick alot and doctor told me cool mist humidifier was better than vaporizer when he had a ...
- Our pediatrician told us to have our daughters sleep in their carseat when they were that congested. We would also tilt the crib matresss upward. We were told to sit...
Grandma Suggests Vicks VapoRub for Child's Cough - Make Any Sense?
I was then informed by a friend that it only works if you use it for a congested -sniffly-with-cold-cough. In other words, it helps the cold part of the ...
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- I don't know why or how but it does work. I used it for my children and continue to use it myself and it does help for cough.
- We've always done vaporub on chests under pj's...but for little babies who keep their feet in their face all the time...putting vaporub on their feet (and then socks o...
- it's worth a try! just be sure to get the Baby Vicks, the adult kind can "burn" young kids.
Dimatapp
When my son sounds congested, I use one of those. Or I'd give him a nice bath, .... Cough DM Drops, and will recall two products it discontinued last year, ...
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- I think there is a Infants or Children's Dimetapp. I would check with the doctor to make sure you can add that with the prescriptions antihistamine. Sometimes giving b...
- My mom used to put a little baby vicks sauve under my nose to help and take me to the restroom and steam it up for awhile worked wonders try it and see. R.
- I have been giving my 11 month son Robitussin DM for the past few months a .8 dose (using the Tylenol .8 dose dropper). This is the adult bottle since they had taken t...
Recommended Cough Medicine for 2 Year Old
Have her drink lots of water if it is congested. This is a natural expectorant that will help rid the body of the phlem build-up. A cough is actually a good ...
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- If it is a post-nasal drip causing the cough, you don't need a cough or cold medicine. You need something to dry it up and stop it, then the cough will cease or at le...
- I give my daughters the cough syrup from Hylands. It's homeopathic (made from honey). It is homeopathic and safe for kids. I think the key to nasal congestion is k...
- It sounds like you got amazing advice...my son got colds pretty frequently last yeat, and the only that got him to sleep comfy was pediacare (avoid multi-symptom formu...
Congested 1 Month Old
When my little one was about 6 months, she had an awful cold- wheezing, congestion, coughing... It was horrible. My pediatrician was wonderful. ...
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- are you breastfeeding? try cutting ALL dairy and soy, including 'hidden' ingredients from your diet for a good 2 or even 3 weeks & see if there's an improvement... ...
- When my kids were young anytime they were congested, I would tilt up their crip mattress. I would put a telephone book and a couple if needed. This will tilt them up...
- Thank God for Vicks! Try a nice bath with Vicks Vapor bath; and then rub a little on the baby's chest and a small streak right under his/her nose. It worked for both t...
Cold and Cough
If they are congested with the cough, my doc always told me to avoid milk products (unless being breastfed - in which case YOU drink MORE water, too!). ...
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- My son was sick a lot when he was that old. But there was'nt anything I could give him over the counter. I feel it's best to take them to the doctor. If you don't have...
- what helps a lot with that is a cool mist humidafire. my daughter has asthma so she gets colds frequently and thats what i use (well on top of her inhalers). i would s...
- They say now that it is not good to give children under 2 any type of caugh and cold medicine but i have a n old trick that i use when my baby can't sleep at night due...
Runny Nose and Cough Related to Teething?
For the last three days he has been coughing as well as sounding as if he is congested. I thought perhaps he was choking on his spit due to his teeth coming ...
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- Hi S., my one year old is going through the same thing! I've just been really careful and watching that his symptoms don't get worse. I've also been using a vaporizer ...
- Yes, this sounds like the teething experience we've just finished! :) It will pass! Try a humidifier in her room. Best Wishes!
- I recall my son having more congestion and a runny nose. The cough can be triggered by this extra congestion. I was always able to tell if it was a 'cold' or 'infe...
How to handle infant congestion?
Congestion, cough, and often ear infections. She is almost 20 months now. We think it may be allergies also. Our pediatrician recommended an allergy doctor ...
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- Hi S., While you are in the process of finding out what is causing the congestion, a few more suggestions to try to help alleviate some of the discomfort is to elevat...
- Do you have animals? My oldest was sick like that also and we had two furry dogs in the house. Turns out he is very allergic to pet dander and as soon as we moved the ...
- Have you asked your doctor about brething treatments? My daughter had very similar things happen when she was really young and they put her on breathing treatments and...
