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What causes my 18 months old to cough without a cold?
It definitely doesn't seem like a cold or croup (cough that's like a barking seal) to me. Often times, allergies will trigger a response of post-nasal drip ...
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- Hi K., I know I'm late responding but I always run the cold air humidifier when my son has a cold. It helps keep the stuffiness down and it keeps his airways moist. ...
- I too try to be natural and my son had a cough for months, it felt like, with no other symptoms. It did subside. I use homeopathic Briar Rose to help fend off cold an...
- Is he a mouth breather or a nose breather, you can tell is his mouth open alot, it might be he has a dry throat, or allergies , just to be sure doctors check up should...
Recurring Croup
As far as the croup - we give him Oralpred (steroid) as soon as we hear the croup cough (as his comes fast and furious) and continue the medicine for three ...
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- Hello L. T This has happened to me and my son. HE was just a baby when he started and they said he would out grow it by the time he was 5. This year he is 5 and he h...
- Hi L., Have you checked out if there is mold spores in your house? Just want to know. D.
- Ok first off typically croupe ends at age 5 the dr will tell you and usually everyone I talked to thats when their child's ended. However of course mine had it til ag...
21 Month Old Son Coughing for a Month!
My son (age 4 1/2) gets croup a few times a year, supposedly brought about by viral infections. Just as you said - no symptoms other than a cough. ...
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- We did go through something similiar with our son who is now 28 months and we found the nebulizer treatments to work the best during flares. All other days he is on s...
- i have read everyone's posts and have nothing really new to add except that they would diagnose enflamed adenoids and sinusitus wiht an X-Ray. i have a 2 year old tha...
- Hi A., You have received wonderful advice from the other moms. I have also lived through this with my children and actually determined through them that I have had ...
Asthma and Croup
Has anyone had an exprience with asthma and croup and what you did. .... Next question: Son with Asthma Has Persistent Croup Sounding Cough? ...
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- my oldest had both as a baby. she got croup 2 times 1 time ans an infant and again at 1 1/2 yrs old. really what you can do is limited to the child, my daughter if she...
- My little boy has asthma so bad when he was 4-5 that I had him at the pediatrican practically every week; it also went into pnemonia a few times. He missed so much sc...
- Hi A., Asthma is a invention of the 20th century. It really can be calmed down if not prevented. My children have never had it but I have had friends that have had ...
The Croup
My 21 month old son was just diagnosed with croup today. His case isn't severe thank goodness, the NP said he didn't need steroids and since his cough ...
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- If the night air is cool, take him outside in it. Croup starts as a cold, and progresses sometimes into more (croup). Keep him cool, especially at night, b/c the hot...
- I agree with the other mommies, I wouldn't do any benedryl without checking with the pediatrician first. When my daughter had croup the two things that helped the ...
- I'd definitely ask your pedi about giving benadryl and how much. My little one had croup a lot and we used a cool mist humidifier on high in her bedroom at night ...
Croup Every Time He's Sick!
My son, now 4, got croup every single time he was sick. ... Cough-variant asthma is when children have a difficult time getting the air OUT of their lungs, ...
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- hi S. my son also seems to get croup with every cold. though his hasn't been as severe as it sounds that your son's has been. actually his colds tend to begin with ...
- S., Like Heather, my kids get it with every cold, but never as bad as your son. We were given steroids once I think because it had been going on for so long. None o...
- My son is 6 and has the same problem every time he gets sick and i actually talk to my doctor and they started treating him for asthma and we have not had a problem in...
3 Children with CROUP - HELP!
There is no question to if your daughter has croup the cough is like a seal...My son had it a bunch of times and so did my daughter, she is actually going ...
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- Croup is not such a big deal untill it is a big deal...like if your child cant get enough air in...untill then, it is just a cough that sounds like a seal bark. Keep ...
- Hi A., My oldest who is now 7 used to get croup almost everytime she had a cold until she was about 4-5 and then she out grew it. You have to be careful with croup...
- Hi A., My daughter had croup many times when she was little... it seemed like every cold she got turned into croup. And each bout would last up to a week! We used ...
Cough Syrup That Works!
If the cough sounds like a bark, then it may be the croup. There really isn't much you can do about it but put them in a steamy room, or at night take them ...
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- I am not sure about what kind to use but when my one yr. old was "barking" I found out that it was croup and had to put him on antibiotics... might want to take him to...
- The only thing...and I mean the only thing I have found that works for my kids at night is Delsym. In fact I use it myself now whenever I have a troubling cough. It ...
- Hi S. - Tina is right - if it's a bark - like a seal - it's possibly croup. My son has had it 3 times since October. It was very scary for us in Jan - he woke up ...
Seeking Advice About an Ongoing Problem with Croup
She had a croup like cough and a running nose plus a fever. The fever only lasted a couple ... For older kids it presents as a head cold with a croup cough . ...
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- Follow your gut instincts. A mother always knows their child best. Get a second opinion. Surely another pediatrician would agree that finding your child blue in the mi...
- My 19 month old has Asthma, and although we have never found her blue, she has been unable to breath a couple of times which is sooo scary. My thought is to get a sec...
- I have a 5 year old little boy that got the croup very badly from the age of about 18mo on. I actually keep the liquid steroid on hand because I have needed it a few t...
9 Year Old Son Had Croup Last Week, Now Has Erythema Multiforme Minor
Read all 5 responses: "I had posted last week about my son having croup. He had pretty much recovered ffom that with just a very minor cough left.
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- V., My son had it when he was 3. The doctor said it comes on like any other virus, but affects kids differently. It was 6 years ago, but what I remember, it laste...
- I can totally understand!! My 2 year old just had Erythema Multiforma Minor and it was horrible!!!!! She got it as her reaction to Amoxicillin. She had the rash on ...
- Our son had this when he was one. So heartbreaking to go through. The rash moved over his entire body, and he couldn't even wear clothes. We kept putting lotion on him...
