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Help Getting Rid of a Dry Cough
Asked by M.P. from Pocatello
on January 15, 2009
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My 14 month old DD has had a dry cough for about 2 weeks. It gets much worse at night, and she will cough so hard that she gags.
I thought that the cough was most...
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- Hi M., try rubbing vicks on her feet and put a pair of socks over them (or sleepers if she pulls of socks) before she goes to bed. Doesn't work on everyone but it's wo...
- I am a FIRM believer of Vicks on the bottom of the feet with cotton socks over them.
- I haven't read any of your other responses, so hopefully this isn't a repeat! I wonder if she's got some post-nasal drip draining down the back of her throat when she...
Cough Remedies...
Asked by M.K. from Minneapolis
on December 27, 2008
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My daughter (3 years old) has had a persistant cough for the past couple of days. It is a dry cough and doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. Her sleep and appetite...
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- I guess the old-fashioned steam in the shower,vaporizer,and good old Vick's vapor rub would be a start.This may not make it stop,but should be comforting and alittle l...
- The old wives tale swore by honey and rum. Rum is not considered safe now but there is some truth to the honey. Recently a study was done that proved that honey is a...
- Hi M., There is a cough syrup called "Olbas" that my family swears by. It's from Switzerland and it is made of honey and a blend of herbs. No articificial colors or...
Seeking Lung Health Alternatives
Asked by S.H. from Los Angeles
on April 22, 2008
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Hi all. Our daughter had whooping cough when she was about 8 months. We had throat cultures taken, and she was negative for actual pertussis. Still, her cough was defi...
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- You may also want to check into Spanish Black Radish. As for Tuesday M, you must not know what it feels like to have a child affected by autism and who has been injure...
- Dear S., Sorry to hear about your daughter's cough... have you considered acupuncture and herbal medicine? Acupuncture has been shown to be very effective in clear...
- Hi S. This may sound unbelievable, but my stepson, and 3 of the kids at my baby's daycare had chronic coughs and asthma symptoms which almost diappeared after taking ...
Persistent Cough
Asked by K.J. from York
on April 15, 2008
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My 2 year old had a cold w/ a slight fever for 2 days, and now has a hacking cough that nothing helps. I've tried Robetussin, cough lollipops, humidifier, even meltin...
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- Elevate her matress at night with a pillow underneath. The post nasal drip is probably causing her hacking. IF it sounds like a rattle in her chest it could be going i...
- Have you tried Vicks Vapor Rub on the chest at night? ALSO, I have heard that an old wives tale type cure for a night cough is a thin layer of Vicks on the soles of t...
- i am no doctor but i would think from my experience it sounds like croup. you may want to see a dr since she has a fever on and off. i know when my daughter had croup...
Cough Syrup That Works!
Asked by S.G. from Dallas
on April 1, 2007
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hi mamas,
my 3 yr old son has a cough that started shallow on friday and is now "barking". my 1 yr old also had it. between the 2 of them and the last recent sickness...
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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 ...
