Night time coughing
Does your child cough at night? Even when he is not suffering from a cold?
Duncan once had a cough that lasted more than a month. He was not quite one year old at that time. We tried giving him all kinds of cough mixtures but none helped his cough. Finally, a pharmacist recommended an allergy medication. It worked! His coughing stopped
Now of course we know better. Cough and cold medicines are not good for young children. On his last visit to the doctor, also something to do with his cough, the doctor prescribed an inhaler called Qvar. So far Qvar has worked really well for him. His cold related coughs clear quite quickly with Qvar.
I also think that Duncan has some problem with allergies. He is prone to night time coughing which sounds like dry coughs. He doesn’t cough during the day so I am not in the habit of giving him his two puffs of Qvar before bed time. But when his coughing persists, I will wake him up and give him the two puffs.
His dad has allergies and I won’t be surprised if Duncan inherits that gene that is prone to allergies!
I just read something about the relationship between eczema and asthma. Denice has eczema and she coughs even more often than Duncan does. The cough seems to be ongoing. She doesn’t cough for a while and not long after that she will start coughing again. Qvar has also been quite effective in reducing her coughing, for which I am glad!
This winter, the colds and sniffles in the family weren’t too bad. Denice was the only one who had to stay home for a few days because of the cold she had.
Let’s hope the rest of the year will be a healthy one for every one in the family!
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The relationship between eczema and asthma makes sense, because both can be caused by allergies. Have you had them tested?
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No, not a comprehensive allergy test. I think I should do that. Thanks for the suggestion.
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I guess sometime allergy will tigger coughing but don’t worried too much.Your children body keep changing time to time..Mishu have that problem but it’s last for 2 week only.When she was a baby she was allergy to apple juice but now she drink them every meal.
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Engka iya chelap kini??Kadang-kadang enda tan chelap.
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Puteri reply on March 19, 2008:
Beachlover, I think it is allergy, coz so much pollen in the air right now. I hope you are right about outgrowing it.
Pat,
I don’t iya chelap .. selalu bepeluh tindok!
Well, if my Gabby batuk2 aku mmg standby minyak angin ko urang. I have a very creepy experience when she was only 1 month old. I was still under confinement when Gabby hospitalized for ‘adult’s cough’, she coughed till turned blue!!
Luckily my MIL sacrificed herself and slept with her during the night, I went to hospital during daytime to replace my MIL. When doctor sucked her mucus by using a tube, I held her with tears…. and didn’t care how many people were staring at me that time.
that’s her first experience being hospitalized, lucky me now she is growing healthily.
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Mommy reply on March 24, 2008:
ngasi kah minyak angin unsut ba anak mit?
Kasih tudah Gabby, ngemit nya tan hosptal! Amat sihat iya diatu, peda saiz!