What Causes Fever And Cold With Change In Weather In A Child?

Posted on Wed, 3 Aug 2016

Question: Hello Doctor, My 04 year kid get under fever and cold influence everytime there is change whether. Since last night he is facing fever and cold apart from all the precautions and health measures we are taking. Need your guidance on same.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
I need more information- please get back to me with answers

Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Greetings from XXXXXXX

By what you quote I feel what your kid could be having viral associated wheeze or multi triggered wheeze.

I have a few questions for you -
Questions:
1. How many days per month does he cough or feel breathless?
2. How many nights per month does his sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms?
3. Does he feel breathless when he runs around or plays with other kids?
4. Are the symptoms when there are seasonal changes?
5. Is there any family history of asthma or any other sort of allergies like skin allergy etc.?
6. Is the cough always associated with fever?
7. Have got nebulization for your kid at any time and if so how frequently does he require nebulization?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (8 minutes later)

1) He suffers approx 4-5 days. It is not per month, it is only when whether changes. No breathless .
2) I guess for approx 2-3 nights when suffering.
3) As I mentioned above Breathless is not the situation anytime.
4) Yes these are symptoms during seasonal change.
5) No.
6) Not cough but cold and fever.
7) Yes we got nebuliser when he was infant, he hasn't got from last 3 years I believe.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Looks like multi triggered a - he will need inhalers

Detailed Answer:
Hi.... by what you quote I feel that your child is having multi triggered wheezing.

He will require inhalers during seasonal exacerbations.

Suggestions:

1. There are certainly alternative management therapies in allopathy now-a-days. Medicine has advanced a lot and not wheezing is 100% controllable.

2. Inhalers are the newest management strategies for this. If I were your paediatrician I would have suggested the use of Budecort metered dose inhaler (100mcg) 2 puffs twice a day through a spacer and this is for regular use for 8 weeks. Another metered dose inhaler is Levolin and this can used as rescue therapy whenever the kid is having severe cough in spite of regular usage of Budecort. The technique is very important and very crucial for the drug to be delivered correctly to the lungs. Regularity of medicine usage also matters a lot. So do not discontinue abruptly after you notice some improvement. The technique of administering an inhaler using a spacer has to be taught to you by your doctor and these are prescription medicines. So I suggest you consult your paediatrician for this.

3. Triggers can be environmental changes/ dust/ talcum powder/ seasonal changes/ un-cleaned a/c vents/ cold weather etc....we can specifically say this is the cause - unless we observe the kid closely - best person is the parent.

Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (8 minutes later)

Thank you Doc for advice and guidance but I am little skeptical. Why do we need inhaler dose when breathless is not the symptom.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Inhalers are for seasonal symptoms

Detailed Answer:
Hi.... I understand your concern. Inhalers are not for breathlessness, they are for the seasonal allergic symptoms which your child is manifesting.

Anotherr common misconception in the general public is that inhalers are addicting, which is not the case. They are used only to relieve the symptoms.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar