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What Is The Permanent Cure For A Child Suffering From Wheezing, Cough And Cold Problems?

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Posted on Thu, 2 Jan 2014
Question: my 3 yr old and 11 month old daughters have wheezing, coughing and cold problems very frequently. over the last 4 months they have fallen sick every month with severe cough issues. my pediatrician had prescribed Asthalin inhaler (4hourly/ 6hrly/ 8hrly and 10hrly basis) for a week and start them on budecort nebulisation for a month (twice a day). is there a permanent solution or cure available for this issue? pls advice
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Answered by Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra (3 hours later)
Brief Answer: Till 5 years og age observation is required. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for posting the query on XXXXXXX After going through your query, I would like to comment the following: 1. Your daughters seem to be suffering from childhood bronchitis. Nebulisation with asthalin and budecort during acute episode is required. Once the episode is controlled, inhaler therapy with baby mask and spacer may be required for maintenance therapy. Normally such episodes disappear by 5 years of age else they are indicative of childhood asthma. In such cases serum IgE is an important investigation. 2. It is recommended to get your daughters evaluated by a Pediatric pulmonologist/ pediatrician/pulmonologist for detailed evaluation. I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any. Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries. Regards Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MBBS MD DNB Consultant Pulmonologist
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What Is The Permanent Cure For A Child Suffering From Wheezing, Cough And Cold Problems?

Brief Answer: Till 5 years og age observation is required. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for posting the query on XXXXXXX After going through your query, I would like to comment the following: 1. Your daughters seem to be suffering from childhood bronchitis. Nebulisation with asthalin and budecort during acute episode is required. Once the episode is controlled, inhaler therapy with baby mask and spacer may be required for maintenance therapy. Normally such episodes disappear by 5 years of age else they are indicative of childhood asthma. In such cases serum IgE is an important investigation. 2. It is recommended to get your daughters evaluated by a Pediatric pulmonologist/ pediatrician/pulmonologist for detailed evaluation. I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any. Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries. Regards Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MBBS MD DNB Consultant Pulmonologist