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Child Had Recurring, Persistent Cough. Herbal Tea With Honey And Cetrizine Helps But Returns. Treatment?
my 4 year old has had a recurring , persistent cough (acute cough, not wet or dry and hoarse) has lasted 7 days without any change. This is the 3 rd time. First time , gave lots of herbal teals with local honey , since just moving to the Eastern mountains, figuring local allergies. It went away. Second time, nothing was relieving it, so doctor prescribed cetirizine 5 mg did fade away after a couple of days. Now 2 months later is back. She does have some congestion in nose but not chest. Not that I can hear , anyway. Two of these incidents also ran congruent with pink eye in both eyes and in the ears. My question is, could this be something that we should look at as an ongoing, debilitating , problem, i.e. asthma? Or, could something in her environment be a contributor, for instance mold, allergies, smoke, etc?
Wed, 25 Sep 2013
No, its too early to think that a mere nasal discharge will lead to sever asthma or any such kind of disease. Might be possible that child may have allergies but according to our practice in homeopathy after cough if nasal discharge appears that is good sign that our body is moving towards cure and we should trust that our body have developed immunity to fight with the allergy and if we will unnecessary over dose the medicine the body might lose the its immunity.
According to me we should wait for some time before prescribing. but if nasal discharge dont improve in a week or so we can consult our physician.
According to me we should wait for some time before prescribing. but if nasal discharge dont improve in a week or so we can consult our physician.
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From your description, it seems like allergy and yes, you are right, it could be a type of asthma called `cough variant asthma`. Asthma is nothing but a menifestation of allergy.
You may give your child an antiallergic like montair lc kid for 2 to 4 weeks. You may also try nebulization with levolin and budecort or use aerocort or seroflo inhaler thjrough a spacer.
You may give your child an antiallergic like montair lc kid for 2 to 4 weeks. You may also try nebulization with levolin and budecort or use aerocort or seroflo inhaler thjrough a spacer.
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hello dear,
thanks for your query at health care magic,
your child is having symptoms of recurrent cough, eye infections after moving to new location it could be due to allergy to some local allergens in your living area.
try to keep your house clean, and avoid your child to dust, keep away from pets or animals.
there is no need to start treatment urgently . just give plenty of water during cough. if its still persisting you have to investigate for what allergen is causing problem for your child.
thank you
thanks for your query at health care magic,
your child is having symptoms of recurrent cough, eye infections after moving to new location it could be due to allergy to some local allergens in your living area.
try to keep your house clean, and avoid your child to dust, keep away from pets or animals.
there is no need to start treatment urgently . just give plenty of water during cough. if its still persisting you have to investigate for what allergen is causing problem for your child.
thank you
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