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How To Find The Cough Is Real Or Not In Child?
Hi, I think my daughter is fake coughing , I tell her to stop it and she does, but the say about an hour later she starts again, there really loud and and forcfull, could these be real, she said the other day after I said to her stop fake coughing, that it was a fake cough the coughed 5 mins later and said that one was real.. I don't know what think..can you help
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Fake cough in children is an attention seeking devise.
Please observe your daughter secretly without her knowledge.
If you are not observing she will not cough.
When you are observing she will cough to draw your attention.
Real cough will not come or stop at their will.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Fake cough in children is an attention seeking devise.
Please observe your daughter secretly without her knowledge.
If you are not observing she will not cough.
When you are observing she will cough to draw your attention.
Real cough will not come or stop at their will.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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