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How To Treat Cold And Cough In A 4 Years Old Child?
case history : my son's age is 4 years 2 months, he is having constant cold and cough problems, and in the past 1 year wheezing , cold and cough along with vommiting is getting worse,so my child's pediatric doctor has suggested the following medicine, but iam little concerned, since doctor has suggested so many medicines, his esonophills count (aec)is 1530 ,esonophills(blood)is 18.seroflo 25/125 mg ,duonase nasal spray,levolin inhaler ,montek lc kid ,cepotil syrup,levolin inhaler,azithral 200mg , hetrazan syrup can all these medicines be given to a child of 4 years age for wheezing which was suggested by my child 's pediatric
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Tue, 9 Jun 2015
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Greetings from Chennai.
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 she cough or feel breathless?
2. How many nights per month does her sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms?
3. Does she feel breathless when she 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?
If your answer is yes for any of the above questions, your kid might be having viral associated wheezing or multi triggered wheezing and I suggest you meet a paediatric pulmonologist who is near your place.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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 she cough or feel breathless?
2. How many nights per month does her sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms?
3. Does she feel breathless when she 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?
If your answer is yes for any of the above questions, your kid might be having viral associated wheezing or multi triggered wheezing and I suggest you meet a paediatric pulmonologist who is near your place.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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