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Suggest Treatment For Breath Holding Spells In A Child
my son 10 months old has been observed for breath holding spell, twice , for very short duration we did handle him in the same moment and brought him to control . did not allow to become blue,etc. he is on cow milk from 21 days after delivary. no external supplementation except zincovit and multi vitamin drops. started cerelac feed from 6 th month onwards. he is not pale , active some times irritated . pl help with your expert suggestion
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
there is no specific treatment for breath holding spells.rule out iron deficiency.
usually breath holding spells occur in over pumpered child. at the time of spell it is required that some stimulation is given to start respr .breath holding spells are usually harmless.always it is important to rule out some serious problem like convulsions .
usually breath holding spells occur in over pumpered child. at the time of spell it is required that some stimulation is given to start respr .breath holding spells are usually harmless.always it is important to rule out some serious problem like convulsions .
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