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Suggest Treatment For Cessation Of Breathing In A Child
Hi, My 4 months old baby suddenly stopped breathing a couple of days back. He was continuously crying for few minutes and was suffering from severe cold and cough which resulted in stopage of breath for few seconds. He went motionless and became still during that period. When we rushed him to a nearby paediatrician, he recommended to continue the medication that was he on and asked us to introduce nebulisation as a part of treatment. I would like to ask if this is common in babies to suddenly stop breathing and become still and what is the first aid that should be given to them in this case?
Mon, 17 Jul 2017
Dear parent,
as per your description this seems to be a case of breath holding spell. This is quite common in infants. Continue medication as per prescription.
During such spells try to distract the child by a clap/ sudden movement or noise, or sprinkle some water on one of his body part, change his position suddenly, so as to startle him.
This usually helps.
as per your description this seems to be a case of breath holding spell. This is quite common in infants. Continue medication as per prescription.
During such spells try to distract the child by a clap/ sudden movement or noise, or sprinkle some water on one of his body part, change his position suddenly, so as to startle him.
This usually helps.
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