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What Causes Stuffy Nose And Wheezing In A Child?

Hi, My 3 year old has a dry stuffy nose with dried blood in it every day now. I have been noticing this for more than 2 weeks. At first, everybody said it could be just allergies. But this morning, the mucus was a bit slimy (i don t know how else to put it). he doesn t complain of any pains but he does have trouble breathing because of the stuffiness. And breathes with a hard sound even when he is awake. what could this mean?
Fri, 23 Sep 2016
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the most common cause of this condition is allergic rhinosinusitis , this mucous will turn into green in few days , and the post nasal drip will some times make him cough , the blood is because of the irritation of the mucous membranes .
he is breathing difficulty because of the obstruction made by mucous plugs .
since he has no fever, and no persistant dry cough there is no worries but something is needed to be excluded first , many children stuff their noses with any object the can find, so the possibility of foreign body stuck in the nose is there.
so I recommend visiting you doctor to examin his nostrils .
you can use nasal steroid sprays , it's very effective, you can use flixinase nasal spray twice a day, and zyrtic syrup will improve his condition .
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What Causes Stuffy Nose And Wheezing In A Child?

the most common cause of this condition is allergic rhinosinusitis , this mucous will turn into green in few days , and the post nasal drip will some times make him cough , the blood is because of the irritation of the mucous membranes . he is breathing difficulty because of the obstruction made by mucous plugs . since he has no fever, and no persistant dry cough there is no worries but something is needed to be excluded first , many children stuff their noses with any object the can find, so the possibility of foreign body stuck in the nose is there. so I recommend visiting you doctor to examin his nostrils . you can use nasal steroid sprays , it s very effective, you can use flixinase nasal spray twice a day, and zyrtic syrup will improve his condition .